Grand Theatre

Every performance I've attended has been great. They make excellent choices in what productions they perform. The quality of acting is very good! I continue to be amazed that I experience high quality theater at an affordable price. I'll continue getting season tickets and feel appreciative of the opportunity.
May 7th, 2022

Great venue for local plays. Small and quaint not a bad seat in the house.
May 4th, 2022

May 2nd, 2022

We just returned from Thursday, March 30th 7:30 performance of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. We viewed the first act and left. We could not bear to see Tennessee Williams masterpiece interpreted in such a way as an out and out insult. The directing was sloppy, upstaging of Blanche, I guess to take focus away from her immense size? Miscasting of Mitch (segregation was the law in 1947) and Stanley. Stanley was playing for the dumb instead of the intelligent tiger that he is supposed to be. The pregnant bump on Stella, too much too soon, so the lines just did not make sense. I thought we would be entertained but we were horribly disappointed. There was a glaring absence of sexual tension that was given in unmotivated kisses that did not make any sense. The climax of Stella's famous descent down the spiral stairs was a joke, we almost laughed. There was no violence present. Blanche was the most miscast. Her size is not belieavable as this character. The lines reveal that Stella is "as plumb as a little partridge!" , not Blanche! And Blanche's lines, "You haven't said a word about my appearance...I want you to take a look at my figure! I haven't put on one ounce in ten years. I weigh now what I weighed the summer you left Belle Reve." Williams stated emphatically about Blanche: "There is something about her uncertain manner that suggest a moth." This actor playing Blanche did no such thing. All we have is disappointment with this production. At least we had the sense to leave during the first intermission and not be tortured by viewing the next two acts. We love this play too much for this insulting interpretation. This director, cast, and crew really created a horrific production. We put most the blame on the director leading these dedicated theatre professionals down a sorry path of mediocrity. We are sorry that so much effort was put into a play that was miscast and misinterpreted in such egregious ways. We are now going to TRY and recover by viewing the Vivien Leigh and Jessica Lange versions of this beautiful play on film. Hopefully watching those two productions, we can forget this Grand Theatre production of STREETCAR as quickly as possible. There was nothing grand about our experience. We almost wept on the drive home to have a Tennessee Williams play destroyed in such a way, this is unforgivable and it is as Blanche says, "some things are not forgivable. Deliberate cruelty is not forgivable." We also feel robbed.
Mar 23rd, 2022

A small theatre for productions with a lot of history. The crew is very helpful. They are willing to work around your needs, granted it is a costly affair so ensure you do not have any COVID-19 restrictions so you can pack the house.
Feb 19th, 2022