Step Right Up! Step Right Up!
It was during that Great Depression in the United States when this historical theater, Barter Theater, opened its doors to the public as a venue for performances in Virginia Opera. It was all from the idea of one actor, Robert Porterfield, who was out of work then decided to consider the goods of farmers and the folks nearby as payment for the theater's shows. His goal was to provide laughter amidst the depression, knowing their financial incapacity to get a good laugh.
Today, since it started in 1933, this Virginia Opera theater survived the test of time and still is giving its folks good laughs, humors and any other kind of theatrical shows. Not only was it able to do that but it also paved the way for some famous actors today to their current glamorous stature.
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