Mount Dora in Lake County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sonnentag Theater at the Icehouse

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, September 7, 2020

1. Sonnentag Theater at the Icehouse Marker

Inscription. In 1948, The Icehouse Players came into being when a handful of determined folks volunteered six months of sweat equity to renovate the former Mount Dora Ice Company at 120 Charles Avenue into a community theater. The original footprint was on the site of the current marina; approximately a hundred yards from the sculpture.

On February 7, 1949, The Icehouse Theatre theater opened its first show, a light comedy called, Returned Engagement. For the next decade, the Players produced sixty shows in the converted ice plant.

In 1958, on land donated by the City, the current 270-seat Icehouse was opened at 1100 N. Unser Street, at the corner of 11th Avenue. In 2011, a major renovation was launched with a generous gift from the Sonnentag Foundation and the largesse of several other donors. In appreciation the theater was re-christened.

Erected by Sonnentag Theater at the Icehouse.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is February 7, 1949.

Location. 28° 47.826′ N, 81° 38.588′ W. Marker is in Mount Dora, Florida, in Lake

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County. It is at the intersection of Charles Avenue and South Terminal Street, on the right when traveling east on Charles Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 148 Charles Ave, Mount Dora FL 32757, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando

and in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Rehbaum Warehouse (about 600 feet away); Lakeside Inn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Warren C. Butts House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Texaco Gas & Greyhound Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Variety Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Joe (approx. 0.2 miles away);

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, September 7, 2020

2. Sonnentag Theater at the Icehouse Marker

Mount Dora The Beginning Years (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Dora.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2020, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 513 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2020, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.