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PHOTOS: Behind the Curtain at Stuart’s Opera House


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Last week Stuart’s Opera House welcomed the public to take a tour of their historic premises as a part of Ohio History Connection’s Ohio Open Doors Week and National Arts Education Week.

The evening included a guided tour and Q&A with Stuart’s Marketing Director Brian Koscho, a special letterpress workshop with Marietta artist Bobby Rosenstock of Just A Jar Design Press, displays of historical artifacts and photos dating from the Opera House’s beginnings in 1879 up through its building and reopening in 1997, and even some video clips from a never before seen tour of Stuart’s in the late 1970’s before the 1980 fire.

Check out these photos from the event from WOUB’s Robert McGraw.

Marketing Director Brian Koscho talks to visitors about the history of Stuart’s Opera House and the watches newly found video taken in the 1970s before the 1980 fire. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Marketing Director Brian Koscho talks to visitors about the history of Stuart’s Opera House and the watches newly found video taken in the 1970s before the 1980 fire. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Sherri Oliver from Athens and Mary Kay Walsh from Worthington, OH, look at old pictures taken of Stuart’s Opera House that show how it looked in the early 20th century. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
Sherri Oliver from Athens and Mary Kay Walsh from Worthington, OH, look at old pictures taken of Stuart’s Opera House that show how it looked in the early 20th century. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
David Palmatier from Oceanside, CA, looks at posters of the various acts that have performed at Stuart’s Opera House. His wife Ann is from Nelsonville and they met when they attended Ohio State University years ago. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)
David Palmatier from Oceanside, CA, looks at posters of the various acts that have performed at Stuart’s Opera House. His wife Ann is from Nelsonville and they met when they attended Ohio State University years ago. (Robert McGraw/WOUB)