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1. Bellepoint School, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
046612
Title:
Bellepoint School, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1983
Railroad cars cover the tracks. New River seen in the background.

2. Hinton Yards Below City Sidetrack Park, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047190
Title:
Hinton Yards Below City Sidetrack Park, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1983
Description:
Railroad cars cover the tracks. New River seen in the background.
A train car sits on the railroad track.

3. City Sidetrack Caboose, Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
047193
Title:
City Sidetrack Caboose, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1983
Description:
A train car sits on the railroad track.

4. Helen Holt Shaking Hands with First Lady Nancy Reagan in White House

IDNO:
047299
Title:
Helen Holt Shaking Hands with First Lady Nancy Reagan in White House
Date:
ca. 1983
Two unidentified men are pictured by a parked car in front of the mansion.

5. Hamilton Plantation Mansion, Blue Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

IDNO:
047975
Title:
Hamilton Plantation Mansion, Blue Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1983
Description:
Two unidentified men are pictured by a parked car in front of the mansion.
View of the wooden building from across the lawn.

6. Pence Springs Church near Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049036
Title:
Pence Springs Church near Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1983
Description:
View of the wooden building from across the lawn.
The house is either for the warden or administrator of the hotel.

7. Pence Springs Hotel Complex, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049045
Title:
Pence Springs Hotel Complex, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1983
Description:
The house is either for the warden or administrator of the hotel.
When playwright Maryat Lee moved to West Virginia, she first lived near Hinton, Summers County, W. Va. where she founded EcoTheater. She later moved to Lewisburg, W. Va. in 1984 where she continued to teach her community theater methods.Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre. She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!” While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975. Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community. Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion. With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.

8. Maryat Lee in West Virginia

IDNO:
049831
Title:
Maryat Lee in West Virginia
Date:
ca. 1983
Description:
When playwright Maryat Lee moved to West Virginia, she first lived near Hinton, Summers County, W. Va. where she founded EcoTheater. She later moved to Lewisburg, W. Va. in 1984 where she continued to teach her community theater methods.Maryat Lee (born Mary Attaway Lee; May 26, 1923 – September 18, 1989) was an American playwright and theatre director who made important contributions to post-World War II avant-garde theatre. She pioneered street theatre in Harlem, and later founded EcoTheater in West Virginia, a community based theater project.Early in her career, Lee wrote and produced plays in New York City, including the street play “DOPE!” While in New York she also formed the Soul and Latin Theater (SALT), and wrote plays centered around the lives of the actors in the group.In 1970 Lee moved to West Virginia and formed the community theater group EcoTheater in 1975. Beginning with local teenagers from the Governor’s Summer Youth Program, the rural theater group grew, and produced plays based on oral histories collected from the local community. Each performance of an EcoTheater play involved audience participation and discussion. With the assistance of the Humanities Foundation of West Virginia, guest scholars became a part of EcoTheater.