The Gaslight Theatre is a nonprofit theatre troupe and venue in Enid, Oklahoma. Founded in 1966 as the Enid Community Theatre, the group stages productions of ten plays per year, including Shakespeare in the Park, musicals, and dinner theatre. Since 1989 Gaslight has called the historic Billings Theatre its home. It is located in the Enid Downtown Historic District.
History
The Enid Community Theatre was formed in 1966, first performing at the former K-GEO TV studio on the 200 Block of East Randolph in Enid.[1] Later, a converted warehouse in the 200 block of East Maple was the group's venue.
The Gaslight Theatre group renovated a former live theater and cinema building in 1989, located at 221 North Independence in Enid. It was built in 1924 by the Boller Brothers to house the Billings Theatre, which featured vaudeville acts and other live performances.[2] In later decades a number of movie theaters were successively housed in the building, including the Criterion Movie House, the Chief Movie Theatre, and Cinema Twin.[3]