ICEHOUSE THEATRE: A HISTORY OF PASSION & PERSISTENCE

It began as many great things do, with a small group of devotees.   A woman who apparently wouldn’t take no for an answer, founding president Celia Clafin, detailed the history making Mount Dora's IceHouse Theatre a reality. 

In 1948, land located where Mount Dora Boating Center sits today,  became destined for the city's community theater.  The IceHouse Players Theatre was obligated for $100 monthly rent for an old ice plant building which sat vacant since the advent of refrigeration.  The re-purposed ice house was so close to the railroad tracks that performers had to pause until the train passed.  Read more