The Grand Marais Playhouse ended its 42nd season on a great note! Doo- Wop Wed Widing Hood was well performed by all 62 actors and audiences loved it. Over 750 tickets were sold for this community youth production. The Playhouse will be able to pay its rent to the school district again this year. Woo-hoo!
Thanks to the grants from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Arrowhead Electric Cooperative and the donation of fabric from Gale Hedstrom, each of the girls was allowed to keep her 1950s-style poodle skirt and those who didn’t wear one on stage were given one.
Still available for purchase from the Wed Widing Hood set is one soda fountain table and stool set and two individual stools from the set. The funky soda fountain furniture is available for purchase “as is.”
Photo CDs of the show will be available next week from the Playhouse office between 1-3 p.m. for all cast members. If those times don’t work for pick up, please schedule another time with Sue.
The Grand Marais Playhouse’s latest production Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood was a roaring success, thanks in large part to the cute and talented chorus decked out in ‘50s style scarves and poodle skirts.
Looking ahead
The 2013 calendar dates have been set and plays are being narrowed down. Dates are being finalized for bringing The Kitchen Witches back for dinner theater at Harbor Light Supper Club this winter. Stay tuned for more information soon.
The dates for the regular season are April 25, 26, 28 (not the 27, there will be a concert that evening) and May 2 – 5 for the Cook County High School/ community play. Auditions will be Feb. 11.
A Murder Mystery Dinner Theater will be offered at Harbor Light Supper Club on June 27 – 30 and July 4 – 7. Auditions are May 7. There may be a guest director for this production.
A summer repertory consisting of a musical and a comedy will be performed June 18 – 20, 25-28, Aug. 1-4 and 8-10. Audition dates to be determined.
Making everyone laugh was Sam Sietsema as “Loud Prince Frank.” He successfully met the challenges set before him by the Evil Queen and won the chance to woo Little Red Riding Hood, played by Hazel Oberholtzer.
There will also be a comedy Aug. 29 – Sept. 1 and 5-8. There will be a guest director for this production. Specific titles for the wonderful 43rd season will be announced soon.
Ticket vouchers in any combination for the 2013 season are available for holiday giving by calling (218)387-1284 ext. 2. Leave a message to arrange purchase of the gift of theater for the 2013 season.
Grand Marais Playhouse Artistic Director Sue Hennessy provides this behind-thescenes look at Grand Marais Playhouse activities.
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