A few of the actors and actresses who have taken the stage at Rabbit Run.
Jim Backus
Dustin Hoffman
Hume Cronin and Jessica Tandy
Charles Grodin
Barn History
From the Ohio Historical Marker located at the Rabbit Run barn.
Rabbit Run Theater
Originally a horse barn owned and converted by the Klump family, Rabbit Run Theater operated as a professional summer stock theater and many well-known actors such as Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Jim Backus, Dustin Hoffman, Charles Grodin, and Sandy Dennis graced the boards. Sadly, the theater closed in 1967 and remained dark until 1979 when a group of local theater lovers reopened the "barn" as a community theater. Rabbit Run Theater is one of only a few converted barn theaters still in operation today.
The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Rabbit Run Community Arts Association, The Ohio Historical Society. 2003 22-43
For a history of Rabbit Run Community Arts Association check out our brief history page.
There is also a list of past productions listed on here.