Barter Theatre [Abingdon] (Q25714)
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theater in Abingdon, Virginia, United States
- Barter Theatre
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| English | Barter Theatre [Abingdon] | theater in Abingdon, Virginia, United States |
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36°42'44.280"N, 81°58'16.680"W
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Opened 10 June 1933. Home to the Barter Theatre company, founded by Robert Porterfield, who worked with unemployed actors during the Great Depression of 1933 - the admission price advertised at the opening was 35 cents or the equivalent in produce (hence the theatre's name). Since 1946, State Theatre of Virginia. 505 seats. (English)
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387
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127 West Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210
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1933
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