Howmet Playhouse

	The Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp has donated the Howmet Playhouse to the City of Whitehall. Visit the Howmet Playhouse website at www.howmetplayhouse.org. Donations to improve and operate the Playhouse are being accepted through the Community Foundation Fund of Muskegon County at www.cffmc.org or can be mailed to:

Meet the Playhouse Manager

Katie Trzaska is the new manager of the Howmet Playhouse. She begins her tenure as the manager on November 15.

Katie is a 2005 graduate of Muskegon Catholic High School. She has a B.A. degree in Political Science from St. Norbert College in Wisconsin. She was lured to the position by the landmark facility. "I really love it. The 94-year-old playhouse is a landmark."

Katie is very familiar with the Howmet Playhouse, having volunteered in several positions under the former manager, Cindy Beth Davis, who recently left to become the executive director of the Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association. Over the last two years Katie has served as stage manager, house manager, and in various other roles involved in the operation of the Playhouse.

Katie has been involved in Muskegon theater since 2000 acting in Muskegon Catholic Central High School and Muskegon Civic Theater productions. She is currently directing a Western Michigan Christian High School Production and teaching acting at the Nuveen Center.

Katie's initial focus will be on expanding the marketing of the Playhouse into the Muskegon and Grand Rapids areas, on developing collaborations with area colleges, and dealing with maintenance issues of the aging building.

Welcome Katie!