Enriching Our Community Through Quality Theater
Past events from the South Haven Theatre Series.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2022 season has concluded.
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.
