2018 Season
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August 18, 2018
Mark Twain in Person
Actor Richard Henzel presented a panoply of storytelling in portraying humorist Mark Twain.
September 22, 2018
Love Letters
​Award-winning actors Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III read notes, letters and cards written over nearly 50 years.
December 8, 2018
This Wonderful Life
James Learning’s solo performance recounted the familiar story of the Christmastime classic.
2019 Season
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May 18, 2019
The Belle of Amherst
A performance featured poet Emily Dickinson portrayed by actress Jeanann Power.
June 22, 2019
Churchill: The Man of the Century
A performance portraying Winston Churchill by actor Randy Otto.
July 27, 2019
A Shadow Among Strangers: Performing the Life and Works of Edgar Allen Poe
​Actor Lucian Douglas performed the life and work of writer-poet Edgar Allen Poe.
August 16, 2019
Driving Miss Daisy
Members of the Master Arts Theater of Grand Rapids told the story of Miss Daisy through her network of relationships.
2020-2021
Seasons
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July 11, 2020
Frida…A Self Portrait
A virtual performance portrayed artist Frida Kahlo by award-winning playwright Vanessa Severo.
August 21, 2021
Warm Cheese
Emmy award-winning producer Teresa L. Thome presented an intimate and comedic exploration of a woman wanting to no longer hate her dead mother.
September 12, 2021
Shakespeare 101
The historic Inisfree Farm Resort in Casco Township provided a unique setting for the Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company to present select scenes from Henry V, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
November 20, 2021
An Evening with Teddy Roosevelt
In An Evening with Teddy Roosevelt, Joe Wiegand recreated the 26th President who remains the youngest person to become president at age 42.
2022 Season
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June 18, 2022
Sojourner Truth, A Legacy Lives On
Actress Sandra Jones portrayed the life of Sojourner Truth, an Abolitionist and Women’s Rights Activist who is the first African American woman to have a statue in the U.S. Capitol building. This production was sponsored by the South Haven Community Foundation allowing for free admission. It was presented in celebration of Juneteenth.
July 23, 2022
​Becoming Queen Elizabeth II
Award-winning actress and scholar Leslie Goddard presented a historical portrayal of her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II. We traveled back to hear from the woman who ascended the throne in 1952 and has been reigning now for seventy years.
August 20, 2022
An Evening With Groucho
Award-winning actor Frank Ferrante recreated a stage portrayal of legendary Groucho Marx with the comedian’s best one-liners, anecdotes and songs.
September 24, 2022
BOX.
Writer/actor Dennis Elkins wove the story of his hum-drum existence through escapades of hilarity and heartache. He questioned all the things we keep stored away in boxes and can’t throw away. Autobiographical in nature, “Box” was triggered by the untimely death of Elkins’ son, Isaac. The young man’s cremains were delivered to Elkins in a box, and it was that shattering experience which ultimately led to the writing of this theatrical piece.
2023 Season
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June 24, 2023
Josephine Baker: International Star, Spy, Civil Rights Activist
Becky Stone portrayed the American born Jazz Age entertainer Josephine Baker who became a French citizen in large part due to the discrimination she faced in the U.S. During WWII. She was also an active participant in the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. and adopted 12 children of different races and religions. Our audience learned about this barrier-breaking, extraordinary woman while being thoroughly entertained.
July 15, 2023
Julia Child – Bon Appetit!
We met the legendary cookbook author, television star and champion of French cooking in this portrayal as she discussed everything from her relationship with her husband Paul Child to the mishaps of cooking on television. Leslie Goddard, Ph.D. returned to South Haven as the chef who popularized French cooking in America.
August 19, 2023
Pat Hazell – The Wonder Bread Years
Pat Hazell, one of the original writers for NBC’s Seinfeld, brought his past on to the stage during his comedy show “The Wonder Bread Years.” With a perfect union of theater and stand-up comedy, it was a delightful nostalgic romp through childhood memories during an evening of humorous, clean, nostalgic fun.
September 23, 2023
Voyageurs: Indigenous Peoples, The Fur Trade and Early Chikagou
History At PlayTM, LLC presented a solo performance featuring historical interpreter Jon F. Rice as French Canadian fur trader and voyageur Francois Le Mai as he and his friend Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable arrive by canoe to early Chicago.
2024 Season
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June 15, 2024
Tinseltown Inventor Hedy Lamarr
Judith Kalaora, Founder of History At Play™ LLC, brought to the stage the life of Hollywood legend Hedy Lamarr who rose from starlet to visionary inventor.
July 27, 2024
Pan-Am Betty
​Actress Leslie Goddard returned to our stage for a third time to portray the highs and lows of stewardess life in the 1960s.
August 31, 2024
What the Constitution Means to Me
The transformative power of Heidi Schreck’s powerful exploration of the Constitution’s impact on American women across generations was portrayed by Stacy Stoltz. This nationally acclaimed poignant play was brought to our community through the support of the South Haven Area Community Foundation.
September 21, 2024
Robert Frost: This Verse Business
Emmy-winning actor Gordon Clapp breathed new life into Robert Frost’s celebrated verse and wit by sharing his poetry and musings on life, art and society.