Shelby County Community

Mr. Robert C. Shy was the driving force behind the formation of Shelby County Community Theatre. He, along with other interested community friends, worked until they saw the theatre become formally chartered on June 30, 1977. A successful first production, The Music Man , directed by Shy, was performed on the Shelby County High School stage in August 1977. The original Shelby County Community Theatre board of directors was William R. Hickman (president), Bruce Sweeney, Ryburn Weakley, Annabel Lewis, June G. Davis, and Carolyn Giltner. They began a friendship drive and fundraising activities to support The Music Man and subsequent productions. In 1978, the first children’s play, Reynard the Fox , was performed, paving the way for many successful productions by young people in the community.