Stagestruck
At the Clinton Academy Museum
Amateur theatrics on the East End will be the subject of the East Hampton Historical Society’s second free winter lecture at the Clinton Academy Museum on Friday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. Hugh King, the village historian, and Barbara Borsack, the village’s deputy mayor, will present “Stagestruck: We’ve Got a Barn, Let’s Put on a Show.”
The talk will transport the audience to the late 1800s in Amagansett, where amateur theater was performed at Pioneer Hall, Miankoma Hall, Scoville Hall, and the Amagansett School, culminating in the 1950s in East Hampton with the “Village Vanities.” Topics will include minstrel shows, variety shows, plays, and pageants.
Refreshments and cookies will be served at 6 p.m. The program will start at 7.