It’s here! It’s time for entertainment! It’s time to announce The Soo Theatre Project’s 2016 Summer Show Lineup!
And, this year it’s even more action packed than ever before. From a Grease weekend in May to a KISS Tribute band in June, Music Man in July followed by The Barber of Seville in August, there’s something for everyone this summer at STP.
This year… the summer season will also include the RAISE THE ROOF SUMMER CONCERT SERIES with five live music concerts thanks to STP board member Abby Baker, manager of Maloney’s Pub. Abby saw the wonderful venue that The Soo Theatre Project’s historic stage is and arranged for these fabulous concerts. We hope you will enjoy The Organgrinders, KISS Tribute Band, The Dragon Wagon, The Accidentals, and Billy Strings.
Here’s a look at all the wonderful performances, camps, live concerts, and special events:
April
• Brews And Blues Concert Featuring The Organgrinders April 22, 23 With the Soo Cello Crew opening the April 22 concert. This is next weekend.
May
• Festival Orchestra Concert Sunday, May 8
• “We Got The Beat” STP Dance Recital Saturday, May 14
• Grease 50’s Weekend May 20, 21, 22 Yes, the movie and much more!
June
• Northland Barbershop and Lock Cities Chorus Annual Barbershop concert Saturday, June 4
• KISS Tribute Band in concert Saturday, June 11
• Music in The Park Wednesday, June 15 Come hear Soo Theatre and STARS performers.
• Dragon Wagon in concert June 17, 18
• Shrek, Jr. The Musical June 24, 25 Performed by summer camp participants in this STARS YOUTH Theatre Production
July
• The Music Man July 14, 15, 16, 17 Yes! It’s finally going to be performed on the STP stage.
• Pirates! The Musical Friday, July 22 Performed by summer camp participants of STARS Kids Theatre
• The Accidentals in concert July 22, 23
• Vocal Gala Friday, July 29 Opera Apprentice Artists from the summer Opera workshop
August
• Billy Strings Concert Friday, August 5 With Soo Opera’s Professional Resident Artists opening
• Rossini’s Barber of Seville August 10, 12, 14 An additional performance will be held on Mackinac Island.
September
• “My Way” A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra Thursday, September 1
The Soo Theatre Project is dedicated to bringing its communities the complete arts: painting, singing, instruments, dancing, theatre, and so much more. STP does this in two ways: through teaching and through performing. Performing is all a part of the theatre’s mission to provide arts and entertainment to our community. It’s also the culmination of teaching students, gathering of local, national, and international talent, and assembling area leaders.
The teaching branch of the theatre is known as the STARS program. STARS provides classes that are held all year long at the Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios with amazingly talented teachers who really care about their students.
Much, much work (and love!) goes into preparing these summer season for you. It is with absolute theatre joy that many people donate their time and effort to ensure there’s an entertaining and pleasurable lineup of shows for you.
MUSIC MAN AUDITIONS will be held April 23, 24 at The Soo Theatre Project. See STP’s Facebook page for details. Callbacks are scheduled for April 30. Director, Anthony Aceti from Soo, Canada will be hearing auditions along with Artistic Director, Karen Hughes Beacom and Soo Theatre veteran Hollyann Beck. Beck will choreograph and assist on the show. Alan Jacobus, band director of the award winning Les Cheneaux Community Schools, will conduct.
It’s here! And it’s gonna be the best summer season of entertainment yet!
