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Totem Pole Playhouse has strong connections to national entertainment industry written by LINDA HARKCOM
From its humble beginnings in a small converted auto shop in 1950, the Totem Pole Playhouse in Southcentral Pennsylvania has grown to become a nationally prominent theater with connections from Broadway to Hollywood. The 343-seat theater located within Caledonia State Park in Fayetteville, Pa., had strong ties to the national entertainment industry from its origin. Those connections grew over its 70-year history and established Totem Pole Playhouse as one of the best-known and highly respected summer stock theaters in the country.
“Like any business, the key to a long, successful life is to consistently deliver to the market a high-quality product and experience that customers will come back time and time again for,” said Totem Pole Playhouse Board of Directors Chairman Kevin Schoenberger.“The Totem Pole Playhouse has accomplished that goal for seven decades. This can only be accomplished by a long heritage of dedicated people – staff, actors, donors, board members, volunteers and, most importantly, customers. The theater is a business that people participate (in) out of love and passion for the arts, not money.”
