Orpheus Hall
Vernal, Utah
C. W. Showalter, and Andrew King opened the Orpheus Hall on Thanksgiving Day, 30 November 1911. The amusement hall had a spring dance floor, but was also used for roller skating, basketball, banquets, and movies. It was named after the Greek god of Mirth, “a famous musician who is reputed to have had power to entrance men, beasts, and inanimate objects by the music of his lyre.” At 11:00 PM on New Years Eve, 1928, the hall was renamed Imperial Hall. In a ceremony on 20 April 1965, Governor Governor Calvin L. Rampton took a sledge hammer and delivered the first blow in the demolition of the hall as part of a community beautification campaign.
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Valley Center Playhouse entertains for 31 years
Provo Daily Herald, 19 October 2006
Article Summary:
Keith and Jody Renstrom started the Valley Center Playhouse in 1975 after moving to Utah from California. They rented buildings in downtown Provo and Orem before purchasing the Lindon location in 1984.
"There needed to be a family theater in this area," said Jody Renstrom. "Our main goal is to provide wholesome entertainment. We have always screened every play and nothing is ever offensive."
The Valley Center Playhouse presents theater in the round, seating 169.
