The Bucks County Playhouse is the State Theater of Pennsylvania, and is located in New Hope, Pennsylvania

New Hope, Pennsylvania

New Hope, formerly known as Coryell's Ferry, is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 2,528 at the 2010 census. The borough lies on the west bank of the Delaware River at its confluence with Aquetong Creek. A two-lane bridge carries automobile and foot traffic across the...

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When the Hope Mills burnt in 1790, the grist mills were rebuilt as the New Hope Mills by Benjamin Parry. (The town was renamed for the mills).

They were saved from demolition in the 1930s and purchased by a group including playwright Moss Hart

Moss Hart

Moss Hart was an American playwright and theatre director, best known for his interpretations of musical theater on Broadway.-Early years:...

. Renovations converting the building into a theatre began in 1938.