The Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope has played an outsized role in American entertainment.
For decades, actors have stepped onto the stage at Bucks County Playhouse early in their careers, long before wider audiences knew their names.
Many went on to become some of the most recognizable figures in film and television. The building that made it all possible has been standing since 1790, when it was built as a grist mill on the banks of the Delaware River…