Tag: Pasadena Playhouse

  • Soon, I learned Charlie lived a fascinating life, spanning the Gilded Age to the Jazz Age. He founded a Grassroots Shakespeare festival that included up to 300 actors in the rural Western Kansas town of Kinsley. He regularly dined with…

    Charlie Edwards: The Man Behind Kinsley’s Shakespeare Festival
  • Theatre historian William Wolfgang explores the roots of amateur Shakespeare performance in the U.S., focusing on the Pasadena Community Playhouse and its founder, Gilmor Brown. He uncovers a significant historical festival in Kinsley, Kansas, revealing overlooked contributions from co-founder Charlie…

    From Pasadena to Kinsley, Kansas