Finished in 1910, the Carriage House is no stranger to adaptive use. Originally built to house horses and carriages, the Carriage House served as temporary home for the Kendrick Family while the main house was being completed. The structure was easily converted: the carriage room (current stage and seating area) served as a living room; the hay loft (costume storage and make-up rooms) and two of the horse stalls (backstage area) were used as bedrooms; another horse stall (nearest the entrance) housed a small kitchen; the chicken coop (ticket office) was put into service as a guest bedroom.

After the family moved out in 1913, the Carriage House was used to house the family’s first automobiles (two 1912 Cadillacs), plus a pair of riding horses used by Manville and Rosa-Maye Kendrick. It continued to serve as a garage and storage area until 1979, when the Sheridan Civic Theatre Guild took it over and created the 88-seat performance space you enjoy today. Combined with generous support of local theatre-lovers, the ongoing partnership between the Civic Theatre Guild and the State of Wyoming ensures that the Carriage House Theatre will continue to thrive well into the future.