Port Huron, MI — Enter Stage a Right, a local theatrical production group in Port Huron was recently awarded a Michigan Stages Survival Grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
Regina Spain, Executive Director of Enter Stage Right, said that the grant money is segmented into two parts: facility costs and re-opening expenses. Spain said the theatre is using the money to pay rent, utilities, and insurance from January 1st to July 31st of this year. They will use the re-opening grant to ensure safety for their artists and community with improved air handling, a holding area tent, and other modifications.
Spain said that the theatre likely would have been lost without the latest grant money and the one they received from Culture Source last year, as well as money from local donors.
When asked about future plans for the company, Spain said, “Currently, we’re re-igniting our classes and workshops with the intent of keeping them going once we’re able to be in-person. When we re-open, we have a backlog of 8 productions that were in progress at the time of shut down.”
The full schedule of shows can be found at enterstageright.org.
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
