COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The attendance for Tibbits Summer Theatre this year at the Tibits Opera House in Coldwater was the largest since 2003.
Tibbits Opera Foundation Executive Director Christine Delaney told the Coldwater Downtown Development Authority Board last Wednesday that 9,018 patrons attended the summer season thanks in part to a 159 percent increase in groups.
Over half of the patrons, 55 percent, were once again from outside of Branch County.
Steuben County, Indiana had the largest attendance outside of the county followed by Calhoun, Hillsdale, and St. Joseph counties. She said there had also been an increase in attendance from Jackson County.
Delaney said they have had a lot of success with social media, but still rely on word-of-mouth to get the word out about shows.
