Fall 2024 Events
Gentle Yoga • September • October • November • December • Past Events
Unless noted otherwise, please use the Contact Form on this website or call the Playhouse at (231) 894-0119 for additional information
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Yoga Guide »9:30 AM Mondays
Class fee is $10 and may be paid by cash, check, PayPal, or Venmo to the teacher guiding each session, with no advance registration required. A portion of the proceeds benefit the White Lake Youth Theatre. Arrive early to sign in and settle in on your first session.
| Gentle Yoga Our yoga sessions welcome yogis of all levels, and are completely beginner friendly! Class is $10 and students should arrive early for their first session to sign in and set up in the glass-encased lobby. Bring a water bottle (a water filling station is available onsite) and your mat and any props you may like, as none are available onsite. Follow the Yoga in White Lake Facebook page to stay up to date with our growing yoga community.
Our yoga instructors are
»Cindy Beth's Wednesday classes at The Playhouse are on hold. She will be teaching special events but not likely a weekly class. You may also click on her name to visit her Facebook page to check for updates.
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Saturday, September 14 10:00 am to 12:00 pm There will be a performance at noon by the WLYT students. Admission: Donation |
Choreographer Samantha Farrar returns for another one-day immersive to teach a fun and fabulous dance along to Disney's I just can't wait to be king! from The Lion King. For ages 5 to 15. Register for this workshop. Registration is $20 or pay what you can.
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Benefit Show Fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital Jeff Shults and company for this fantastic evening of music to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. All proceeds to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital Check out the fantastic line up
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You've never heard violin like this! The world's premier visionary violinist, Dixon's life mission is to inspire people, and he has done so at over 1,000 concerts across North America, including giving five TED talks/performances, over ten years at Burning Man and Electric Forest, plus radio, TV, and film appearances. A former technology leader and symphony violinist, Dixon walked away from a distinguished career to follow his dream full-time, and invented a whole new music genre. Dixon now improvises on a 5-string electric violin with a looping system he developed to create an all-live one-man symphony, guided by his remarkable personal story of life transformation.
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Friday, October 4 7:30 pm Tickets:
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Eyde Evans Hyde began her early vocal development in front of her bedroom mirror singing to Diana Ross records. Her love of music carried on through both high school choir and band, and ultimately into her college years when she majored in music. All while she was working on her Bachelor of Music Education degree, Edye was singing in commercial bands at night, often with her to-be husband Mike Hyde. During the years following, which included full-time employment as a K-12 music teacher and a college administrator, Edye was constantly gigging. Some highlights include: singing backup for actress Connie Stevens in Atlantic City; a four month club gig in Shanghai, China; performing as the opening act for Ray Charles in Grand Rapids; and headlining a jazz tour in Torino, Italy. She also became involved in theater, singing and acting in multiple West Michigan productions, a few of her favorites being Ain’t Misbehavin’, Dream Girls, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, and Ragtime. Motivated by this love of theater, Edye went on to form her own non-profit theater company Ebony Road Players which is still in operation today.
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The Playhouse at White Lake is thrilled to stage the world premiere of a new script for The Hobbit, based on the JRR Tolkien classic, and adapted and written members of White Lake Youth Theatre Council.
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Saturday, October 26 Doors open 30 minutes prior to shows Single Tickets:
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The Reluctant Dragon Have you ever been to a puppet show? If you answered NO, then it’s time for you to experience Don’t be fooled, Puppet Shows aren’t just for kids. Joey Emory’s adaptation of this show is sophisticated, creative, warm, and wonderfully engaging, and most importantly wonderful for every age. You and your entire family will love this amazing artful show. Joey Emory has been a member of both UNIMA International and Puppeteers Of America for over 55 years, and has been active in puppetry since the 1960’s. His My Air Productions has created hundreds of characters and shows that have entertained thousands of people since the 1980’s. His technical theater expertise has been utilized by performing troops throughout the world. You have to see this performance to truly realize the depth of this show for yourself.
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Friday, November 1 7:30 PM Tickets:
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When it comes to movers and shakers in the bluegrass world, Full Cord is a super-group on the rise. After winning the prestigious 2022 Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition in Colorado, the Michigan-based group followed that with another much-coveted honor when the International Bluegrass Music Association named Full Cord its “Momentum Award Band of the Year.”
The band’s debut album on Nashville’s Dark Shadow Recording released in November of 2023 and has maintained charting positions through the spring of 2024. Full Cord’s songwriting has reached a new “tipping point,” manager Katie Kirchner suggests, enhanced by the group’s vast repertoire and robust experience in numerous band projects over the years. And Oberlin insists the band is “just hitting its stride”—ready to follow in the footsteps of fellow Michigan bluegrass icons Billy Strings and Greensky Bluegrass as yet another star in the making.
