The Civic Theater

For those of you who don't know, Flat Stanley is a children's book by Jeff Brown. It's about a little boy named Stanley Lambchop who gets flattened when the bulletin board about his headboard falls on him in the night. Stanley realizes he has the ability, in this flattened state, to put himself in an envelope and mail himself to any destination he desires...

We are but two weeks away from opening night of The Civic's By the Way, Meet Vera Stark. Within the play, the audience gets to see the final scene of the southern epic, The Belle of New Orleans, a Gone with the Wind style film that becomes a classic within the Vera Stark universe...

The Golden Age of Hollywood; the 1930s. The glitz. The glamour. The cut-throat competition. That's where we start the irreverent comedy By the Way, Meet Vera Stark at the Civic Theatre. I play Gloria Mitchell, a former child star trying to be taken seriously as an adult actor...

With opening weekend under our belts, I want to thank everyone who came out to see "To Kill a Mockingbird" at The Civic Theatre. A recent write-up by James Sanford for Review West Michigan had some wonderful things to say about the cast and production...

Congratulations to the cast of Sylvia at The Civic! This great show has been selected to compete in a state-wide tournament, so they're celebrating the great news by offering buy-one-get-one tickets for closing weekend! The BOGO tickets (or Bow Wow tickets, as far as this show is concerned) are available for this Friday and Saturday...

Saturday evening, The Civic held their annual Volunteer Celebration; a night where people who have given their time and talents to the theater are honored.

The Civic Theater's production of Richard III goes through this weekend, and I'm going to tell you, right here and now, you do NOT want to miss this show.  Before you roll your eyes and groan "ugh... Shakespeare," lend me your ear, won't you...

One of the most exhilarating things about doing live theater is the unpredictability.  You can rehearse for weeks on end, but there’s a chance that during a performance someone will miss a cue, flub a line, or botch an entrance.  For the most part, seasoned actors are prepared for anything and can handle most of the blunders that come their way without the audience having a clue that anything is a

Tried to score tickets for The Who's Tommy only to find it's sold out?  The Civic has held the show over for an extra weekend, adding shows on Friday, February 13th and Saturday, February 14th!  This is a must-see, high-energy, show featuring fantastic performances, and a killer band...

The Who's rock opera "Tommy" opens THIS FRIDAY at The Civic Theater (Parish) in Kalamazoo, and The Rocker wants you to be there!  Featuring Who classics like "Pinball Wizard" and "See Me, Feel Me," the talented cast directed by Jay Berkow is sure to bring you to your feet...