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All of our shows are at Benton Hall with the exception of: 

Tom Dooley A Wilkes County Legend - Late June & Early July and 

Moonshine and Thunder - The Junior Johnson Story - Mid October 

These two shows are performed at Forest Edge Amphitheatre located in Fort Hamby Park, Hwy 421 North in Wilkesboro, NC on South Recreation Road. 

** Please check home page for dates during the months listed above.

Directions to Benton Hall

North from Boone

421 south to wilkesboro, turn left onto 421 business at stoplight and follow D Street until it deadends at Benton Hall

From Winston Salem or Interstate 77

Follow 421 north to NC 115 North Wilkesboro exit. Turn right and follow highway 115 approximately 3 miles to highway 268. Turn left and go 2 blocks to 3rd street and turn right, then right on D street


From Charlotte, NC

I-77 north to 421 north. Follow 421 north to highway 115, exit right and then follow the above directions.

From Lenoir or Taylorsville

Come into Wilkesboro on highway 16/18. Exit right onto highway 421 towards Winston Salem and go to the second exit which is the highway 115 North Wilkesboro exit. Turn left and follow highway 115 approximately 3 miles to highway 268. Turn left and go 2 blocks to 3rd street and turn right, then right on D street


Wilkes Playmakers Inc. is proud to be a part of Wilkes County Theatre and North Carolina Community Theatre. We're also proud of our yearly production of Tom Dooley: A Wilkes County Legend, the cornerstone of Wilkes County Theatre. Tom Dooley memorabilia such as T-shirts, the book and the soundtrack to the pay are for sale on this site.

Wilkes Playmakers has been a part of Wilkes County Theatre and North Carolina Community Theatre since 1990. The organization is committed to expanding both the availability of and interest in the arts and drama in the Wilkes region of Northwestern North Carolina. The Wilkes Playmakers home is Benton Hall, which is the old North Wilkesboro elementary school located at 300 D Street, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

People nationwide have been fascinated and intrigued with the Tom Dooley story for over a century. The murder of Laura Foster in the Elkville community, now known as Ferguson, in North Carolina was one of the nation’s first highly publicized crimes of passion. Tom Dooley hanged for the crime but many questions were left unanswered. The Kingston Trio catapulted Tom Dooley to fame again in the 1960’s with the song “Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley”. Visitors still travel from far and wide to visit the graves and tour the countryside where the story took place.