BVT

What is now Bristol Valley Theater (BVT) was originally founded in 1964 as Bristol Valley Playhouse on Seman Road, north of Naples, by George and Mary Sherwood. After 22 years, stewardship was taken over by a not-for-profit foundation, The Friends of Bristol Valley Playhouse. In 1991, the original playhouse on the hill closed its doors, and The Friends purchased the vacated Trinity Federated Church on Main Street in Naples... Bristol Valley Theater is dedicated to the vision that the performing arts should be a part of every New York citizen's life, and that every community needs a theater, as they need a hospital, or a library. Our mission statement specifies "life-affirming theatre" as our focus, by which we mean theatre that examines, enlightens, and enriches the human condition... BVT played one season at the Canandaigua Academy as supporters and volunteers donated $40,000 and countless hours of labor to transform the church into a theatrical space, which opened for the 1992..

Primary location: Naples United States