- (May 31, 1950) He was artistic director for Noel Coward's play, "Blithe Spirit," in the inaugural Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with James Drummond in the cast. Colonel Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director and producer. Barbara Whiting was director. Venus Ramey, Miss American of 1944, was among in attendance at the gala performance.
- (June 1950) He was artistic director for Sidney Howard's stage adaptation of the play, "The Late Christopher Bean," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (1947) He acted in Robert Penn Warren's play, "All The King's Men," on Broadway in New York City.
- (1950 to April 25, 2004) He was founder and artistic director of the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, Kentucky.
- (Summer 1950) He was artistic director for Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's play, "George Washington Slept Here," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director. It ran for one week and five performances.
- (September 26, 1950) He was artistic director for the play, "Peg O' My Heart, " in a Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Jane Gregory in the cast. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Summer 1950) He was artistic director for Benn Wolfe Levy's play, "Mrs. Moonlight," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director. It ran for one week and five performances.
- (Fall 1950) He was artistic director for the play, "John Loves Mary, "in a Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Jane Gregory in the cast. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Fall 1950) He was artistic director for the play, "Night Must Fall," in a Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Jane Gregory in the cast. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Summer, 1950) He was artistic director for Rose Franken's play, "Claudia," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (July 1950) He was artistic director for Arthur Miller's play, "All My Sons," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director. The production ran for two weeks and ten performances.
- (June 1950) He was artistic director for George Abbott and John Cecil Holm's play, "Three Men on a Horse," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Summer 1951) He was artistic director for the play, "Voice of the Turtle," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Jane Gregory in the cast. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Fall 1950) He was artistic director and played Professor Einstein in Joseph Kesselring's play, "Arsenic and Old Lace," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Jane Gregory in the cast. Eben C. Henson was also artistic director. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director. Ian Kirk was company manager and director.
- (Fall 1950) He was artistic director for John P. Marquand and George S. Kaufman's play, "The Late George Apley," in a Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Jane Gregory in the cast. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Summer 1951) He was artistic director for the play, "Laura," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Jane Gregory in the cast. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Summer 1951) He was artistic director for the play, "The Bishop Misbehaves," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Jane Gregory in the cast. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Summer 1951) He was artistic director for the play, "It Happened One NIght," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Jane Gregory in the cast. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Summer 1951) He was artistic director for the play, "The Shining Hour," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Jane Gregory in the cast. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Fall 1950) He was artistic director for the play, "The Love Rides the Rails," in a Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Jane Gregory in the cast. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director. E
- (Summer 1952) He was artistic director for the play, "Ladies in Retirement," in the Pioneer Playhouse theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Summer 1952) He was artistic director for the play, "See How They Run," in the Pioneer Playhouse theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (June 26, 1952) He was artistic director and acted in Robert Penn Warren's play, "All The King's Men," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Anna Lubowe was director. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director. The production ran for two weeks and ten performances.
- (May 21, 1952) He was artistic director for Ken Parker's play, "There's Always a Murder," w in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (May 8, 1952) He was artistic director for the play, "There's Always Juliet," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Ian Kirk and Jane Gregory in the cast. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Summer 1952) He was artistic director for the play, "Rebecca," in the Pioneer Playhouse theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Summer 1952)He was artistic director for the play, "Great Big Doorstep," was performed in the Pioneer Playhouse theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Summer 1951) He played Heathcliff and was artistic director for Emily Bronte's play, "Wuthering Heights," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky with Jane Gregory in the cast. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (June 4, 1952) He was artistic director for Charlotte Bronte's play, "Jane Eyre," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (June 29, 1952) He was artistic director for Henrik Ibsen's play, "Ghosts," in the Pioneer Playhouse of Kentucky production at the Roof Garden of the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky.
- (August to September 1952) He was artistic director for the plays, "See How They Run,;" "Out of the Frying Pan;" "The Great Big Doorstep" and Oscar Wilde's play, "The Importance of Being Earnest were the four comedies performed in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky Dam Village State Park with Barbara Wetherby in the cast. Henry Ward was state parks commissioner.
