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In 1986, after another dramatic renovation of the workshop, The Footlight Players moved into the old cotton warehouse at 20 Queen Street, where they have remained ever since.For eighty years, he mission of the Footlight Players has remained the sameto provide quality, affordable, and barrier-free community theatre of a professional caliber to the citizens of Charleston and the tri-counties, and to provide an organization in which local volunteers can participate in all aspects of theatrical productions. Charleston's oldest community theatre company is Footlight Players, on Queen Street at Philadelphia Alley. His greatest novel, 'Porgy' has become a classic American play and folk opera. and The Footlight Players theatrical groups at the Dock Street Theater. In 1941, a shortage of performance space on the Peninsula caused the Players to turn to their warehouse. Born in Charleston, he served on the Board of Directors for the Footlight Players. The Dock Street Theatre in historic Charleston located at what is today the.
During this time, the cotton warehouse was used for storage and scenery construction. Yet, until 1938, all Footlight productions were presented in a variety of spaces around the Holy Citythe Academy of Music, the Victory Theatre, Hampton Park, The Citadel, and the Dock Street Theatre. The series was such a success and drew such a following that the Footlight Players formally organized in 1932.In 1934, the Players purchased an old cotton warehouse (circa 1850) with the idea of eventually converting it into a finished playhouse. The Footlight Players were ceremoniously launched in 1931 with a series of one-act plays directed by Lieutenant Commander Charles Russell Price at the Charleston Navy yard.
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