Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Players Summer Theater Camp will stage two plays on at 6:30 p.m. Friday and at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Reif Center. The production starts with a comedy called Knock, Knock, which will be followed by a musical production, Finding Nemo, Jr. Listen to a recent conversation from KAXE's Morning Show by clicking the audio above. Tickets available at the door.
Brainerd
Actors Repertory Theater presents Tuesdays with Morrie at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 27; Friday and Saturday at the Dryden Theater on the campus of Central Lakes College in Brainerd.
Coleraine
Students of Greenway Theater Camp present The Wizard of Oz at 6 p.m. Friday at Greenway High School Auditorium.
Virginia
There's still one more weekend to see Full Range, a collaboration between Mixed Blood Theater from Minneapolis and local actors from the Iron Range. Performances are Thursday through Sunday. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rock Ridge Performing Arts Center. Tickets are free and can be reserved at Mixed Blood’s website or are available at the door. Listen to a conversation with the play's director.
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