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Building an Empire: A.C. Petersen at Playhouse on Park
Dates: 5/31/2026
📍 Theatre: Playhouse on Park
Playhouse on Park
244 Park Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
Phone: 8605235900
Tickets: $18.50
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Drawing from Petersen family archives and new research, Chuck Coursey, host and producer of West Hartford’s history podcast Troutbrook Tales, and Mary Donohue, West Hartford Town Historian, share the history of Danish immigrant Andrew C. Petersen’s dairy empire. The lecture will be held in the former milk delivery truck garage, now the Playhouse on Park Theater. And ice cream is included courtesy of the A.C. Petersen Restaurant next door!
100% of proceeds benefit Playhouse on Park!
HOSTS:
CHUCK COURSEY, Host, Trout Brook Tales - Chuck serves as Chair of the WH Arts Commission, Vice Chair of the WH Chamber of Commerce, and Trustee of the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History. He is also an emeritus board member of Playhouse on Park, a former West Hartford Town Councilor and Deputy Mayor.
MARY DONOHUE, West Hartford Historian - Donohue is an award-winning author, architectural historian, and preservationist. She is the executive producer and host of Grating the Nutmeg, the podcast of Connecticut history.
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Playhouse on Park is at 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT.
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A Year With Frog and Toad (06/03/26-06/03/26)
Playhouse on Park's Comedy Night Series (05/30/26-05/30/26)
A Year With Frog and Toad (05/23/26-06/06/26)
Panel Discussion: When Creativity Clashes with Fact: How do you know when the truth is true? (04/28/26-04/28/26)
The Lifespan of a Fact (04/15/26-05/03/26)
The Mountaintop (03/04/26-03/22/26)
Playhouse on Park's Comedy Night Series (02/14/26-02/14/26)
Gutenberg! The Musical! (01/21/26-02/08/26)
What shows are coming up next at Playhouse on Park?
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