Madison in Lake County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Rabbit Run Theater

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

1. Rabbit Run Theater Marker

Inscription. Originally a horse barn owned and converted by the Klump family, Rabbit Run Theater opened in 1946. In its early years, Rabbit Run operated as a professional summer stock theater and many well-known actors such as Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Jim Backus, Dustin Hoffman, Charles Grodin, and Sandy Dennis graced its boards. Sadly, the theater closed in 1967 and remained dark until 1979 when a group of local theater lovers reopened the "barn" as a community theater. Rabbit Run Theater is one of only a few converted barn theaters still in operation today.

Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Rabbit Run Community Arts Association, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 22-43.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.

Location. 41° 49.128′ N, 81° 5.262′ W. Marker is in Madison, Ohio, in Lake County. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5648 Chapel Road, Madison OH 44057, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hugh Mosher and the "Spirit of '76" (approx.

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4.9 miles away); Unionville Tavern (approx. 5.1 miles away); Colonel Alexander Harper (approx. 5.1 miles away); Harpersfield (approx. 5.1 miles away); Ransom E. Olds-Birthplace (approx. 7.1 miles away); Liberty Street Covered Bridge (approx. 7.3 miles away); Shady Beach (approx. 7.4 miles away); The Popcorn Ball (approx. 7.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Rabbit Run Community Arts Association. (Submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

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Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

2. Rabbit Run Theater

Photo depicted on marker

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

3. Rabbit Run Theater Marker

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

4. Rabbit Run Theater

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.