Your Stage At Any Stage: Open Mic Hosted By Michelle Klein
Calling all singers, poets, and storytellers, neighbors near and far, anyone with obvious or unshowcased talents...Hopewell Theater’s stage is yours!
In fall of 2021 we launched YOUR STAGE AT ANY STAGE, a monthly 90-minute locally curated performance showcase hosted by songstress and storyteller, Michelle Klein, of the beloved Peasant Grill.
Sign-ups are currently closed for December, but you can join us in supporting your neighbors and local talent as audience members by buying tickets!
The order of performances will be set at random on the night of the show by Hopewell Theater and Michelle in an effort to diversify the evening's lineup.
Open to all ages, however, children must have signed consent by their parent or guardian. Due to the popularity of this program, all acts must sign up in advance. All performers will be required to sign and abide by Hopewell Theater's COVID-19 Waiver and Health & Safety Protocols upon confirmation. All performers will be contacted by HT with additional details ahead of show to discuss technical requirements, arrival time, and expectations for the evening.
All performers receive free entry for the evening. Families and friends can purchase online (click “Buy Tickets” to the right), by phone, or at the Box Office ahead of time or the night of.
Performance time slots will be given as follows:
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DECEMBER SHOW DETAILS
The lineup for December's show is as follows (in no particular order):
Cushetunk (Live Music - Band)
*Details to come.
James Christy (Comedy)
James Christy Jr. is an award-winning playwright and filmmaker. His solo show Not Right Now had a sold-out run at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in September, and his feature film Love and Communication won the Audience Award at the New Hope Film Festival in July.
Meg Russell (Live Music - Solo)
Singer-songwriter Meg Russell is an award-winning Nashville recording artist. Meg is transitioning from an accomplished children’s musician with two full-length, award-winning CDs to an adult contemporary musician. Meg brings us her warm vibe and unique sound with her newest originals along with a special holiday tune. Meg will be releasing her new EP, Hidden Spaces, in 2023!
Nikolai Margulis (Live Music - Solo)
Nikolai Margulis first fell for the banjo at age five and hasn’t put it down since. He’s played in the kids award show band at the International Bluegrass Music Awards for the past two years, and was recently a finalist for the Freshgrass Banjo Award. He’s a high school tenth grader from Princeton.
Bill Ihling (Live Music - Solo)
Bill Ihling is a solo singer/guitarist from Erwinna, PA. After 35 years as a bassist and harmony singer in NJ, PA, and Midwestern bands, Bill answered the call of his “inner troubadour” in 2012 and began performing solo. Bill’s repertoire is multi-genre cornucopia of vaguely familiar covers that includes acoustic versions of 60s pop classics, 70s rock album “deep cuts,” old-school country favorites, the best of the Americana singer-songwriters, and “Great American Songbook” standards even your grandmother would enjoy.
Stephen Dijoseph (Live Music - Solo)
*Details to come.
In fall of 2021 we launched YOUR STAGE AT ANY STAGE, a monthly 90-minute locally curated performance showcase hosted by songstress and storyteller, Michelle Klein, of the beloved Peasant Grill.
Sign-ups are currently closed for December, but you can join us in supporting your neighbors and local talent as audience members by buying tickets!
The order of performances will be set at random on the night of the show by Hopewell Theater and Michelle in an effort to diversify the evening's lineup.
Open to all ages, however, children must have signed consent by their parent or guardian. Due to the popularity of this program, all acts must sign up in advance. All performers will be required to sign and abide by Hopewell Theater's COVID-19 Waiver and Health & Safety Protocols upon confirmation. All performers will be contacted by HT with additional details ahead of show to discuss technical requirements, arrival time, and expectations for the evening.
All performers receive free entry for the evening. Families and friends can purchase online (click “Buy Tickets” to the right), by phone, or at the Box Office ahead of time or the night of.
Performance time slots will be given as follows:
- Music: up to 10 minutes
- Comedy: up to 5 minutes
- Spoken Word/ Storytelling/ Poetry: up to 7 minutes
🎸 🎸 🎸 🎸 🎸 🎸 🎸
DECEMBER SHOW DETAILS
The lineup for December's show is as follows (in no particular order):
Cushetunk (Live Music - Band)
*Details to come.
James Christy (Comedy)
James Christy Jr. is an award-winning playwright and filmmaker. His solo show Not Right Now had a sold-out run at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in September, and his feature film Love and Communication won the Audience Award at the New Hope Film Festival in July.
Meg Russell (Live Music - Solo)
Singer-songwriter Meg Russell is an award-winning Nashville recording artist. Meg is transitioning from an accomplished children’s musician with two full-length, award-winning CDs to an adult contemporary musician. Meg brings us her warm vibe and unique sound with her newest originals along with a special holiday tune. Meg will be releasing her new EP, Hidden Spaces, in 2023!
Nikolai Margulis (Live Music - Solo)
Nikolai Margulis first fell for the banjo at age five and hasn’t put it down since. He’s played in the kids award show band at the International Bluegrass Music Awards for the past two years, and was recently a finalist for the Freshgrass Banjo Award. He’s a high school tenth grader from Princeton.
Bill Ihling (Live Music - Solo)
Bill Ihling is a solo singer/guitarist from Erwinna, PA. After 35 years as a bassist and harmony singer in NJ, PA, and Midwestern bands, Bill answered the call of his “inner troubadour” in 2012 and began performing solo. Bill’s repertoire is multi-genre cornucopia of vaguely familiar covers that includes acoustic versions of 60s pop classics, 70s rock album “deep cuts,” old-school country favorites, the best of the Americana singer-songwriters, and “Great American Songbook” standards even your grandmother would enjoy.
Stephen Dijoseph (Live Music - Solo)
*Details to come.
MINE ROAD, left to right: Bill Flemer, Chuggy Carter, Michelle Klein, Guy DeRosa, John Timpane, James Popik
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