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The Bigfork Summer Playhouse was founded in 1960 by Dr.
Firman 'Bo' Brown and his wife Margery Hunter Brown as a place for
University of Montana theatre students to perform in the summer. In
1964, Brown hired Don Thomson who is now, along with wife Jude Thomson,
the producer. In the early days of the Bigfork Summer Playhouse, the
company ate group meals, rehearsed and lived in the same place.
There were no facilities to build scenery, as a matter of fact, the
building didn't even belong to the Bigfork Summer Playhouse, it was a
Community Hall owned by the Masons and the Eastern Star. The summer
group would rent the facility and bring in the stage, risers and audience
seats.
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The Bigfork Summer Playhouse
will be celebrating it's 48th season of the finest live professional
repertory theatre in the Northwest. BSP now has wonderful living
facilities for the company members, Costume, prop and scenery storage, a
full sized scene, paint and costume shop, an extra rehearsal space and a
400 seat theatre in which to perform.
Come celebrate 49 years of theatre at the THEATRE BY THE BAY!
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