OUR SUMMER MUSICALS OVER THE PAST YEARS

2011Cinderella

2011 Disney's Jungle Book

2010Always...Patsy Cline

2010Disney's Jungle Book

2009Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka

2008Annie

2007Honky Tonk Angels

2007Smoke On The Mountain

2007Li'l Abner

2006Always Patsy Cline

2006Seussical

2005The Wizard of Oz

2004The Wizard of Oz

2003Footloose

2002Fidler on the Roof

2002School House Rock

2001Sound of Music

2000Oklahoma

1999Grease

1998Cinderella

1997Bye, Bye Birdie

1996Joseph... Amazing Dreamcoat

1996Hello Dolly

1995Peter Pan

1994Annie

1993The Wizard of Oz & Li'l Abner

1992The Wizard of Oz

1991Charlie... Chocolate Factory

1991Annie Get Your Gun

1990Sound of Music

1989Fidler on the Roof

1988Seven Brides... Brothers

1988You're A Good Man...

1987Cinderella

1987Joseph... Amazing Dreamcoat

1986Music Man

1985South Pacific

1984Annie

1983The Wizard of Oz

1982The Wizard of Oz

1981Oliver

1980Sound of Music

1979Fidler on the Roof

OUR HISTORY

In 1952, the City of Logan commissioned Thomas McEvoy Patterson, a professor in the Department of Dramatic Art at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to write an original drama depicting the history of the Indian tribes that lived in our area.  Most of the events portrayed in The Aracoma Story took place on Middelburg Island, where the 1952 and 1953 a production was staged and where Logan High School., Logan Middle School and Logan Grade School now stand.  After 1953, The Aracoma Story passed from the scene.

Then in 1975, under the leadership of Anna L. O’Briant, the Bicentennial Commission appointed Liz Spurlock and Pleasant Long to bring the story back to the stage.  Because of the extensive building on Middleburg Island where the show was first produced, it was decided that The Aracoma Story needed a new home.  With the approval of the Department of Natural Resources, a site was found at Chief Logan State Park where the swimming pool and tennis courts are today.  A professional director, Robert McCrary, was hired to adapt the show into a play and direct the production.  With the help of every part of the community, a set was built and people from throughout Logan County took part as both cast and crew.

In 1976, the show was so well received that The Aracoma Story became be a permanent part of Logan County.  In 1977, in order to have a more natural amphitheater, The Aracoma Story moved to its present location in Chief Logan State Park.  Due to financial constraints facing the show's production, the people of Logan County pitched in with everything from bulldozers to sheets to cover the mountains. The stage consisted of a dirt stage floor, railroad ties to make risers and a seating capacity of 350 people.

In 1979, The Aracoma Story, Inc. began producing a musical show to compliment their outdoor drama.  In 1981, J.R. Wears designed and built the permanent set of mountains for The Aracoma Story. The production is currently performed on a concrete stage floor, has proper risers and seats nearly 600 people.

Then in 2000 as we celebrated our 25th season of The Aracoma Story, the former Chief Logan State Park Amphitheater was renamed The Liz Spurlock Amphitheater in honor of Liz Spurlock who has dedicated more than 30 years of her life to our non-profit production company.

Most recently in 2009, The Aracoma Story - Spirits & Legends, debuted to give us an alternative version to the classic drama.  The show was adapted from previous scripts of The Aracoma Story by Bill France and Geoff Allen, both former cast members of the show.

From our very humble start in 1975, The Aracoma Story, Incorporated has grown to produce several outdoor and indoor musicals, dinner theatre, a haunted attraction, and a revised version of The Aracoma Story.  Our success can be attributed to hard work, determination, and the support of our Community.

The Aracoma Story, Inc.

214 Main Street, PO Box 2016

Logan, West Virginia 25601

Phone (304) 752-0253

thearacomastoryinc@yahoo.com

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