Our free tours and silent movie during Festival Ironwood were a huge success. Lots of people who were in town for the Festival took advantage of our offer, and got to enjoy a unique experience not available in too many other theatres. Over three days, nearly 400 people toured HIT and then enjoyed Laurel & Hardy in “The Finishing Touch”. …
HAMMERFEST, Featuring Lonnie Hammer’s Hammer Down Hard, supported by Killing Rapunzel, and Nolium – rocked the Ironwood Theatre on Saturday, July 5th! We can’t remember ever having presented a metal show, but after witnessing the success of HammerFest we are pretty confident that it won’t be long till we do it again – or something similar. Especially since Lonnie and…
Two traveling directors from Missoula Children’s Theatre and approximately 30 local youth actors put on two great shows on Saturday 28 June here at HIT. Their production of Treasure Island was the culmination of our annual one-week summer day camp. Auditions were held on Monday morning, they rehearsed all week, and offered two performances on Saturday. And what performances they…
On the weekend of Friday and Saturday May 30 & 31, the dancers from BAHS studio put on a great show. Featuring nearly 150 dancers, ranging in age from just four years old up to “older” adults, the show included performances in tap, hip-hop, ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, and more. Congratulations to the dancers, all the BAHS parents and other…
We think it’s safe to say that every one who showed up on Tuesday March 25 for the concert by Scotland’s Red Hot Chilli Pipers had a wonderful time. Our regular patrons were joined by many first time theatre-goers to experience the Pipers’ special brand of “BagRock”. It was a a fitting show with which to open after being closed…
Thanks to a grant from the MI Dept of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), some incredibly long days and hard work by highly skilled and devoted employees of contractors Custom Stage Services (CSS) and Angelo Luppino, Inc, as well as regular appearances by a slew of theatre volunteers, our stage upgrade project is complete. In the first photo, CSS employees…
Our Winter Dance Party at the Iron County Memorial Building was a Great Success! On Saturday February 8th, 2025 at the Iron County Memorial Building, the band was a swingin’ and the crowd was a-dancin’. Kudos to the event volunteers for a masterful decorating job that well and truly established a fun mood that continued throughout the evening. A quick…
Our much-touted and long-awaited stage rigging upgrade is finally underway. At a cost of nearly $300,000, the project will replace our 96-year-old hemp-rope and sandbag system with a modern counterweight system that meets current building and safety codes. Funded mostly through a $250,000 grant from the MI Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity (LEO), the project will take approximately seven…
The community Christmas Spectacular was just that – a spectacular show that saw dozens of local performers – both adult and youth – take to the grand stage at the Ironwood Theatre. Here it is early January and people are still raving about how good it was. Singers, dancers, and musicians delighted the Saturday and Sunday audiences with a variety…
We want to say a big thank you to those who ventured out to the theatre on Sunday 3 November. Despite not knowing what was meant by “folk with a Belgian attitude” or “…musicians who inject new energy into 18th century melodies…” audience members were well and truly rewarded by a different, yet wonderful musical experience. Combining bagpipes, accordion, violin,…