Peacock Playhouse - Hayesville, NC

Press Release - January, 2010

January, 2010, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - LLPAA'S PEACOCK PLAYHOUSE ELECTS NEW BOARD AND OFFICERS FOR 2010

Hayesville, NC --- The Lilith Lidseen Performing Arts Association (LLPAA)'s Board of Directors elected new board members and officers at its December board meeting.

Home of the Lilith Lidseen Performing Arts Association (LLPAA).

We are a not-for-profit organization whose initial goal was the purchase of the Peacock Playhouse in Hayesville, NC. We accomplished that in early 2009.

It is the mission of the LLPAA to provide a home venue for the Licklog Players and establish a first-class performing arts center in our community.

Please see our Upcoming Events list.

Thanks to our 2009 Auction Donors

LLPAA thanks the following generous donors for their support and participation in the Antique Live Auction Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 at the Peacock Playhouse:
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History of the Peacock Playhouse in Hayesville

For thirty years, the Peacock Playhouse in Hayesville, NC has been the center of community and cultural activity, providing quality entertainment to residents of Western North Carolina and North Georgia. For this treasure we owe a debt of gratitude to the vision, determination and generosity of its benefactor, Lilith Lidseen.

Ms. Lidseen was a remarkable woman with a formal education in the dramatic arts. In 1970 she ignited a flame of enthusiasm for the performing arts in Clay County. Through resources of the Lidseen Foundation and her own personal funds, she built the Peacock Playhouse, named in honor of her love for this exotic and beautiful bird.

“Preserving the Peacock Playhouse”

Summary of Need

Approximately $800,000 is needed to preserve the Peacock Playhouse, a community theater and regional treasure located in Hayesville, NC, and serving a bi-state region for 25 years. These funds are needed to purchase the building, provide much needed repairs, and to make building additions. The dissolution of the Lidseen Foundation requires that its assets be sold. It would cost approximately $4,000,000 to replace this building. Included in the plan is the construction of a connected rehearsal hall so that the main stage is available for other performances while plays are in production.

The generosity, vision, passion, determination and commitment of Lilith Lidseen

The Peacock Playhouse was built through the vision and determination of Lilith Lidseen, a most remarkable woman with a formal education in the dramatic arts. She assisted with the 1970 Hayesville High School’s production of “Brigadoon” which ignited a flame of enthusiasm for the performing arts in Clay County, and led Mrs. Lidseen to make a huge contribution to Clay County in the form of the Peacock Playhouse. She used the resources of the Lidseen Foundation and invested a considerable amount of her personal funds toward the completion of the project.

Past Schedules - Summer and Fall, 2009

We have several separate series of events planned for this summer. Please click on the schedule/flyer you would like to see.

Newest listing added on June 24: On Saturday, August 1, 2009,we are having our Second Annual Gala. Begin your evening with hors d'oeuvres and wine from 5:30 - 7:15 p.m. at The Ridges, and then attend a performance of "Oklahoma" from 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. at the Peacock PLayhouse, 301 Church St., Hayesville, NC.

The Licklog Players have four shows scheduled from July to December.

The new Peacock Film Society Summer Film Series will be showing films every Saturday at 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM. The price is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12. See the Peacock Film Society News Releases:
- May 9, 2009: The Peacock Film Society Debuts in Historic Hayesville
- May 22, 2009: Flash Gordon Serial Comes to the Peacock Playhouse

We have Two Special Shows in June. "A Tribute to Frank Sinatra" is on Saturday, June 13 at 7:30 PM. And "An Evening with Mark Twain" follows on Friday, June 19 at 7:30 PM.