Theater Archives - West Virginia Explorer

New feud performance attracts national TV attention

Bianca Bosworth - July 18, 2019

Hatfield family performers pose for a promotional portrait for "Deadly Divide: The Hatfield & McCoy Story." Photo courtesy Crissy Musick Photography.

A new outdoor-drama performance of the Hatfield and McCoy feud is packing the amphitheater at Chief Logan State Park and will host a national...

Denise Giardina to portray Minnie Pearl at Bramwell Sept. 13

David Sibray - August 23, 2019

Denise Giardina portrays American humorist Minnie Pearl.

Appalachian writer and former gubernatorial candidate Denise Giardina will portray late humorist "Minnie Pearl" at the Bramwell Interpretive Center at Bramwell, West Virginia, on...

Greenbrier Valley Theatre presents New Voices fest through Feb. 3

David Sibray - January 22, 2018

Kimberly King and Stephanie Bachman perform Dwayne Yancey's The Picture Window in 2017

The Greenbrier Valley Theatre through Feb. 3 will showcase a series of eight 10-minute plays featuring local performers as part of its tenth annual...

Historian to speak on evolution of theaters in West Virginia

Bianca Bosworth - April 6, 2019

Fantastic detailing decorates the inside the Keith-Albee Theater in Huntington, West Virginia.

On April 13, Dr. Kelli Shapiro will present “The Evolution of the West Virginia Movie Theatre” in the Archives & History Library at the...

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Birds art installation brings color to endangered W.Va. historic district

Comedy film trailer trots out restrained high-style madness

"Ambrosia!" film premiere in W.Va. to be extended into second night

W.Va.-made comedy "Ambrosia!" to be released in September

W.Va. celebrates record number of National Register nominations

Harpers Ferry national park to host Christmas weekend December 6-8

Park ranger lists the four must-see attractions in the New River...

Point at tip of W.Va.'s northern panhandle marks beginning of West

Unique northern panhandle of West Virginia created by historic dispute

Greenbrier Valley in W.Va. was an early American resort community

A growing issue in W.Va.—painting old brick buildings can destroy them

Consultants, engineers find no need for New River Gorge demolitions

After an adventure in Pocahontas County, nothing beats good food

Mountainous West Virginia haunted by the ghosts of ancient rivers

Then, there was the time that West Virginia had four governors...

Kanawha Valley in W.Va. had highest concentration of burial mounds

First B&B established in New River Gorge now for sale

Capon Springs offers 30-percent state resident discount

Glade Springs resort suspends operations until April 20

Beckley tourism leaders welcome Hilton hotel, growth

Capon Springs celebrates 88th season by changing very little

Strange single-leafed orchid sprouts in winter woodlands in West Virginia

West Virginia stocks monstrous trophy-sized trout in 44 lakes, streams

New River Gorge national park boosts popularity of W.Va. motorsports route

Small game hunting, trapping seasons in West Virginia open Nov. 2,...

Theater

Historical outdoor dramas open for season at Grandview June 18, 19

Outdoor drama "Honey in the Rock" returns to Grandview amphitheater

New performance of Hatfield-McCoy feud to debut in July

Historian says movie theaters were vital in rural West Virginia