Where Community ComesTogether

Entertainment • Education • Cultural Enrichment
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Where Community ComesTogether

Entertainment • Education • Cultural Enrichment
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Where Community ComesTogether

Entertainment • Education • Cultural Enrichment
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    Up Next: Radium Girls

    THAT’S BACK TO WORK WITH YOU, GIRLS.

    In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same element that shrinks tumors could have anything to do with the terrifying rash of illnesses among his employees. As the case goes on, however, Grace finds herself battling not just with the U.S. Radium Corporation, but with her own family and friends, who fear that her campaign for justice will backfire. Written with warmth and humor, Radium Girls offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science

    Performances are April 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 at 7:30 PM, and April 7 and 13 at 2 PM.

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    OTP 2024-2025 Season Announcement

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    Where Creativity Meets Confidence

    Young Company is the educational arm of the Old Town Playhouse and offers a wide variety of classes, workshops and productions for young people of all ages.  Our class sessions are held in the fall, winter and late spring, offering a uniquely authentic theatre learning experience. 

    The Young Company productions, musicals, dramas and intimate studio plays provide students with the highest quality production values and professional direction and design.

    Where Everyone Plays A Part

    From entertainment, performance and workshops to volunteering and more!

    Since 1960, the Old Town Playhouse has been bringing the best in community theatre to the Grand Traverse region. A leader in the area’s rich cultural environment, the Old Town Playhouse brings entertainment and education to over 20,000 participants each year, through over 90 performances, 25 Young Company performances and numerous special events and community appearances. Driven by the passion and energy of its volunteers, the Old Town Playhouse brings together hundreds of community residents to create quality entertainment and moving arts experiences for all ages. There are many ways to get involved at the Old Town Playhouse – help keep the community in Community Theatre by becoming a volunteer today!