History
The Playhouse history begins when C.C. Worthington built the playhouse in 1904 as the Worthington Hall, the Shawnee Playhouse was designed to provide entertainment and educational benefit to residents and visitors of Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania. The Shawnee Players, consisting mainly of local actors and actresses, performed here to enthusiastic audiences from 1904 to World War II. In 1943, Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians began to broadcast their famous radio programs from the Hall. Unfortunately, the Hall later fell into disuse. When the Kirkwood family purchased the Resort in 1978, they began to restore Worthington Hall. Neighbors and members of the Shawnee Volunteer Fire Company also worked on the restoration. Thanks to extensive efforts led by Virginia Kirkwood, the Hall was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places and won the prestigious Phoenix Award, presented by the Society of American Travel Writers. The Playhouse has been producing shows since 1978
Specialties
Providing quality affordable live theatre to the residents and vacationers of Shawnee by offering a variety of high quality productions. We also serve as a training ground for young theatre performers and technicians with our S.T.A.R.S Summer Camp program.