Postmark LaFollette presents the play Letterbox II

The curtain is pulled at 7pm Friday with doors opening at 6:15pm at PML in the old post office

LAFOLLETTE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- Postmark LaFollette is presenting its second play of the year, “The Letter Box II” in November.  The first performance is tonight.

The production will be show on:

NOVEMBER 8, 9 AND 10
NOVEMBER 15, 16, 17
Friday and Saturday evening performances are at 7 p.m. 
Sunday performances are at 2 p.m.
Doors open 45 minutes before the performance starts
Tickets are $15 a piece
Tickets can be purchased in the Postmark Lafollette Co-op shop during the following open hours:
 Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Or at:

The play is locally written and tells the story of families and individuals that lived in Lafollette and Campbell County during the World War II era, and is hosted by the ghost of Irene Miller, the first postmaster of the building.

The Old Lafollette Post Office was built in 1932-1934 and was constructed by the Works Progress Administration, A New Deal Program for workers during the Great Depression.  Irene Miller, the first Postmaster, was also the first female in Tennessee to have this position, which she held for over nineteen years.  The building is now owned by the Lafollette Housing Authority and Postmark leases the building to provide artistic and cultural outreach in the community.  Programs include enrichment, art camps, music lessons, an arts and crats co-op, STEM Saturdays for students, painting classes, and theatre.

The original play “The Letterbox – Please Forward” captures the stories of events in people’s lives that were written in letters that passed through the post office.  Postmark has produced 5 plays that were all original scripts from local writers, produced locally and  using the talents of local actors and crews.

Letter Box II continues to bring additional stories of the lives and losses of local heroes and everyday people about the events they experienced in the late 1940’s.  Theatregoers will recognize some to the characters and learn about others they likely don’t know that sacrificed their lives for this country and this community. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-11/08/2024-6AM)