Tucked away in Southwest Michigan, not far from the coast of Lake Michigan, is the city of Kalamazoo. Tasty restaurants, fun bars, and beautiful business buildings line the streets. However, it is a specific form of entertainment that makes Kalamazoo such a unique place to live - live theatre.
Despite Kalamazoo's meager size, when compared to cities like New York City and Los Angeles, it offers many opportunities to theatergoers and enthusiasts. In fact, Kalamazoo boasts 11 successful theatre venues, according to the Theatre Kalamazoo Website.
Joan Herrington, Chair of Western Michigan University's Department of Theatre and member of the Theatre Kalamazoo organization, said, "The fact that we can all produce and that we can all survive despite the number of us is really amazing."
Herrington said Theatre Kalamazoo aims to promote diversity and richness among the area's theatres while making it more accessible to the community.
The organization must be doing something right, for Kalamazoo Theatres have come back in full force from the economic recession of 2009.
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