Coming Up

The Grand Rapids Players stay busy all year long. From our spring musical and the Judy Garland Festival to out Summer Childrens Theater workshop, Dinner Theater and our Holiday production.

CLOSURE (A VETERANS INNER SKIRMISH)
The Players are proud to announce their fall production “CLOSURE”
writter by John Schroeder. Based on the life of Joseph L. Hall and actual historical events, yet written with creative licience to fill in the gaps and make for a stageworthy story. “Closure” is a dramatic play that explores themes of forgiveness ans veterans sacrifices. The play is set in 1884 Idaville, Indiana, with flashbacks to the protagonst’s Civil War experiences of the 1860’s. A quick-witted man who is full of heck and runs a general store while auctioneering on the side, Joseph wrestles with symtoms of PTSD and feelings of guilt connected to his roles in past battles. As he struggles to win the internal civil war of finding forgiveness for himself, he delights the town kids by letting them trade trouser buttons for a stick of candy. Of course their mothers are less than impressed with the idea when their children come home with their pants falling down! Joseph finds the closure he seeks in an unexpected way form an unexpected source.

Auditions are slated for late August.
Showdates are October 19-20 plus an encore performance on
November 11, Veterans Day.