Charleston Township near Augusta in Kalamazoo County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Barn Theatre

Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 14, 2022

1. Barn Theatre Marker

Inscription. The Barn Theatre, originally constructed in 1943 by Robert M. Cook as a dairy barn, is the home of Michigan's oldest resident summer stock theatre. Such theatres use a group of actors who perform consecutive productions of different shows. Founded in 1946 as The Village Players, the company first used the Community Hall in Richland. It began renting this barn in 1949 and purchased it in 1954. The company was incorporated as The Barn Theatre, Inc. on July 12, 1949. It became an Equity (union of professional stage actors) theatre in 1951. The company has performed over 300 plays and musicals and played to over one million patrons.

Erected 1985 by Michigan Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1107.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1826.

Location. 42° 19.52′ N, 85° 22.352′ W. Marker is near Augusta, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County. It is in Charleston Township. It can be reached from West M-96 (State Highway 96) half a mile west of G Avenue East, on the right when traveling west. The theatre sits back off the road but there are Barn Theatre and

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"Historical Marker" signs on the road. The marker is close to the barn and can be seen from the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13351 West M-96, Galesburg MI 49053, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Michigan.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Park Theatre (approx. 1.3 miles away); Builders Medad, Casey, Chauncey and Darwin McKay (approx. 1.3 miles away); German Prisoners of War (approx. 2.7 miles away); In Memory (approx. 2.7 miles away); William Rufus Shafter Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Congregational United Church of Christ (approx. 3½ miles away); Veterans Hospital No. 100 (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Also see . . . Barn Theatre website. (Submitted on July 28, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Dennis Allen Burlingham, July 19, 2011

2. Barn Theatre Marker

Barn Theatre and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, August 14, 2022

3. Barn Theatre and Marker

Barn Theatre image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dennis Allen Burlingham, July 19, 2011

4. Barn Theatre

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2011, by Dennis Allen Burlingham of Hartford, Michigan, USA. This page has been viewed 1,067 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 15, 2022, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 2. submitted on July 24, 2011, by Dennis Allen Burlingham of Hartford, Michigan, USA. 3. submitted on August 15, 2022, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 4. submitted on July 24, 2011, by Dennis Allen Burlingham of Hartford, Michigan, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.