{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Theater in rural Appalachian Virginia brings regional themes to the stage","publication_date":"March 14, 2023","summary":"Barter Theatre, which opened during the Great Depression and is thriving 90 years later, is known for bringing regional themes to its rural Appalachian stage. Jeffrey Brown visited Abingdon, Virginia, to show the changing face of the area for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2023\/03\/dded3497ba15f648f6163eda40b56c46-theater-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}