The Grand Marais Playhouse is proud to present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The classic story tells of Belle (Amelia Roth), a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast (Aliya Marxen), who is a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end, and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he will be doomed for all eternity.
Also caught in the spell is his entire household! All the servants are slowly transforming into household objects, like Lumiere (Aurora Schelmeske) who is a candlestick, Cogsworth (Robin Henrickson) who is a clock, Mrs. Potts (Jaymie Kirk), a teapot, Chip her son (Amy Carpenter) a teacup, Babette (Izy Sparks) a feather duster, and many other wonderful characters played by Dominic Wilson, Yvonne Block, Abbey Stoddard, Tyler Hamrick, Saira Smith, Bryn Fitzgerald- Wells, Alice Koster, Greta Roth, Kylie Viren, Hannah Vanderheiden, Sam Kern, Ella Hedstrom, Elsa Garry, Karina Roth, and Sylvia Berka.
A wide and varied cast of characters will present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on the weekends of Jan. 26-29 and Feb. 3-5. The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. Aurora Schelmeske, above, portrays Lumiere (a candlestick); other household objects featured in the production include a teacup and teapot, a clock and a feather duster.
The performances are Jan. 26-29 and Feb. 3-5 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts, Thursday through Saturday 7 p.m. and Sundays 2 p.m. (note there will not be an evening performance on Thursday, Feb. 2). Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for everyone under 18. Friday, Jan. 27 is Food Shelf Friday where if you bring $10 of food or cash for the food shelf, you can get a free ticket with the purchase of another of the same value. Sunday, Jan. 29 is a donation at the door; pay any amount for your ticket. (Online sales for donation day are regular price.)
There will be an interest meeting for the Summer Theater Festival on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. at the ACA. Anyone interested in performing in the musical or the comedy is strongly encouraged to attend. The shows will be determined, in part, by the people who commit to the show. Rehearsals will begin in the spring with a performance from mid-July to mid-Aug. Actors receive a stipend for participation in the summer festival.
The next production of the Grand Marais Playhouse will be Disney’s The Lion King Experience. We will begin in February with 18 sessions of the art of theater from concept to design to production. We will culminate our course work with the production of Disney’s The Lion King JR. for grades 3-9. Workshops and rehearsals will be Monday – Thursday from 3:30- 5:30 p.m. Community members of all ages are welcome to participate in the workshops.
More information will be coming as it is available on our website grandmaraisplayhouse.com or by calling (218) 387-1284 x 2. or email playhouse@boreal.org. Office hours are Monday and Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. located in the ACA.
Grand Marais Playhouse Artistic Director Sue Hennessy provides this behind-the-scenes look at Grand Marais Playhouse activities.
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