History

After a 26 year hiatus, the former Junction City Opera House re-opened to the public on October 3, 2008. Historically the building has been used as an Opera House, a warehouse, a movie theatre, and once again today as a state of the art performing arts center.

In 2003 the Opera House was placed on the state register of historic places and plans were put in place to begin the renovation of this cultural treasure. Construction on the renovation begin in earnest in 2007 until the project was completed and once again returned to the people of Junction City as a vibrant and productive cultural landmark.

Mission

The mission of the C.L. Hoover Opera House is to provide high quality arts and cultural entertainment to Junction City, Geary County, and the surrounding communities.

BOARD MEMBERS

The Opera House is governed by the JC Opera House, LP Advisory Board. Members have been selected to a five year term that began in 2008. Members of the board are:

Janette Vogelsang - President

VACANT - Vice-president

Ben Kitchens

Daisy McTavish

Ken Mortensen

Calvin Pottberg

EMPLOYEES

The Opera House currently employs 4 people full time and numerous people part time on a per show basis. Part time staff includes box office workers on the days of shows only and technical staff that work only on days of shows. A large part of our operations is done by a volunteer group of roughly 45 people. The full time staff consists of:

Tony Ballard - Executive Director

Jill Nelson - Director of Operations

David Laughlin - Technical Coordinator

Angela Seifer - Custodian

VOLUNTEER

All volunteers are handled through our volunteer coordinator, Charlotte Grelk. This is also a volunteer position. If you are interested in volunteering click here. Charlotte would love to talk with you about the numerous opportunities to volunteer in the Opera House. If you prefer, you can call her at (785)238-5523.