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Opening Night LbNA #28238

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jan 10, 2006
Location:
City:Moline
County:Rock Island
State:Illinois
Boxes:1
Planted by:bigpurplefoot
Found by: Fuzzy bunny
Last found:Aug 6, 2009
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Jan 10, 2006
Playcrafters was formed in1929 and for three decades they performed in whatever facility they could get their hands on. In 1958, Dr. William Otis gave Playcrafters the dairy barn from the Deere Experimental Farm that was built in 1914, and had sat unused for 25 years on his property on the south side of Moline. He charged $1 a year for the land. Playcrafters had indeed inherited a "barn" in every sense of the word! Three feet of compacted manure lined the floor, and above in the loft where the theater is now located were several inches of pigeon droppings. Harvey the goat, Frank the police dog, and Herman the horse, along with 350 cattle grazing the pastures surrounding the barn (now a flourishing residential neighborhood) bore witness to the determination of Playcrafters to turn this barn into one of the finest community theaters in the Midwest.

This letter box commemorates my directing debut at Playcrafters. Stangers on a Train opens Jan 12 2007 (visit www.playcrafters.com for ticket information, upcoming shows, and directions to the Barn) and this hand carved stamp brings two of my favorite hobbies together –theater and letterboxing. (it is also a variation of the logo for Stangers on a Train.)

You search begins at the front doors of Playcrafter Barn Theater. Face the front doors and you can see the outlines of the tragedy and comedy masks. Proceed around the building to your left. You will pass a total of three fire escape staircases. As you walk to the back of the building you will see more remnants of the Experimental Farm. Continue around the building, past a green garden hose (yes it stays out all winter) and soon you will see two large rocks and several smaller rocks. What you seek is hidden there.

This is a minimal box, bring your own stamp pad and pen. Please rehide the box well.