This color photograph shows the Parkway Playhouse in Burnsville, North Carolina, circa 1950. The postcard was created by W.M. Cline Co., Asheville, N.C. Photograph by Jack W. Bowers.
Type
Image
Original format
Photographs
Original publisher
Asheville, N.C. : W.M. Cline Co.
Contributing institution
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection
UA110 Postcards Collection
Series/grouping
3: Buildings, Grounds, and Views
Folder
257: Parkway Playhouse - Exterior
Folder description
The Parkway Playhouse originated in 1947 as the Burnsville Playhouse. The theatre company’s founder was University Professor William Raymond Taylor. Located in Burnsville, North Carolina, it provided a theatre in which students could gain experience in summer stock. It is now a small, professional theatre company.