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7:30 pm
Due to the continued illness of Peter Yarrow, we regret that this event has been cancelled. Ticket refunds are being processed. |
A concert by Pete Yarrow, today, is exciting, moving, and also entertaining, but it is also an event that follows in the tradition of his early mentors, The Weavers and Pete Seeger. Peter intentionally uses his music to create a community of acceptance from the stage, an “oasis of peace” as he calls it. His gift for songwriting has produced some of the most poignant songs Peter, Paul & Mary have recorded, including Puff, the Magic Dragon, Day is Done, Light One Candle, and The Great Mandala. As a member of the renowned musical trio, he has earned many gold and platinum albums, and has been awarded and nominated for numerous Grammys. “We’re part of a long train ride,” is the way Peter Yarrow visualizes the many events that have highlighted a career spanning more than five decades. With characteristic care, Yarrow places the success he’s had within a greater context, seeing his accomplishments as part of a tradition, to be credited as his inspiration and carried on. “When I was in high school,” he recalls, “I heard The Weavers at Carnegie Hall singing songs like If I Had a Hammer, Follow The Drinking Gourd, and Wasn’t That a Time. I was stunned by the extraordinary effect that music of conscience can have on people, particularly when they sing songs of conscience together.” That lesson launched Peter on a lifelong journey that is now, perhaps, in its most vital phase. Joining Peter will be Libby Glover and David Tamulevich performing as a duo Michigan’s own, Mustard’s Retreat. Their performances are always joyful and uplifting, as well as intelligent, thought provoking and insightful. They’ve recently begun referring to their career and touring as “Defiantly Hopeful.” In part due to their long career, but more as a statement about what the music has meant to them. “Folk music is, at its heart, defiantly hopeful!” Tamulevich says. “We came of age in the 60s, at the confluence of Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bob Dylan, and the singer/songwriter revolution. We care much more about what we do and stand for and finding that common ground with our audiences, than fame or money: this is our community of choice, and we consider ourselves so fortunate to be here.”
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The Playhouse Family Fun Performance Series Circus POP! The Giant Bubble Show
In this 60-minute spectacle, Logan Jimenez transforms ordinary bubbles into an unbelievaBUBBLE show. Audiences will be spellbound as Logan creates a bubble volcano that erupts bubbles, contorts himself through a tennis racket, places six people inside a single bubble, and creates a bubble snowman that flies over the audience. "This show is truly the only show of its type in the world today. ," said Logan Jimenez. "I can't wait to share this magical journey with the audience. It doesn’t matter if you are 2 or 102, you love bubbles. And I guarantee you have never seen bubbles like this before.” Tickets are now available for the premiere of The Giant Bubble Show. Most shows sell out. Experience Circus Pop! The Giant Bubble Show and Logan Jimenez with an enchanting journey into the world of bubbles, where laughter, magic, and the sheer delight of live performance await you at The Playhouse.
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10:00 am to 12:00 pm There will be a performance at noon by the WLYT students. Admission: Pay What You Can (suggested $20) |
Choreographer Lauren Sawson returns for another one-day immersive to teach a fun and fabulous dance along to an adventurous and hero-inspired tune. Tune not yet released. For ages 5 to 15. Register for this workshop. Registration is $20 or pay what you can.
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Thu, Dec 5 Postponed due to weather |
The White Lake Dramatic Club will be hosting another Playreading Night at the the theatre. All community members interested in the club and who want to have a role in the play please RSVP to Beth Beaman, Managing Director, by using the Contact Form on this website.
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Doors open at 3:30 pm Tea Service at 4:00 pm Tickets Space is Limited to 80 Guests
| Celebrate Jane Austen's Birthday
Whether you are a fan of her books or came to love Jane Austen through one of the movie adaptations of her works, we invite you to join us for an enchanting afternoon tea celebrating Jane Austen's birthday. While Regency-era attire is encouraged, it’s not required. Please bring a wrapped book to exchange with fellow guests; this book does not have to be new, in fact dog-eared tomes are preferred. Enjoy a delightful English tea service, engaging trivia, followed by a screening of the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice. Space is limited, so please purchase your tickets early. You will not want to miss this charming celebration of one of literature’s beloved authors.
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| BBQ, Brews & Ballads Join us for a night of delicious food, great music, and community support Come enjoy a catered meal featuring mouthwatering Pork BBQ, Creamy Potato Salad, Crispy Chips with Rosemary, Garlic Chips paired with Caramelized Onion Dip, and Smoky Mac and Cheese. Food will be served from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, so make sure to arrive hungry. A cash bar offering refreshing brews, wine, and other beverages will be available to complement the meal. There will also be fantastic live holiday music throughout the evening, featuring Karen and Eric Smith as well as other local musicians. Don't miss out on this fun-filled night that supports the arts. Bring your friends, your appetite, and your love for great local theater. We can't wait to see you here
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Bands for the Brave 
Dixon’s Violin 
Eyde Evans Hyde and Mike Hyde
Mike Hyde
the amazing experience of puppetry. The original 1890’s story of 
While mandolinist Brian Oberlin notes the band’s music “is new and fresh to the ears of seasoned bluegrass fans,” the bluegrass traditions in 
An Evening with the Legendary Peter Yarrow 
The
