Actors Guild of Parkersburg

The birth of the community organization now known as the Actors Guild of Parkersburg, Inc. goes back to before the start of World War II. The building that is the Guild's current home at 724 Market Street dates to 1916. In the early 40's, some area radio personalities and theatre buffs established a group know as "The Players." About 1950, this group was joined by others who had moved into the Parkersburg area with the opening of the Dupont and Borg-Warner plants. Thus began the Actors Guild of Parkersburg.