Dunes Summer Theatre celebrates 75th anniversary season in Michigan City
By
Philip Potempa
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
Dunes Summer Theatre in Michigan City is celebrating its 75th anniversary season, opening this weekend. Under the leadership of managing director Elise Kermani and artistic director Steve Scott (formerly of Chicago's Goodman Theater), the theater recently had a sold-out run of a reimagined production of Stephen King's "Misery" in 2025. The article highlights the theater's milestone anniversary and its continued success as a cultural venue.
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A year ago, they opened their 2025 stage season with a sold-out run of a newly imagined telling of Stephen King's 'Misery,' which started performances May 30 and concluded on Father's Day Sunday.
Dunes Summer Theatre in Michigan City, with team talent Elise Kermani as managing director of the Dunes Arts Foundation and Steve Scott (a director emeritus from Chicago's Goodman Theater) as Dunes Theatre Artistic Director since fall 2021, has much to celebrate this month.
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