Lake Superior Community Theatre Brings Drama TRACKS to Silver Bay Stage

The Lake Superior Community Theatre set crew didn't wait for winter to clear. The morning after a March 12-13 snowstorm buried Silver Bay, volunteers dug out and drove to 137 Banks Boulevard to load in a full subway-platform set at the William M. Kelley Auditorium, the kind of unglamorous, essential labor that separates a community theatre production from a calendar listing. That set is now ready for Peter Tarsi's TRACKS, which LSCT opens on April 9 for a two-weekend run through April 19.

The production drew more than 20 actors, artists, and backstage crew when LSCT held its December 5 company kickoff in The Galley at William M. Kelley School, launching months of rehearsals, scenic painting, and set construction before the March load-in. Stage Manager Michelle Ketola, who earned the additional title of "cast chef" by feeding the company at that first gathering, has coordinated the ensemble through rehearsals to opening night.

TRACKS is built around a single location: a mysterious subway platform where ten strangers are forced into contact and moral reckoning over the course of one tight, one-hour act. Playwright Tarsi's compact structure suits the Kelley Auditorium stage without limiting the ensemble work the play demands, and LSCT's outreach to local schools is aimed at filling seats with student audiences alongside adult theatergoers.

Evening performances run at 7 p.m. on April 9, 10, 11, 17, and 18. Weekend matinees are set for 2 p.m. on April 12 and April 19. Reserved seating is available through tix.com; local reservations can be made by calling Sue at 218-220-9942, and lobby tickets will be sold at the door on performance nights.

Every show closes with a post-show lobby gathering, and Zup's of Silver Bay is supplying complimentary ice cream for the crowd. The partnership gives families a reason to linger and gives LSCT a concrete way to make theatre feel accessible rather than formal, particularly for audiences in Silver Bay, Beaver Bay, and Two Harbors who may not be regular theatre patrons.

April performances land during the shoulder window when the North Shore tourism calendar starts its pivot from winter to spring. A two-weekend run with evening and matinee slots creates the kind of incremental foot traffic that benefits Silver Bay restaurants and lodging at a moment when those businesses are building back toward peak season. Visitors already on the shore have a reason to center a weekend around the show.

LSCT operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, with all production costs carried by ticket sales, donor support, and volunteer labor. Current showtimes and ticketing information are at lsct.online.