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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025 • VOLUME LX, NO. 3 • READ THE DIGITAL EDITION ON THE WEB: SNEWS.COM
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Historic Ephrata Cloister Schedules New Amphitheater Open House
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Historic Ephrata Cloister will hold an Open House at its newly revitalized amphitheater on Sunday afternoon, May 4, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The public is welcome to attend this free event to get a sneak peek at the venue before the project is officially completed and open for business. Visitors can tour the amphitheater, take a look
inside the set buildings behind the stage, test the acoustics of the space, and pose for photographs in the Glade. Inside the Visitor Center, displays will chronicle the evolution of the amphitheater through its many phases and provide a look back at the Vorspiel through its three decades of performance. Located on the grounds of
the Ephrata Cloister, a National Historic Landmark and Pennsylvania Trails of History site, the amphitheater was originally constructed in 1963 by the Ephrata Cloister Associates, the nonprofit organization that supports the work of the museum, which is managed and operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. For thirty
Shopping News Photo by Donald Reese years, the open-air hillside was the home of the Vorspiel, a musical drama featuring 18th century hymns composed by the Brothers and Sisters of Ephrata and starring notable local actors and musicians, plus the newly formed Ephrata Cloister Chorus. The historical drama ran every
summer Saturday for nearly 30 years before closing in 1989. Since then, the amphitheater was used for weddings and gatherings until it fell into disrepair and was completely shut down in 2020. In 2021, the Ephrata Cloister Associates began (Continued On Page 2A)