[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 85 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1225]
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A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE HURON PLAYHOUSE IN RECOGNITION OF ITS FIFTIETH 
                        ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 24, 1998

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to one 
of the truly outstanding landmarks in Ohio's Fifth Congressional 
District, the Huron Playhouse. On Opening Night, Tuesday, June 30, 
1998, the Huron Playhouse will celebrate its Fiftieth Anniversary.
  The Huron Playhouse is the oldest continuing educational summer 
theater in the state of Ohio. Over the past fifty years, the Huron 
Playhouse has been the summer home to more than 475,000 attendees, who 
have come to see 329 productions of some 262 different plays. The 
successes of the Huron Playhouse, over its fifty-year history, are 
strong examples of what hard work, determination, talent, and 
creativity can bring.
  The Huron Playhouse has a very rich and tradition-filled history. 
Started in 1948, the Huron Playhouse began as a partnership summer 
theater program by Bowling Green State University and the Huron 
community. Over the past fifty years, the BGSU/Huron partnership has 
continued to grow and has provided the tremendously educational and 
entertaining theatrical productions that are associated with the Huron 
Playhouse.
  Mr. Speaker, the Huron Playhouse is one of the cornerstones of the 
Huron community. It continues to be a wonderful summer theater of which 
we can all be proud. The Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of the Huron 
Playhouse is a time to reflect upon the achievements of the past, and a 
time to look to the future with much enthusiasm. I am sure the next 
fifty years of the Huron Playhouse will be just as memorable as the 
first.
  Mr. Speaker, I would urge my colleagues to stand and join me in 
paying special tribute to the Huron Playhouse, to all those who have 
attended its performances, to the directors, producers, cast, crew, and 
orchestra members, and all others who have helped build it into the 
premier theater in the area. We congratulate you on fifty wonderful 
years, and wish you all the best in the future.

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