The Ghent Playhouse

About: 

In 1987 the former Ghent town hall was leased by the Columbia Civic Players and renamed The Ghent Playhouse. The "Players", founded in 1974 were a nomadic theater group that had been performing wherever and whenever space was available - in restaurants, churches and auditoriums. Following some reconstruction, the first show, "Carnival," opened in January 1989. In 2001 the building was purchased and an extensive construction and upgrading program began. That same year the Columbia Civic Players became officially known as The Ghent Playhouse, Inc.

Now, forty-one years after it was founded, this little theater group has a fully-functioning, accessible theater with new comfortable seating, modern restrooms, dressing rooms, and area for set construction, costume storage and sophisticated lighting and sound systems. Drawing talent from all around the area, we present five diverse productions each season and since 2005 have been the home of the PantoLoons' annual Thanksgiving Panto, a delightful British holiday tradition.