Barter Theater

Barter Theater

Credits, Links, Resources and Suggested Reading:

1. To read a full account of this story, please pick up a copy of The Ghosts of Virginia Volume I by: L.B. Taylor, Jr.

2. To read a full account of this story, please pick up a copy of The Mystery of Ghostly Vera: And Other Haunting Tales of Southwest Virginia by: Charles Edwin Price

3. To read a full account of this story, please pick up a copy of Legends, Stories and Ghostly Tales of Abingdon and Washington County, Virginia by: Donna Akers Warmuth

4. To read a full account of this story, please pick up a copy of Haunted Historic Abingdon, Volume I by: Donnamarie Emmert

Former Broadway star Robert Porterfield converted the old Sinking Springs Presbyterian Church into the theatre in 1933. It got its name during the Depression when people could trade livestock, vegetables and even feed to see a show at 133 West Main Street. Not surprisingly, the old theatre is reportedly haunted. Robert Porterfield is often seen on opening nights, and has reportedly even been seen on stage! 1, 2, 3, 4

Links:

The Barter Theatre