- (Summer 1952) He was artistic director for the play, "Magnificent Obsession," in the Pioneer Playhouse theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (Summer 1952) He was artistic director for Leslie Bush-Fekete's play, "Heaven Can Wait," in the Pioneer Playhouse theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (1952) He was artistic director and played Mickey in the musical revue, "Four Daughters," in the Pioneer Playhouse Theatre production at the Kentucky State Hospital Campus on Shakertown Road in Danville, Kentucky. Charlotte Hutchison Henson was pianist. Dr. R.B. Ahrens was hospital director.
- (August and September 1953) He was artistic director for the plays, "Soldier's Wife;" A Play for Mary;" "Edwina Black" and Noel Coward's play, "Private Lives," in Sunday nights in the Pioneer Playhouse of Kentucky production at the special services in the Armored Center at Fort Knox.
- (June 8, 1953) He was artistic director for the Pioneer Playhouse of Kentucky opened at Sunnyside Clubhouse on Stanford Road in Danville, Kentucky.
- (August 9, 1953) He was artistic director for the play, "Oliver, Oliver," in the Pioneer Playhouse of Kentucky production at the special services in the Armored Center at Fort Knox.
- (1952 and 1957) He was artistic director. The Pioneer Players performed in an old dining area at the Kentucky Dam Village; under a rain shelter at the My Old Kentucky Home State Park; on a rooftop over a restaurant at Cumberland Falls; in the parking lot at Pine Mountain State Park and a small dining room at the Natural Bridge State Park.
- (June 16, 1953) He was artistic director. Pioneer Playhouse of Kentucky opened with two separate casts to tour eight locations over a two months period with nine plays presented at each of five cities, with two state parks and the eight at Renfro Valley. The cities were Danville; Louisville; Lexington; Frankfort and Somerset. The parks were Cumberland Falls and Natural Bridge.
- (1954) He was artistic director for the play, "Miranda the Mermaid," once in Danville and three nights at the Cumberland Falls Park in Kentucky.
- (1953) He attended the American National Theatre Association conference in Cincinatti, Ohio.
- (1955) He was artistic director. Ian Kirk was a director at the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, Kentucky. Each play opened for two nights in Danville; then went for one night stands in Frankfort; Louisville; Renfro Valley; Natural Bridge; Somerset and following three nights in Cumberland Falls with a final night in Lexington, Kentucky.
- (1956) He was artistic director. Cecil Willis and Dick Waters were directors for the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, Kentucky. Cast A and Cast. Each play opened in Danville for three nights and then went on tour for one night stage performances in Frankfort; Natural Bridge; Lexington; Somerset and closed with three nights at Cumberland Falls. When Cast A started on tour, the show for Cast B opened in Danville, Kentucky.
- (1958) He played Thomas Lincoln in "Lincoln Sesquicentennial," at the Pioneer Playhouse of Kentucky in Danville, Kentucky.He was artistic director.
- (June 18 to August 24,1957) He was artistic director for N. Richard Nash's play, "The Rainmaker," in the Pioneer Playhouse of Kentucky production at the Cumberland Falls State Park. The play opened for three nights (Tuesday; Wednesday and Thursday) in Danville and moved to Cumberland Falls State Park for Friday and Saturday performances. Fred Scott Downing was loader.
- (1966) He was artistic director and his play, "Look Forward to Yesterday," at the Pioneer Playhouse of Kentucky in Danville, Kentucky. Stevelyn Ausley and Jim Gaskin were composers.
- (1961) He was artistic director for Irving Strouse's play, "Waiting for the Blue Bird," at the Pioneer Playhouse of Kentucky in Danville, Kentucky.
- (1966) He was artistic director for the play, "Is Love Everything?," at the Pioneer Playhouse of Kentucky in Danville, Kentucky with Connie Phelps in the cast.
- (1962) Bo Hopkins and Lee Majors were at the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, Kentucky. He was artistic director.
- (1960) He was artistic director for Francoise Sagan's play, "Chateau en Suede (Chateau in Sweden)," in a world premiere production at the Pioneer Playhouse of Kentucky in Danville, Kentucky.
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