Great Place to Grow 09/17/2017 12:54pm
Though this is a small theatre, it is an amazing place! I have worked there multiple times and have loved it.
I will admit that there are things that need to improve, but the current artistic staff and board are working extremely hard to make things better. In the time I worked there, I saw the pay increase for actors and technicians, huge improvements in the living spaces, and an increase in the company's attention to detail.
In addition to that, I have never worked with a more supportive and loving group of people. They really cared about me as a person and pushed me to be a better actor as well. I would come back here a million more times.
Alpena, MI is also beautiful. It's a tiny town, but is wonderful in the summer and fall (there is less to do in the winter for sure), and the theatre is basically on Lake Huron which is awesome! Also, the people in Alpena are great. They really appreciate the work that the theatre does and show their support by giving us baked goods and doing other sweet things for us.
This theatre has changed a lot over the years, so please don't let its old reputation be the reason that you don't work for them. If you're a good person who wants to work hard and have fun at the same time, this is the place for you!
This is FALSE. I want to shake any actor by the shoulders who even thinks about taking this job and yell "WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!?!"
No. Nope. That's a lie. Theatre is a mess.
IDK why those other comments are so harsh. I liked my time there and I value a theatre that treats me like a person instead of a number or machine. I guess I'm not as stuck up and cut throat as a lot of people in theatre...