''Honey in the Rock'' is an outdoor musical-drama by American
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
Kermit Hunter and composer
Jack Kilpatrick
John Kilpatrick (7 July 1917 – 18 December 1989) was a British ice hockey player who played in the English National League (ENL). He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olymp ...
. It is the oldest
American Civil War drama that continues to be performed. ''Honey in the Rock'' has been performed annually by
Theatre West Virginia since 1961 at the
Cliffside Amphitheatre in Grandview Park within the
New River Gorge National River protected area near
Beckley, West Virginia
Beckley is a city in and the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It was founded on April 4, 1838. This city is the home of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology or West Virginia University, Beckley Campus.
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The drama tells the story of the turbulent times during the Civil War that created the state of
West Virginia.
References
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External links
Theatre West Virginia
West Virginia culture
1961 plays
Plays set in West Virginia
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