South Carolina Theater
The Abbeville Opera House opened in 1908, and became a stop for “road companies” traveling from New York to Atlanta. Between 1908 and 1913, Abbeville audiences enjoyed approximately 260 live performances.
South Carolina has a long tradition of theatrical arts, from Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, to community theater in towns across the state.
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Charleston Theatrical History
Explore this mural in Charleston that features actors, playwrights, and other historical figures from Charleston’s theater history.
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46 Broad Street
This tavern was the site of a production of “The Orphan,” one of the first theatrical performances in Charleston.
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Theater Lore
Learn the history of many of the theater superstitions still believed today.
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South Carolina Theater
Find out what theatre productions are happening around the state.
Cool Links
Watch a film made in 1902 by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. of a group of prisoners in Charleston, SC. via Library of Congress
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Artopia-Media Arts
Meet an artist, be a media critic, watch a movie, and create your own animation and storyboards.
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Classic Movie Theaters
Meet old movie theaters and the people who are restoring, renovating, and reusing them to stay community icons.
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SC Film Commission
Learn about what South Carolina government offers film and television productions who come to this state to film.
Fox Movietone News Collection
The University of South Carolina maintains a library of newsreel footage from Fox Movietone News and local TV station footage. You can watch selected videos at the links below. Be sure to watch Martin Luther King speaking in Kingstree, SC in 1966 on the featured videos page.
Porgy & Bess: A Charleston Opera
Charleston native Dubose Heyward wrote the book Porgy in 1925, about African-American life in tenement streets of his hometown. In 1935 Heyward and George Gershwin produced an opera based on the book.
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