The Holland Theatre could be on the verge of a substantial breakthrough if it can develop a unique identity and improve its marketing, the director of what could be the local theater’s mirror image on the east side of Ohio said Thursday.
Tim Peacock, right, director of Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, talks with Holland Theatre director Chris Westhoff, left, and local community members, from left, Rick Gildow, Eric Adelsberger and Erin Henry. (EXAMINER PHOTO | REUBEN MEES)
Tim Peacock, director of Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville, has been offering advice and guidance this summer to the Holland’s director Chris Westhoff through a grant funded by the Ohio Arts Council.
Mr. Peacock, much like Mr. Westhoff, came into his position with Stuart’s Opera House primarily as a musician and was determined to try new ideas and bring in artists that few in the town of about 5,000 people even vaguely recognized.
His initiative paid off early when he booked a show in 2002 with bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley that would come just days after the musician won a Grammy for the song O Death that appeared in the film O Brother Where Art Thou?
“I have no idea how to run a theater, but I’ve been doing it successfully for 14 years,” Mr. Peacock said. “Nelsonville is a town of 5,000 people in probably the poorest county in the state; so, if it can be done in Nelsonville, it can be done anywhere.
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