Take A Tour of Lincoln State Park
The Lincoln State Park Amphitheatre
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The Lincoln State Park amphitheatre was dedicated in 1987 and served as the home of the 'Young Abe Lincoln' musical outdoor drama for 19 years. 'Young Abe Lincoln' was a vision begun by the Lincoln Club of Southern Indiana and the Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association which operated the theatre during its inaugural season. 'Young Abe Lincoln' was also produced briefly by Holiday World and then by the University of Southern Indiana for more than ten years. 'Young Abe Lincoln' was presented for the final time in August 2005 after the state legislature cut funding for the production. A series of concerts were presented at the amphitheatre by a private production company during 2006 and 2007.
Local efforts to restore funding were finally successful in 2007 when the Indiana General Assembly approved $1.6 million in the next two-year state budget for upgrades to the amphitheatre and for production of an Abraham Lincoln play. Estimates are that an outdoor production based upon the life of Abraham Lincoln will be staged again starting in 2009. A new board of directors was named for the Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association, Inc. and negotiations will soon be under way for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to contract with the LBDA to receive the appropriated funding and begin to hire personnel and perform other necessary work to produce a play starting in 2009. The president of the Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association is Will Koch.
The Lincoln Boyhood Drama Association can be contacted at P.O. Box 7-21, Lincoln City, Indiana 47552.
Visit the official website of the LBDA at http://www.lincolnamphitheatre.com.