W.C. Peterson Auditorium is a 1,100-seat theater located in Ishpeming, Michigan

Ishpeming, Michigan

Ishpeming is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,686 at the 2000 census. This is down from a higher population in the 1950s and 1960s when the economically supportive iron ore mines had a much higher employment level...

, just west of Marquette

Marquette, Michigan

Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern...

. It was built in the early 1930s and renovated between 1988 and 1991. The auditorium, one of the largest theaters in the Upper Peninsula, is owned and operated by the Ishpeming Public School District and is used for concerts, Broadway

Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...

and family shows, and other special events. The auditorium is located within the Ishpeming High School and Central Elementary School complex.

External links

• Ishpeming Public Schools

http://www.ishpemingschools.com/auditorium/audit_main.html