It’s back! The most requested play the Grand Marais Playhouse has ever performed…The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! Just in time to put us in the spirit of Christmas. This play tells the story of the Herdmans—six delinquent children who go to church for the first time after being told that they could get some snacks at church. They wind up... READ MORE >
How did the Arrowhead Center for the Arts (ACA) come to be? Since becoming a part of the Grand Marais Playhouse Board, I have often wondered about the relationship between the Playhouse, the ACA, the school and the community. Here’s what I learned. In the early 1990s, the Playhouse was looking for another location as it was housed in a... READ MORE >
Ghosts, goblins, witches… haunted houses! Yikes, what have we gotten into now? Grand Marais Playhouse is sponsoring—along with additional help from KIDS Plus, Community Education, Cook County Extension, and ISD #166 Middle School Student Council— a haunted house for some Halloween/ fall fun this month. The Playhouse is donating use of equipment, lighting and sound, as well as a few... READ MORE >
Despite the fact that we have been celebrating our 40th anniversary this past year, attendance for the Grand Marais Playhouse productions this summer has been down. Does this spell gloom and doom for the Playhouse? We don’t think so, but we will be focusing on what we can do to continue to keep our Playhouse afloat and to meet the... READ MORE >
Things are never quiet at the Grand Marais Playhouse and summer finds us scrambling to get everything done. Treasure Island just finished its run last weekend and now we are getting ready for the upcoming summer productions. Cole Porter’s You Never Know is next on the agenda with opening weekend July 29-August 1 and again on the following weekend. You... READ MORE >
I know I’m going—going where, you say? To the summer season of plays at the Grand Marais Playhouse! The little ditty “I know I’m going” is on the buttons we are giving away as a way to promote our 40th season. Would you like a button? Just ask a Playhouse board member or stop by the Playhouse to pick one... READ MORE >
A little more than two weeks and the story of Treasure Island will come alive at the Grand Marais Playhouse. Director Sue Hennessy told me “It is certain this show will be worth your money.” I cannot wait to see this show and I plan on attending several times! The past few columns of Backstage Buzz have attempted to give... READ MORE >
Grand Marais Playhouse is a major hub of activity this month. First up, Theater Sports at 7p.m. on March 16 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. This is improvisational theater with a competitive sports angle. Audience participation is very important. The public is invited to come cheer on the high school students as they perform in this show. Thisevent... READ MORE >
Ahoy, mates! Pirates, ships, daggers, intrigue, adventure… Grand Marais Playhouse presents Treasure Island as its community youth production this season. This classic will be performed on April 22-25, April 29-May 2, and again in the summer from June 24-27 and July 1-4. Treasure Island promises to be a grand production in the Playhouse’s 40th Anniversary season. Written by Robert Louis... READ MORE >
Wandering into the Grand Marais Playhouse one Tuesday afternoon, I sat down and ended up laughing myself silly! High school students were on the stage speaking “gibberish.” Gibberish? A language of its own—a way of communicating with sounds, voice inflections and one’s body. I had come to watch the rehearsal for Cook County High School’s One-Act play, which as of... READ MORE >
