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Summer 2025 Season

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Anne Marie Hoover
CMU: Plotters CMU: You're A Good Man Charlie Brown Bon Appetit! Walk the Beat
White Lake Area
Peter and the Wolf
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
   
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
this production runs on two consecutive weekends
Brandon Ogborn: A Cry for Help Noises Off!
this production runs on two consecutive weekends

 

 

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News from The Playhouse

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Hospitality for the Summer Theatre Festival 2025 is kindly underwritten by the Gnarly Heifer

 

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The Summer Theatre Festival 2025 is kindly underwritten by the Michigan Arts and Cultural Council


With additional support from the White Lake Community Fund

 

 

CMU Double Show Weekend

PlottersPlotters

By Brian Parks

Saturday, July 5 at 7:30 PM

It’s a Grave Business. Infamy, riches, and the darkest secrets of the city collide in this fast-paced comedy by two-time Fringe First winner Brian Parks. A clandestine cabal of misfits attempt their ultimate heist. Will these agents of the night seize the coveted prize—or bury themselves?

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Charlie BrownYou’re a Good Man Charlie Brown the Musical

Book and Music by Clark Gesner

Sunday, July 6 at 3:00 PM

Happiness is great musical theatre. With charm, wit, and heart, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs and vignettes, based on the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip, is the ideal first show for those who would like to do a musical. Musical numbers include My Blanket and Me, The Kite, The Baseball Game, Little Known Facts, Suppertime, and Happiness.

A fabulous show for all ages.

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CMU Double Show weekend is kindly underwritten by Eastbrook Homes

 

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Bon Appetit!

Bon Appetit!A Delicious Cabaret By Lee Hoiby

Directed by Beth Pierson and Kara Dragun

Evening Performances
July 11, 12
(Friday & Saturday)
at 7:30 PM

Matinee Performances
July 12, 13
(Saturday & Sunday)
at 3:00 PM

Get ready for a feast of music and laughter in Bon Appétit!, a 20-minute comic opera by Lee Hoiby that serves up a deliciously witty tribute to the legendary Julia Child. This playful performance recreates two episodes of her iconic TV show, The French Chef, featuring her famous chocolate cake recipe, complete with Child’s signature humor and flair.

Blending drama, humor, and culinary artistry, the opera showcases Julia's words and gestures as she prepares the cake. The libretto, adapted by Mark Shulgasser, captures the essence of the beloved chef’s charm. Plus, the cabaret includes a mouthwatering mix of Broadway hits—adding a variety of musical flavors to this fun, flavorful performance.

This production is done in partnership with the Muskegon Museum of Art's touring Julia Child exhibit.

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Walk the BeatWalk the Beat—White Lake Area

Saturday, July 19
   1:00 to 5:00 pm (music festival)

Join your friends, family, and neighbors for the Third Annual Walk the Beat—White Lake Area Music Festival. There will be 10 different Venues in Whitehall and Montague, with a total of 20 Musical Acts. Walk the Beat will have a single Grand Prize Raffle with three prizes totaling $5,000 plus $2,000 in FREE Door Prizes.

Come to town and listen to some great music, enter to win fabulous door prizes, and buy your raffle tickets.

Purchase your raffle tickets from The Playhouse. Since your community theatre is allowed to keep 50% of all its raffle ticket sales, your purchases help support The Playhouse, your community theatre!

 

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Anne Marie HooverPeter and the Wolf & The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Presented by the White Lake Chamber Music Society

Sunday, July 20 at 2 pm

Join the White Lake Chamber Music Society for a magical afternoon of storytelling, as captivating performer Anne Marie Hoover joins forces with dazzling international pianists Andrea Swan and Kuang Hao Huang. The musicians will share the classic tales of Peter and the Wolf, set to Prokofiev's music, and the magical adventure of The Sorcerer's Apprentice (music by Dukas), enhanced by evocative background illustrations.

Children and adults  alike will be whisked away to another time, where magic reigns supreme.

Surprise event at Intermission.

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The White Lake Dramatic Club Presents

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

JosephMusic by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyrics by Tim Rice

Directed by Erin Sharpe

Two Weekends

Evening Performances
July 25, 26; August 1, 2
(Friday & Saturday)
at 7:30 PM

Matinee Performances
July 26, 27; August 2, 3
(Saturday & Sunday)
at 3:00 PM

Get ready for a dazzling, fun-filled ride with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This upbeat, family-friendly musical brings the biblical story of Joseph to life with catchy tunes, vibrant costumes, and a whole lot of heart. From the infectious Any Dream Will Do to the show-stopping Go, Go, Go Joseph, the score is packed with hits that will have you tapping your toes all night long. Filled with humor, colorful characters, and spectacular dance numbers, this high-energy production will leave you smiling and singing along. It's a spectacular, feel-good show that’s perfect for audiences of all ages.

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Brandon Ogborn: A Cry for Help

Brandon OgbornOne Man Comedy Show

August 8-9
at 7:30pm

Tickets
$20 in advance
$25 at the door

Comedian and playwright Brandon 'Bubba' Ogborn presents A Cry for Help, a one-man show about the absurdity of fatherhood, the weirdness of grief, and the chaos that shapes us. From being homeschooled in a cult to becoming the neighborhood clown, his an ill-advised "start marriage", to the summer he spent keeping a famous celebrity sober—and yes, there’s even a story about his vasectomy—Brandon’s life as a professional oversharer has been anything but ordinary. Now, as a stay-at-home dad navigating the loss of his own father, he blends sharp, heartfelt storytelling with video clips, slideshows, and just enough emotional damage to keep it funny. It’s a show about life, death, parenting, and why toddlers and Midwestern dads have more in common than you’d think.

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Noises Off!

Noises OffWritten by Michael Frayn

Directed by Joseph Quintana

Two Weekends

Evening Performances
August 15, 16, 22, 23 (Friday & Saturday)
at 7:30 PM

Matinee Performances
August 16, 23, 24 (Saturday & Sunday)
at 3:00 PM

Brace yourself for a hilarious behind-the-scenes romp in Noises Off!—a fast-paced, slapstick comedy that takes you inside the chaotic world of a disastrously bad theater production. This uproarious farce follows a group of actors struggling to perform a play, but things quickly go off the rails as missed cues, forgotten lines, and comedic misunderstandings take center stage. With a twist, the second act shows the same events from behind the scenes, revealing the true madness behind the curtain. Packed with physical comedy, witty dialogue, and endless surprises, Noises Off! is a side-splitting celebration of everything that can—and will—go wrong in live theater.

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