Summit Playhouse | |
 Original 1891 building | |
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| Location | 10 New England Avenue Summit, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′54″N 74°21′55″W / 40.71500°N 74.36528°W |
| Built | ca. 1891 |
| Architect | Arthur Bates Jennings |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001177 [1] |
| NJRHP No. | 4407 [2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 30, 2009 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 29, 2009 |
The Summit Playhouse is a theater in Summit, New Jersey and home to one of the oldest continuously operating amateur community theaters in the United States[3] producing a new show each calendar season.[4] In 2011, it presented Meet Me in St. Louis,[5] Closer Than Ever,[6] and Speed the Plow.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Union County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2012.
- ^ a b John De Bellis (January 19, 2011). "A Challenging Work in Progress at Summit Playhouse". Summit Patch. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
... the historic community theater–one of the oldest amateur companies in the nation–...
- ^ "Summit Playhouse". Summit Playhouse Association. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- ^ "SUMMIT PLAYHOUSE PROUDLY PRESENTS 94TH SEASON". The Alternative Press. September 9, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS is running at the Summit Playhouse November...
- ^ Liz Keill (April 28, 2011). "'Closer Than Ever' at Summit Playhouse; a light-hearted musical romp across the life span". Independent Press. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
Director Susan Speidel brings the music to life in a spirited production at The Summit Playhouse.