Electric City Playhouse

In the early 1980’s, as Anderson was beginning to grow, a group of theatre lovers at Anderson Community Theatre (ACT) began discussing the possibility of starting a new and different “alternative” black box theatre. After many meetings, and a lot of hard work, Electric City Playhouse was formed and incorporated on February 14, 1984 as a non-profit organization. The Arts Center provided an umbrella for ECP during the formative months. Our objectives were to provide an alternate theatre with more contemporary productions, to offer children exposure and education in theatre arts, and to showcase local talent.

Our first home for the playhouse was in the basement of the old Gene Anderson building downtown. The headspace was a mere 10 feet and the actual auditorium space was only 24 feet wide, so we could only seat 77 people – 7 rows of 11 seats each.