May 8, 2002

Paul Bunyan Playhouse theater facing new theater competition

Tom Robertson - Reporter, Michael Grittner - Interviewee, Karen Millar-Moe - Interviewee, Doug Peterson - Interviewee, John Zacher - Interviewee

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Mainstreet Radio’s Tom Robertson reports on The Paul Bunyan Playhouse in Bemidji, the longest continuously running summer stock theater company in Minnesota. In recent years, it's fallen on tough financial times with trouble filling seats.

Playhouse officials say part of the problem has been a sluggish economy and fewer tourists. But the arts organization is also facing competition from several new theater companies.

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