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Hickory Community Theatre named Business Well Crafted Award recipient; celebrates volunteers and historic home

Hickory Community Theatre Interview · January 16, 2026
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John Rambo, managing director of Hickory Community Theatre, described the nonprofit's history, programming and facilities as the organization is recognized with the Business Well Crafted Award; the theatre produces nine shows per season in two venues inside a former City Hall.

John Rambo, managing director of Hickory Community Theatre, said the nonprofit was chosen as this year’s recipient of the Business Well Crafted Award and highlighted the organization’s history and community role.

Founded from a group of local actors who began reading plays, the theatre launched fuller productions and its first full season in October 1949, Rambo said. He credited then-recreation director Kaye Johnson with organizing the group into formal productions and said the organization now…

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