Mountaineer Playhouse, Pinocchio, 1971, photo 1

This image shows the Mountaineer Playhouse performing the play "Pinocchio" outdoors at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in July 1971. Three actors, one dressed as Pinocchio and another as a fox, can be seen standing outside. The Mountaineer Playhouse was a community theatre company established in the summer of 1971 by Professor Ed Pilkington in the Department of Speech and Theatre. Working primarily out of Chapell Wilson Hall, built 1938, the group performed summer productions using local professional actors and student interns.

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General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 36, Mountaineer Playhouse F2, C14.2.6.6.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1971-07

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Appalachian State University. Mountaineer Playhouse

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