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The Grand Marais Playhouse’s production of We Happy Few by Imogen Stubbs continues this weekend with performances Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and the final performance on Sunday at 2 p.m. The play has been receiving rave reviews from last weekend’s performances. Some folks have even come twice! The play is an uplifting, touching and often hilarious story of... READ MORE >

We Happy Few and The Thank You Bar

Change is in the air! The Grand Marais Playhouse is busy planning many projects for the coming months to keep all theater enthusiasts happy! The next production will be the play We Happy Few by Imogene Stubbs. It is a fictionalized account of a real touring group of women (The Osiris Players) that presented the great works of Shakespeare to... READ MORE >

Playhouse to offer lots of nonsense in Summer Theater Festival

The Grand Marais Playhouse has shifted into high gear! The casts of Nunsense: The Mega Musical and Nana’s Naughty Knickers are busy learning their parts, set designs are finished, ready for the crews to begin, props and costumes are being found and created! More than 25 community members are already at work making theater happen once again in Grand Marais.... READ MORE >

Summer brings repertory comedy to Grand Marais Playhouse

The Grand Marais Playhouse is very excited to announce the 2014 Summer Theater Festival! Mark your calendar for these two repertory theater productions. Nunsense: The Mega Musical. Book, Music and Lyrics by Dan Goggin The bigger and better version of the original Off- Broadway hit is packed with laughter, song and dance. The sisters of Mount Saint Helen of Hoboken,... READ MORE >

Calling all hands for Summer Theater Festival

The Grand Marais Playhouse is gearing up for the 2014 Summer Theater Festival. It begins on April 21 and 22 with two meetings for any interested performers (actors, singers, musicians). The festival includes a comedy and a musical that play in repertory on weekends from July 17 – August 10. The meeting on Monday, April 21 at 7 p.m. at... READ MORE >

Grand Marais Playhouse presents Our Town and more

The Grand Marais Playhouse is proud to present Our Town by Thornton Wilder March 6-9! Show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 adults and $5 students under 18. Tickets are available on-line at www.grandmaraisplayhouse.com or at the door. Sunday is donation day. Pay any amount for your ticket! On... READ MORE >

One Act wins second at subsections

The Cook County High School One-Act took an impressive second place at subsections on Feb. 1, 2014. The cast of The Undercurrent did not place in the top two to continue on to state, but they performed at their very best at the section competition on Feb. 8. Congratulations to Cy Fortunato, Selien Morowitz, Mikala Schliep, Emma Nalezny, Sam Kern,... READ MORE >

Playhouse season begins with One Act Play competition

It’s January and that means a group of Cook County High School students is in rehearsal for the High School One Act Competition! This year the One Act Play is The Undercurrent. This play is about Annie Fishyer, whose tyrannical father comes near to wrecking her life and happiness. A tense and dramatic story reveals the very human characteristics of... READ MORE >

Summer not over yet at Grand Marais Playhouse

The Grand Marais Playhouse is winding down the 2013 Grand Marais Summer Theater Festival with the final performances of The Odd Couple (Female Version) on Thursday, Aug. 8 and Saturday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. and Church Basement Ladies on Friday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. Tickets are still available for all performances.... READ MORE >

Summer Theater Festival begins July 19

The Grand Marais Playhouse will open the Grand Marais Summer Theater Festival on July 19 with the production of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple (Female Version). The cast includes Kerri Bilben, Yvonne Block, Julie Fredlund, Jane Gellner, Gerry Grant, Erin Larsen, Jack Nickolay and Jason Winters. The Odd Couple (Female Version) by Neil Simon runs July 19, 21, 25, 27,... READ MORE >