Graffiti from those years still adorns the backstage walls. Stoughton High School commencements and class plays were held here for over fifty years.

Visit our other Wisconsin Historical Society websites Choose a website Wisconsin Historical Society Wisconsin Historical Society Store Wisconsin Historical Museum Wade House Villa Louis Stonefield Reed School Pendarvis Old World Wisconsin Madeline. (A copy of the playbill found during the restoration is now framed and displayed.) View of Stoughton Opera House stage, advertising curtain and boxes from front of auditorium. Opera House activities started with the Februopening of “The Doctor’s Warm Reception”, a light-hearted play with a cast of eleven. (WMTV) - Those who wish to see performances at the Stoughton Opera House will need to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in order to. The City Hall Opera House provided a forum for as many as 600 people at a time. 100 Guaranteed Tickets For All Upcoming Events at Stoughton Opera House Available at the Lowest Price on SeatGeek. The 'crown jewel' of Stoughton has been restored and enhanced and is lovelier than ever. Plaster, carpets, floor lights, dressing rooms, paint, handicapped accessibility and the latest in state-of-the-art equipment combine to make the Stoughton Opera House a wonderful mixture of Victorian and modern elements. The City of Stoughton contributed to the restoration of the building's main entrance and the addition of an elevator and restrooms in the basement. Big Savings and low prices on Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton, Wisconsin.

A matching grant from the Jeffries Family Foundation funded much of the restoration work. The first project was to restore the clock tower, which was completed in 1988 and a likeness of it is now used as the logo for the City of Stoughton: In 1990, a fire escape was added and in 1992 air conditioning was installed. A committee was also established to plan and complete the restoration of the Opera House. The 'Friends of' the Opera House' was established and citizens came forward to fund and work on the restoration. In the early 1980's, a decision was made to save the building and government offices. There were Junior and Senior class plays until 1953, by which time the Opera House was painted over with a dull gray paint and extensively damaged by roof leaks and was eventually shut down. The Stoughton High School held graduation exercises here until 1938. The Stoughton Opera House books a lot of folk/jazz/etc type music and you sit the whole time. For over 50 years, there was a wide variety of cultural experiences to be enjoyed within its walls including operas, musical productions, minstrel, theater and vaudeville shows, temperance meetings, and Governor LaFollette even spoke here on several occasions.

Brady Schipper, a redshirt junior from Stoughton High School, has become a solid. It is one of the largest second story theaters in the Midwest. Juniors Restaurant & Tap House: Good, healthy, fun, and not expensive. They have “threatened” for years, and their many fans have clamored for this pairing.The Stoughton Opera House, originally called the City Auditorium, first opened on February 22, 1901. Friends since their early days in Nashville, they had only found a few opportunities to collaborate musically, notably with “Teach Your Children”, their Grammy-nominated track from 1994’s “Red, Hot + Country” compilation. Suzy’s “Outbound Plane”, “Aces”, and “Someday Soon” are among the many songs beloved by country music fans around the world, as are “Where’ve You Been?”, “455 Rocket”, and “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses” from Kathy’s deep well of material. Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss have each carved out careers in popular music with country chart hits spanning two decades. All current tickets will be honored at the door.** The Stoughton Opera House is a 450-seat fully restored historical landmark theater built in.

**Due to a covid diagnosis in the touring party, the original performance by Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss is postponed until Thursday, September 8th.

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