Youngstown Playhouse
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The Youngstown Playhouse, is a community theater located in the former industrial center of Youngstown, Ohio.[1]
The Youngstown Playhouse traces its origins to February 16, 1924, when several local drama organizations formed a single organization called the Youngstown Players.[1] With the support of local civic leaders, the group eventually secured its own building.[1] The Youngstown Playhouse was initially housed in a renovated 19th-century barn.[1] In 1940, supporters of the Playhouse raised $30,000 to build a new facility. Instead, the money was used to renovate a vacant movie house for live theater. Two years later, the Playhouse christened its new location with a production of "Camille of Roaring Camp".[1]