"Kalamazoo has a vibrant theater and arts scene, including the New Vic, Farmer’s Alley Theatre, Queer Theatre Kalamazoo, and Face Off Theatre Company, in addition to Western Michigan University’s theater department and Miller Auditorium, plus the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. But the Civic, a whimsical building built in 1929, is a truly special place to watch a community theater production, and one of the largest in the country — even employing a staff of 35 full- and part-time employees to bring dozens of productions to life each year." - Vox Creative