Bigfork Summer Playhouse: Making sure the show goes on
Bigfork Summer Playhouse actors warm up before a performance to prevent injury during strenuous dance and vocal numbers. (Kay Bjork photo)
Bigfork Summer Playhouse stage manager Dwayne Ague checks the lights and sound before a show starts. (Kay Bjork photo)
Bigfork Summer Playhouse cast members do a sound test before the last performance of "Bonnie & Clyde" on Friday. (Kay Bjork photo)
Backstage technician Ben Johnson does his own little two-step as he sweeps the stage before a performance. (Kay Bjork photo)
Bigfork Summer Playhouse owners Don, Jude and Brach Thomson add a little theater to the box office during a lighter moment. (Kay Bjork photo)
Levi Manners completes a sound check while Danielle Roth checks the lights before a performance of "Bonnie & Clyde." (Kay Bjork photo)
The Bigfork Summer Playhouse at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts. (Kay Bjork photo)
Don and Jude Thomson have been owners of the Bigfork Summer Playhouse for over 50 years, and even though every season is different, the last two stand out.
With the outbreak of Covid-19 they had to navigate new regulations and protocol to keep their company and audience safe, but in the spirit of the “show must go on” they were able to bring live theater to Bigfork, providing a much-needed escape and the pleasure and excitement of live theater...
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