Title
Mountaineer Playhouse, Pinocchio, 1971, photo 1
Description
This image shows the Mountaineer Playhouse performing the play "Pinocchio" at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in the summer of 1971. Two actors portraying Pinocchio and Geppetto can be seen looking through the rib cage of a whale. 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.
Subject
Students
Student Activities
Performing Arts
Appalachian State University
Source
General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 36, Mountaineer Playhouse F2, C14.2.6.6.
Publisher
University Archives, Appalachian State University
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