Bucks County Playhouse [New Hope]
type: Item
label: Bucks County Playhouse
description: theater in New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States
description: theater in Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten van Amerika @nl
Wikidata source: Q4983466
EUTA research ID II: 492
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Address: 70 S Main Street, New Hope, PA 18938
Web: bcptheater.org
Country: USA
City: New Hope
GPS: Point(-86.2532 43.2349)
EUTA building identifier: 6383
opening date: 1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q24354
Carthalia ID: 1510
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Used as theatre today
Note: Originally built 1790 as a grist mill, The New Hope Mills, by Benjamin Parry. Bought 1930 by a group of theatre lovers, including the playwright Moss Hart. 1938-1939 converted into a theatre. Opened 1 July 1939 as Bucks County Playhouse with Benn Levy's Springtime for Henry. Originally mainly used for drama theatre performances, including pre-Broadway premieres. 1955 damaged by a flood, subsequently repaired. Currently mainly used for musical performances. Home to an annual Secondary School Drama Festival.