Welcome ... it's our 50th Anniversary Season!
THE TRAIL OF
THE LONESOME PINE is the longest continually running
outdoor drama in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and
is now the official Outdoor Drama of Virginia.
It is the objective of the Lonesome Pine Arts &
Crafts, Inc. to provide an exciting entertaining and
accurate accounting of the story made famous in the
early 1900's by the noted author John Fox, Jr.
It depicts the effect that the discovery of coal in
the Appalachian Mountains had on the people of this
beautiful mountain region.
There can be no greater sense of wonder than that of a young person viewing this production for the first time and sharing in the struggles, the humor, the feuding, the love and the adventure of the fast paced action which characterizes the exciting heritage of these strong-minded mountain people. The outside world crashed in upon their secure simple lives in a dramatic way that changed them forever.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The June Tolliver Playhouse is located in the Jerome Street Historic District of Big Stone Gap, Virginia. It seats approximately 335 people. The setting is lovely with woodland trees and new outdoor seating. It has a small waterfall and pond, and at times is filled with the sounds of melodious music and song. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine State Outdoor Drama is the Official Outdoor Drama of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Based on a novel by John Fox, Jr. the drama tells the love story of a lovely Appalachian Mountain girl, June Tolliver, and a handsome mining engineer, Jack Hale, from the East. This is a musical drama that (to quote the brochure) "depicts the story of the great boom in Southwest Virginia when the discovery of coal and iron ore forced the lusty, proud mountain people into making many drastic changes in their way of life."
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine State Outdoor
Drama
518 Clinton Ave. E.
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
(276)523-1235
http://www.trailofthelonesomepine.com/
