With its unique beginnings during the Great Depression, Barter Theatre, one of this nation’s oldest professional non-profit theatres, is located in beautiful historic Abingdon, Virginia. Barter Theatre is a theatre of firsts: one of this nation’s first professional regional theatres, the first professional theatre to be designated a state theatre – The State Theatre of Virginia and more. Today, Barter offers a variety of musicals, classics, comedies, dramas and new southern and Appalachian plays performed February – December yearly on two stages: Barter Theatre and Barter Stage II. Barter Theatre continues to be one of the nation’s most vibrant and exciting professional theatre experiences. Upcoming Shows: Shake, Rattle and Roll: A Rockin Tribute to the King August 20 – September 12; The Woman in Black September 3 – November 13; The Full Monty September 17 – November 13; Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily October 9 – November 13;  Where Trouble Sleeps October 9 – November 13; Its a Wonderful Life November 19 – December 26;  A Tuna Christmas November 23 – December 26.