TIMELINE: The history of the Maplewood Barn Community Theatre

Monday, April 5, 2010 | 11:41 p.m. CDT; updated 11:48 p.m. CDT, Monday, April 5, 2010
BY Chelsea McGartland, Taylor Combs
  • 1877: Dr. Frank Nifong’s wife Lavinia Lenoir’s family built the Maplewood Home.
  • 1969: Nifong Park established; barn used as day camp
  • 1973: Debut season
  • 1986: Maplewood Barn Theatre Association considers move because of vandals and lack of seating and parking.
  • 1995: City discusses relocating theater from barn to Woodhaven Learning Center
  • 2008: Barn crew performs “The Front Page” as part of the centennial celebration of the MU School of Journalism
  • 2009: Mark Durrant goes missing at barn, body later found in submerged car.
  • 2010: New stage called Mark Durrant Memorial Stage
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