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Howmet Playhouse
304 S. Mears
Whitehall, MI 49461
231-894-4048
894-2540 after 6/25/07
Fax: 231-893-4708
playhousemanager@cityofwhitehall.org
The playhouse, now operated by the City of Whitehall, is continuing the tradition of great professional summer stock theatre for the White Lake Area.
Upcoming Howmet Playhouse Events
Winter 2008
www.howmetplayhouse.org
231-894-4048
Saturday, January 12, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Vance Gilbert in Concert
Quiet Faith Productions continues to bring the best in acoustic music. Vance Gilbert will
appear one night only at the playhouse. Gilbert is known for "the voice of an angel, the wit of a
devil, and the guitar playing of a god." "Gilbert's burnished voice poured over one purling,
liquid melody after another, over an accompaniment of tender arpeggios and supple chord progressions."
- The Chicago Tribune
"He does not duck hard truths and never succumbs to the temptation to tie his points up in neat platitudes or truisms."
- The Boston Globe
Call 616.636.5759 or 616.604.1001 for tickets or more information.
Tickets $15.00 in advance.
Saturday, February 2, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones with Hank Mowery
Whitehall Cajun Crawl
Boogie the night away as Ambient Productions brings another great concert (Alice Peacock, Fonn Mohr)
to the playhouse as part of the Whitehall Cajun Crawl. These West Michigan and Motor City
artists specialize in swinging jump blues, gritty shuffles, and driving boogies: Doug Deming's
rocking guitar jamming with Hank "The Hawk" Mowery's vocals and harmonica. Mowery has been
compared in his "old school" style to Little Walter and Big Walter Horton, mixing traditional
Chicago/Texas/Louisiana Blues, West Coast Swing & Jump. Deming has been called a "throwback to a bygone era,"
with his original compositions that mix Chicago and Texas guitar styles.
Call 231-894-4048 for tickets or more information
Tickets $10.00
Thursday & Friday, February 14 & 15, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare
Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company
Howmet Playhouse presents PCSC for a midwinter-warm-up with the Bard's most well-known romantic comedy,
just in time for Valentine's Day. Four young Athenian lovers, a group of amateur actors, the Duke and
Duchess of Athens, and a variety of fairies that all inhabit a magical moonlit forest will take over
the playhouse. Experience traditional "original practice," Elizabethan-style theatre with PCSC's
open, accessible style of performance. A perfect romantic night out for you and your valentine.
Call 231-894-4048 for tickets or more information
Tickets $ 14.00 and $10.00
Saturday, February 16, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Peter Ostroushko in Concert
Quiet Faith Productions brings this master of the fiddle & mandolin to the intimacy of the
playhouse for one show only, accompanied by "Newgrass" guitarist Danny Gotham. As a solo performer,
Ostroushko has produced a number of recordings, including Down the Streets of My Old Neighborhood,
Sl?z D?z Music, and the three albums that make up his Heartland Trilogy: Heart of the Heartland,
Pilgrims of the Heartroad and Sacred Heart. His latest is Meeting on Southern Soil; a collaboration
with longtime friend Norman Blake. Ostroushko has spent more than 25 years as a frequent performer
on A Prairie Home Companion, and for a few seasons, he did a stint as Music Director for the popular
radio show. You may have caught him on TV, too. He's appeared on Austin City Limits, Late Night
with David Letterman, even Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
Call 616.636.5759 or 616.604.1001 for tickets or more information.
Tickets $16.00 in advance.
Thursday, March 13, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Hemingway on Stage: The Stories of Ernest Hemingway
Presented by the White Lake Area Library, in conjunction with Reading along the Lakeshore and their
selected book, "The Nick Adams Stories." Brian Gordon Sinclair, is the author and solo performer
of Hemingway On Stage. He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and holds a
Master of Arts degree in Theatre from the University of Denver. A recipient of the Sir Tyrone
Guthrie Award for acting at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Mr. Sinclair has
performed in Cuba, Denmark, Holland, Poland and the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia. This
will be a performance not to be missed!
For ticket and further information call
The White Lake Community Library 231-894-9531
Free and open to the public
Saturday, March 15, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Truth in Jazz Orchestra in Concert
The playhouse is pleased to partner with and present West Michigan's premier big band! Fronted
by West Michigan's legendary drummer, Tim Froncek, this group of 16 of the area's top musicians
plays charts from the classic era of the big bands of Ellington, Basie and Buddy Rich, up to
today's best charts from the hottest writers. The band was organized by Dave Collee, Ed Spier, and Matt
Lintula, who wanted a group able to play pro-level big band literature, and have fun doing it!
They have assembled a great bunch of area musicians who enjoy the challenge of playing great charts in a large ensemble.
Call 231-894-4048 for tickets and more information
Tickets $10.00
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, April 17, 18 & 19, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
"Macbeth" by William Shakespeare
Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company
"Fair is foul and foul is fair" as PCSC returns to the playhouse stage with Shakespeare's famous
tragedy of character, lust for power, betrayal and the supernatural. "Macbeth" is one of Shakespeare's
later plays, and his shortest tragedy. Long regarded with fear and superstition by theatre
professionals, PCSC will recreate the Thane and his wife, along with the wicked sisters
and the drunken porter, at their own peril. Thought to be one of the Bard's plays designed for
indoor viewing, the "Scottish Play" is rife with unseen sounds, dark night scenes, murder, regicide and madness.
Call 231-894-4048 for tickets and more information
Tickets $14.00 & $10.00
Friday & Saturday, April 25 & 26, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Like Water Drum & Dance Ensemble
Presented by White Lake Performing Arts Company
Like Water Drum & Dance is a Michigan-based percussion and dance troupe, showcasing authentic
traditional West African drumming and dancing, original compositions, as well as cover songs.
Audiences are entertained and excited with complex and rapid drum figures, as well as energetic
dance choreographies. Like Water Drum & Dance plays traditional West African instruments
including djembes (goblet-shaped hand drum), dununs (bass drums), balafons (wooden xylophone),
krin (log drum), as well as shakers and vocals. First appearing on the playhouse stage as a
part of this year's "Tellabration," the shows are not only a blast, but also inspirational, as
the group raises African and World cultural awareness, social consciousness, as well as the ideals
of unity and community.
For tickets or more information call The Finch Nest 231-893-5323
Tickets $10.00 and $14.00
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