What is a Living History presentation?  It’s simple. An actor brings an historical character back to life.  How do they do it? The actor does in-depth research into the character they have selected and create a presentation around the information that they have learned. The actors do not use a script that has been produced by someone else, but have created their own original dialogue. We at MadCap Living History do our best to represent the character as realistically as they were in life. We delve deeply into their life, and focus on various aspects that we find interest, and believe will find entertaining. We do our best to be accurate and respectful of all of our characters, even the ones that weren’t so respectable.

Rock band “The Resilient,” primarily composed of severely wounded U.S. combat veterans, will play in concert on Sunday, July 20, at 2 p.m. at The Woodward Opera House, 107 South Main Street, in Mount Vernon. Tickets are just $20Veterans should call 740-462-4ART to secure one free ticket and one free half-price ticket. This event is sponsored by Knox County Veterans Services, VFW Post 4027 and AMVETS Post 95, and produced by MTVarts and Nellie Six Productions, with support from the Woodward Opera House and the Mount Vernon Arts Consortium.

We are pleased to join the Mount Vernon Music and Arts Festival to present the TITANIC COLLECTION, an extensive exhibit showcasing the grandeur and historical significance of Titanic. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore a diverse range of artifacts and historical pieces, many of which have not been previously displayed. Highlights include authentic items recovered from the Titanic wreckage site, original props from the Titanic movie generously donated by Leonardo DiCaprio, and actual photographs of the iceberg involved in the tragedy.

From the Board of Directors of The Woodward Opera House comes the following announcement: Beginning in 2024, the boards of Knox Partnership for Arts and Culture and Woodward Development Corporation combined to act as one board under “The Woodward Opera House”. With this collaberation came the naming of Dena Hess as Managing Director of the entity. Dena will oversee all events both public and private as well as the daily business operations.

Two 19th-century portraits, "Dawn" and "Mid Day," were returned to their home in The Woodward Opera House just before the close of 2020. The paintings were commissioned for the theater and are original to 1884 when it opened.

  Lean on Us - Knox County, Ohio The Woodward Opera House Conservancy is proud to collaborate with local artists to produce this uplifting video

The Aisle lights for the Opera House center aisle and the outter areas of the theater were completed and look beautiful!

Today we set up the Opera House Floor and the Recital Hall for banquets.

The balcony theater seats are completely installed. Indeed, they are beautiful!!