Never Stop Talking: A Ragtime Review

by | Feb 27, 2017 | Blog

Ragtime is set to hit the stage at Grand Rapids Civic Theatre.  Whether you’ve seen it before or not, you’re not going to want to miss it this time around! If you are new to Grand Rapids then I will let you in on a well-known secret– Grand Rapids Civic Theatre...

Selecting a Season: An Interview on Who, How and Why

by | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog

How does Grand Rapids Civic Theatre decide to perform Holes, Ragtime, and Thoroughly Modern Millie? Are shows randomly selected? Do they go through an evaluation process? Civic Theatre’s Selection Committee is responsible for crafting a selection of plays each season....

An Interview With Guest Director, Tom Kaechele

by | Jan 16, 2017 | Blog

The telling of the period piece, The Philadelphia Story, began nearly 30 years ago for Tom Kaechele.  At the beginning of graduate school, Tom first planted his roots in the scene shop.  The Philadelphia Story was his first play as a college grad student and where he...

The Women of The Philadelphia Story

by | Jan 3, 2017 | Blog

The Philadelphia Story unfolds in 1939 and follows wealthy Philadelphia heiress, Tracy Lord, over the twenty-four hours before her second wedding. Tracy has lived a mostly charmed existence, but the Lords start to feel the heat when tabloid magazine Destiny reporter,...

More than a Show: A Family Memory for all Time

by | Dec 13, 2016 | Blog

While you know us for great productions, the heart of our theatre is so much more. For one family, our recent production of Sister Act was more than a show. After her brother’s illness and subsequent passing, Nancy Dodge found the restorative and re-energizing...