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The West End Players is a community theatre organization located in Iron County, Michigan.

05/07/2026

A few of our board members were honored to award a scholarship to our very own Elizabeth C. yesterday afternoon. Way to go Lizzie! We cannot wait to see where the road takes you!

05/05/2026

It’s happening! Scripts for Steel Magnolias are in and we are eagerly awaiting auditions. Mark your calendar for May 18 & 19 at 6 pm in the Windsor Auditorium.

See you soon!

04/24/2026

ATTENTION:

Improv group is cancelled again this week due to Prom set up. See you next week!

04/20/2026

Audition information is here!

Steel Magnolias auditions will take place on May 18 & 19 at 6 p.m. in the Windsor Center Auditorium. All roles are sizable speaking roles for women ages 18 and up. No audition pre-registration is necessary.

Audition Prep: Auditioners should prepare a short monologue from (or in the style of) the show, as well as come prepared to cold read from the script with other auditioners. Monologue memorization is recommended but not required. Southern accents are also encouraged, as all characters will have one. See attached for character descriptions and sample monologues.

Rehearsal Schedule: Weekly rehearsals will take place at the Windsor Center Auditorium on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6-8:30, beginning June 1. Additionally there will be a cast read-through on May 28 at 6pm. Rehearsals are mandatory, and any schedule conflicts must be reported on audition form.

Steel Magnolias will perform August 7-9 at the Windsor Center Auditorium.

(Attached images contain some plot spoilers, read at your own risk!)

04/17/2026

ATTENTION:

Adult Improv Troupe is cancelled for this evening. We apologize for the late notice. Thank you!

04/14/2026

The Windsor Center has become the place to be on Friday afternoons. For the past four years we have offered Drama Club for our local students, and it has become quite the highlight of the week. However, we recently added an Improv group for adults in our community to get involved in.

These Friday afternoons are filled with learning skills in improv, storytelling, theater basics, and more laughter than you can imagine.

If you would like to jump in, simply show up!

Drama Club (students ages 12+) Friday from 3:15-4:30
Improv (Adults 18+) Friday from 5-6:15

Both are held in the Windsor Center Auditorium. We will see you there!

04/13/2026

And we're back!

After some much needed rest, we're ready to be back in the auditorium doing what we love most. We are thrilled to be announcing our Summer 2026 play: Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling.

Steel Magnolias is equal parts heartfelt and hilarious, and we can't wait to see it come to life on our stage. This story follows the friendship of six extraordinary women as they walk through love, laughter, and loss together. It will have you laughing and crying and laughing again.

Auditions for Steel Magnolias will be on May 18 & 19 at 6pm. Watch this space for more audition info in the coming days.

It's good to be back! We will see you all very soon.

04/11/2026

Today’s throwback brings us back to 2023, the Jungle of Nool, and our fall production of Suessical Jr.! With a stage packed with kids and all the whimsy of Dr. Seuss, it was quite the show.

Do you recognize anyone in this picture?

03/24/2026

Recently, two of our sweet board members started a new chapter in a new state. While we wish them ALL the best, that means that applications for our Board of Directors is open again.

If you love the arts and community, please consider applying at the Google Form in this post.

Ryan and Abigail, have an incredible new adventure. We will miss you both!

Application link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgQZulm3-XC4MvI2v6cpgnG7wed-bOZZ8LSdJxiJPw-5vkzg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=116913209408910433521

01/07/2026

Hello and Happy New Year to our West End Players community and family! We have had some inquiries concerning our spring production for 2026, and before we get to that, I’ve spent some time reflecting one 2025 and all it had to offer us.

Our Drama Club’s student run production of “Antigone” was an incredible way to start the year off, and helped them raise money for their overnight trip to see Hadestown performed in Minneapolis, MN.

Then, we spent some time in Treegap, New Hampshire during our Spring production of “Tuck Everlasting”, which brought the audience through a thought provoking tale and left them feeling a wide range of emotions.

Summer came, and we reunited the cast of Clue (with a few new faces) for the revival of our whodunnit. Then we took that show on the road, literally. We made the Crystal Theatre our home for a weekend and laughed until our sides were sore.

We hosted a brief vocal workshop that provided confidence and growth to our performers and some new faces. This showed us that workshops could be useful tools for our community!

Then the weather changed and it was time for our fall production, which we were excited to announce was “Disney’s Dare To Dream Jr.” We had a fantastic cast of kids who brought the fun and nostalgia that brightens a room.

All four of these productions saw community and friendships forged, problems solved creatively, and hours of dedication poured into them.

That being said, we want to take this moment to say how grateful we are to each and every volunteer who helped us pull of these incredible shows. Being entirely volunteer run, means that we quite literally cannot do it without our beloved volunteers. However, our volunteer numbers are not quite optimal for sustainability, and we had to take a good look at that.

So, what is our plan for spring? Our plan is to take our turn to show up for our volunteers by taking a break. As previously stated, our volunteers are what keep the lights on. We cherish arts created by human hands and we don’t want to compromise on our connection to our community for the sake of ease, but that does end up requiring more hands. We hope to take this time to build up our volunteer base, while also providing time for our WEP family to rest and prepare for Summer.

But don’t worry, the curtain isn’t fully closed for Spring. We have some ideas that we are pretty excited about and can’t wait to share with you.

Let’s celebrate the new year with hope and a creative outlook for 2026!

Long live community theater!

11/18/2025

We also want to give a huge shout out and thank you to Desi's Subs and Pizza for the donation of pizzas for our cast party, which ended up being scarfed down before we could get a proper picture, it was just THAT good. So, here is a shot from the wings to make up for it.

We really appreciate you guys looking out for our kiddos and keeping them fed! What a great community. Thank you again, Desi’s!!

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Iron River, MI
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