Opening night
Hook & Ladder Theater opens tomorrow
The new theater, spearheaded by professional actor and Romulus fireman John Thiede, will present Barefoot in the Park as the inaugural performance in the converted fire station on Goddard Road.
The show is already sold out for tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday, and a few tickets are available for Oct. 1, 11, or 12. Curtain time is 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
The next performance at the new community theater is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 30, when retired Judge Ron W. Lowe will present Scary Tales from the Cemetery. Lowe will portray the caretaker of the cemetery where long-buried scary and spooky tales will be unearthed just in time for Halloween. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students.
The building was a fire station from 1952 to 1980 and served as housing for other uses since the fire department operations were moved. Under Thiede’s careful and professional eye, the building has been renovated into an operating theater.
Thiede trained at Second City Theater in Detroit and has appeared on Detroit 1-8-7 and All My Children. He also hosted the weekly sports show Sports Talk 60 on the Comcast Sports Channel, fulfilling a lifelong dream.
Thiede has performed in multiple professional roles on stage and TV and is a well-known actor in theater circles.
The theater is located at 35255 Goddard Road in Romulus. Ticket information is available at hookandladder.ludus.com.
