Welcome to the Marshall University Theatre History project pages!
Marshall University Theatre has been producing shows continually since the early 1920s. Over the years, we have accumulated a vast amount of photographs, 35mm slides, show programs, newspaper clippings, and show posters that document the shows, people, and scenery.
In a perfect world, the information would be complete, accurate, and abundant. As it is, we don't have photos for every show, or even complete information on the exact dates that some of the shows were produced. Some of the information comes from newspaper clippings or from the back cover of a program that reads "Our next show is..." Some of the partial dates come from the many show posters in our archives that don't have the year printed on them. There are even a few unknown shows that we have on 35mm slides with only the month and year stamped on them by the developer of the film.
This is an ongoing project to document and preserve the history of Marshall University Theatre. As time permits, we will continue to add information as it is discovered and scanned. There are still boxes to go through and newspaper clippings to carefully unfold, and possibly read for the first time in fifty years.
If a photograph had a caption written on the back when it was scanned, that caption has been preserved and is currently displayed with the photo. We have also made sure that the photographer has also been listed if known. If you would like to assist with adding captions, or helping us identify the shows or dates that are not known, please send an e-mail to theatre@marshall.edu
