In 1966, a 71-year-old woman donated nearly 100 acres of her Virginia farm and money for an amphitheatre; the land became America's only national park dedicated to the performing arts
- Wolf Trap remains the only national park in the United States devoted to the performing arts, advancing the concept Shouse first put forth more than six decades agoBefore it became a stage beneath the stars, Wolf Trap was simply a Virginia farm.
- But in the 1960s, one woman had a very different dream for the land: a place where music, theater and the performing arts could be part of America’s national park system.
- Meet Catherine Filene Shouse, a prominent Washington arts advocate and a political insider.
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- Wolf Trap remains the only national park in the United States devoted to the performing arts, advancing the concept Shouse first put forth more than six decades agoBefore it became a stage beneath the stars, Wolf Trap was simply a Virginia farm.
- But in the 1960s, one woman had a very different dream for the land: a place where music, theater and the performing arts could be part of America’s national park system.
- Meet Catherine Filene Shouse, a prominent Washington arts advocate and a political insider.
Sources: Times of India