The Grand Marais Playhouse is excited to present the Grand Marais Summer Theater Festival.
The Game’s Afoot (murder mystery farce) and The Pajama Game (classic American musical) will play in repertory weekends July 20 – Aug. 13, Thursday – Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. (except for Sunday, Aug. 6 at 3 p.m. following the parade).
The Game’s Afoot opened July 20 and The Pajama Game opens July 21.
All performances are at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts, 51 W. 5th St., Grand Marais. Tickets are $20 adults and $10 youth under 18. Buy a ticket to both shows and save $5.
Advance tickets are available at grandmaraisplayhouse.com.
The first two Fridays will be Food Shelf Fridays. Bring $20 of food or cash for the local food shelf and get one ticket free with the purchase of another of the same value.
Above: The Game’s Afoot is a fast-paced murder mystery farce directed by Carrie Nath. Starring in this fun-filled play are, L-R: Jane Gellner, Kevin Kager, Jan Healy, Aliya Marxen, Rose Arrowsmith Decoux, Sam Seitsema, Gary Latz, and Diane Stoddard. Right: The Pajama Game is going to be performed first on Friday, July 21 at the Arrowhead Center for Arts. The show will be performed by a local cast of talented actors and actresses and is directed by Sue Hennessy. The cast from L-R: Susan Bragstad, Thomas Stamps, John Bragstad, Karina Roth, Mark Abrahamson, Hilja Iverson, Louise Reavis, Karen Blackburn, and Kate Fitzgerald.
The first two Sundays will be Donation Day—pay what you can for your ticket.
Specific show dates are available at grandmaraisplayhouse.com, on posters around the community, and in our ads in the Cook County News-Herald and Northern Wilds. Box office opens an hour before the show. General admission seating.
The Game’s Afoot is a hysterical farce that includes Shelrock Holmes, séances, murder, and many surprises, and was the winner of the 2012 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Awards for Best Play.
Directed by Carrie Nath, The Game’s Afoot cast includes Gary Latz, Rose Arrowsmith Decoux, Jane Gellner, Jan Healy, Kevin Kager, Sam Seitsema, and Diane Stoddard.
The Pajama Game was awarded the 1955 Tony for Best Musical and, over half a century later, claimed the award for Best Revival of a Musical, proving that the story is truly timeless. With an energetic score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (Damn Yankees), The Pajama Game is brimming with songs and dances that have become musical theater standards, including Hey There, Steam Heat and Hernando’s Hideaway.
Directed by Sue Hennessy, The Pajama Game cast includes Mark Abrahamson, John Bragstad, Susan Bragstad, Karen Blackburn, Kate Fitzgerald, Hilja Iverson, Thomas Stamps, Louise Reavis and Karina Roth with special guest appearance by Christine Curtis.
Grand Marais Playhouse Artistic Director Sue Hennessy provides this behind-the-scenes look at Grand Marais Playhouse activities.
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