Central Kentucky's Pioneer Playhouse matriarch remembered as energetic, passionate theater lover

The matriarch of Danville’s famed Pioneer Playhouse is being remembered as a woman who helped keep the outdoor theater going for much of its nearly 75-year history. Charlotte Henson died February 13^th. She was 93. Former Danville Mayor Mike Perros said he met her more than 50 years ago, when he was 10. He said until recently, she was still traveling to New York City to help pick out plays.

“And of course, she would read the scripts, and if she didn't particularly like that script, she would, she would say, No, we're not doing that. And that was that.”