The Little Colonel Players was founded by a group involved with the Pewee Valley Women’s Club in 1956. There were several members, including Elsie Stanforth, who were interested in forming a theater group in the Pewee Valley area. They enlisted the support of Phil Hollenbach. Phil was active with the University of Louisville Little Theater and had the theatrical expertise that the group needed. The members had the interest, but Phil had the expertise to get things rolling.

The Little Colonel Playhouse is an older building, dating to the early 1900s. The bank note was paid off in 1978 with much celebration, and relief, for those who cosigned the LCP bank note, but renovations are continually needed to keep the Playhouse up to date and safe. In the mid-80s, air conditioning was added to increase comfort for our guests. The kitchen has undergone renovations several times, most recently in the late 90s. And in 2000 or so, we finally had to replace our aging sign. The old sign was quaint, with a wooden background and raised white wooden letters that set out from the background about six inches. Weather kept deteriorating the wooden letters. When one would rot enough to fall off, Bill Aiken would pick up the pieces and take them to one of our members, Paul Townsend. Paul is a local dentist and longtime member of LCP, but also an accomplished cabinet and furniture maker. He would take the old letter and use it as a guide to make LCP a new one, which Bill would reattach. Finally, time and weather caught up with the sign, and it was replaced with a more modern one that includes our logo. We freed up some time for Paul by replacing the sign.

This past year, in preparation for the 50th anniversary, LCP completely modernized the two bathrooms and did a major repair to the outside masonry, especially on the front of the building. The windowsills and steps leading into the building had deteriorated quite a bit. The long-delayed, but much-needed, repair was finally completed. We still have a long wish list of improvements and repairs that are necessary, but LCP will prioritize those needs and make updates as budget and time permits.