Martin Ambrose

Martin Ambrose (1933-1999) was a musical theatre performer and folk singer, born and raised in Berea, Kentucky. He is most associated with Berea College, where he began his acting career in 1955 in "Wilderness Road," an outdoor musical drama by Paul Green. Ambrose subsequently performed for nine seasons in New York, in Broadway productions such as "Baker Street," "How Now, Dow Jones," "Jennie," and "Kean." He returned to Berea for the "Wilderness Road" production of 1972.