The Grand Marais Playhouse is in full swing preparing for the summer! The plays are in rehearsal and the crew is assembled and working on the productions. This year Sue Hennessy will be assisted by a team familiar to the theater community, led by Jackson Nickolay as assistant technical director and Administrative Assistant Maria Nickolay as the backstage coordinator. Sarah... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais Playhouse held its annual award ceremony last Saturday honoring the high school seniors who have made significant contributions to the local theater community. Every year the Playhouse awards deserving high school seniors with “Commitment To Excellence in Theater Arts” awards. Each senior receives an award, name on the plaque in the Arrowhead Center for the Arts lobby... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais Playhouse opens its 43rd season on April 25 with the production First Baptist of Ivy Gap by Ron Osborne. A Samuel French publisher describes this entertaining production this way: “During WWII, six women gather at the church to roll bandages and plan the church’s 75th anniversary. Overseeing things is Edith (Sarah Larsen), the pastor’s wise-cracking wife who... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais Playhouse has begun its 43rd season with rehearsals for First Baptist of Ivy Gap, a poignant comedy by Ron Osborne. The cast includes Adrianna Berglund, Brenna Hay, Cailin Carpenter, Sarah Larsen, Mara MacDonell, and Michaela Peterson. The play is directed by Sue Hennessy with Cy Fortunato as stage manager and Emma Bradley as costume designer. The play... READ MORE >
Ten Cook County High School students participated in the One Act Play this year. The show was We’re Not Making This Play Up—Honest by Bradley Walton. The play is a comedy about the backstage crew and some extras forced onstage in front of an audience to perform a play when all but one of the actors gets sick. Grand Marais... READ MORE >
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... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais Playhouse’s youth/community musical Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood wraps up this weekend, to the relief of some enthusiastic but tired children and their equally enthusiastic—but likely more tired—parents. Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood is a rocking musical by Charlie Lovett. Music and lyrics are by Bill Francoeur. The play takes place in the 1950s—hula-hoops are in high demand, and... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais Playhouse is rehearsing for Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood. This is a 1950s take on the classic fairy tale. The cast has students from grade one to adults. It’s very funny and for adults there are memorable references to the ‘50s in music, song and TV shows! Doo-Wop Wed Widing Hood was written by Charlie Lovett, with music... READ MORE >
September has arrived and the Playhouse summer season closed with a successful run of The Kitchen Witches. The success of any show or any season depends on many things but mostly it thrives through the support of the community. This summer more than 50 volunteers freely gave some of their daylight hours to create living art for us all. The... READ MORE >
The final show of the summer season moved onto the Arrowhead Center for the Arts stage Monday. The Kitchen Witches by Caroline Smith opens August 23. The play is a hilarious comedy that won the Samuel French Canadian Play contest in 2005. Isobel Lomax (played by Grace Bushard) and Dolly Biddle (played by Marcia Hyatt) are two “mature” cable-access cooking... READ MORE >
