The West T. Hill
Community Theatre was established in September 1980. Originally named for its
location, the group was later renamed in honor of its founder, Dr. West T. Hill,
a former chairman of the Dramatic Arts Department at Centre College in Danville,
Kentucky.
In April 2000,
KET's television program Kentucky Life profiled the 20th anniversary of
the West T. Hill Theatre, paying homage to its founder:
West T. Hill Jr.
loved drama and was devoted to the theater. He was a historian and scholar of
the art form who in 1971 published The Theatre in Early Kentucky, 1790-1820.
His book is the definitive source of information on that period, when hundreds
of theatrical productions brought entertainment and culture to what was then
America’s western frontier. But Hill was also a practitioner. Long after he
retired from Centre College, and even after illness forced him to work from a
wheelchair, he loved to produce and direct community theatre.
~Kentucky Life, Episode 403
We now have our own
"Off Off Broadway" theatre located at 117 Larrimore Lane in downtown Danville,
which seats 125 people and meets current handicapped requirements. We have
recently acquired a new facility on 3rd street, driectly across from the main
theatre. This facility is named West's Wing in honor of our founder.
You may support
your community theatre by becoming a patron. This membership costs only $25 for
an individual/family and $100 for businesses. Send your tax deductible gift to:
West T. Hill
Community Theatre
P.O. Box 841
Danville, KY 40422
For more
information about our theatre, please call us at (859) 236-8607 and leave a
message.
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