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Tennessee Tapestry
Johnson County made news across the state with its
vital and creative role in the Tennessee bicentennial celebration.
The county commissioners asked each individual community in Johnson
County to celebrate the Tennessee bicentennial by 1) devising a
community-centered project; and 2) by completing one major
improvement that would enhance the life of the community.
One such project was "Tennessee Tapestry," a musical
drama depicting the history of Johnson County from the time of
Daniel Boone to the present. The play, which was performed several
times during 1996, is now being revived for performance annually
following the original 1996 performance at the Tennessee
bicentennial celebration. The first act, dealing with the history
of Tennessee as a whole, has been dropped in favor of the second
act, which is being revised with more dialog, more music, and more
local history focusing solely on Johnson County. The East Tennessee
State University Drama Department is assisting local and county
groups in the production. As a further cultural enrichment, a
"drama swap" with other eastern counties is planned for the
future.
The associated major improvement was beginning a
fund, with a $10,000 downpayment, to undertake the restoration of
the old Johnson County High School auditorium; a Johnson County
Auditorium Renovation Committee made up of local leaders is now in
place, and plans for the restoration are underway.
Project documentation comprises a report on
"Tennessee Tapestry" and the Johnson County High School Auditorium
Renovation, a typescript of Act II of the play "Tennessee Tapestry"
and a program from a 1996 performance, fifteen 8 x 10 photographs,
information on Johnson County's Flag commemorating Tennessee's
Bicentennial, a 1996 Johnson County calendar, and sheet music for
the song "First Sunrise in Tennessee."
Originally submitted by: William L. Jenkins, Representative, (1st District).
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