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The History of Stage 3
July 30, 2025
Did you know that in the 1970s, GVSU had its own performing arts theater in downtown Grand Rapids? Long before the Haas Center for Performing Arts, GVSU’s growing theater faculty created Stage 3, also known as the Grand Rapids Experimental Theatre Workshop. Soon located in a former shoe store on Campau Ave NW, the theater aimed to make artistic connections between the Grand Rapids community and GVSU.
Lemmen Library and Archives Student Assistant Juliet Veliz-Figueroa has written a deep dive using primary source material held in the Archives to illuminate the history of GVSU’s Stage 3. Read the article on the Lemmen Library and Archives blog and visit the Lemmen Library and Archives in Seidman House on the Allendale Campus to learn more!