About Door County Auditorium

We can’t wait to welcome you to Door County’s oldest year-round indoor performing arts venue!

We delight locals and visitors with one-of-a-kind programming in the performing, visual, and literary arts. Visit us to experience world-class entertainment, an intimate setting, and enrichment for all ages.

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Door County Auditorium enriches, entertains, and challenges through a balanced combination of performing, visual, and literary arts, and provides opportunities for social, educational, and cultural growth.

Celebrating Our Rich History

Door County Auditorium is a testament to the power of community and the generosity of the 1,200+ donors whose names grace our walls. Nestled within Gibraltar School, our venue has a stellar reputation for artistic and cultural events.

Since 1991, we have hosted unforgettable performances by legends as well as rising stars, community theatre, regional icons, community and student performances, and diverse cultural groups, including Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Indigo Girls, Peninsula Music Festival, The Lumineers, and Brandi Carlile.

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Door County Auditorium Expansion:
The Cramer Exchange

All arts aficionados know that a powerful performance deserves an encore.

We established the Door County Auditorium Encore Campaign to build a second performance venue, education center, and reception hall to extend our programming, now known as The Cramer Exchange.

This new venue elevates our mission of providing diverse cultural experiences while fostering community connections.

As the Exchange debuts for its first season this summer, we continue to raise funds to close our campaign and address the finishing touches. Donations of all sizes are welcomed and needed and will be listed alphabetically in the main entrance. We’d love to add your name to our community of supporters.

Contact director@dcauditorium.org with any questions.

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Where Passion Meets Dedication

Our team is committed to bringing unforgettable cultural experiences to life through diverse and dynamic programs

Cari Lewis

Executive Director

Cari Lewis is a mom, wife, believer in love and music, and admirer of trees and shiny old people. The executive director of Door Community Auditorium since late 2010, Cari’s path started in the Ozarks (she was the 1991 Hootin’ n’ Hollarin’ Queen); before meandering to Michigan’s Interlochen Arts Academy (where she studied trumpet and later returned to work in their alumni office); Ohio’s Baldwin-Wallace College (where she rose to prominence as an excellent coffee slinger and mediocre basement crooner while completing her arts management degree); Cleveland Opera (where she sold and coordinated children’s opera productions); and southern Oregon’s Ross Ragland Theater (where she got her first management role with a performing arts center).

CHristine Henkel

Office Manager

With an extensive background in nonprofit management and donor engagement, Christine brings both strategy and heart to her work at DCA. She’s deeply invested in building meaningful relationships, creatively leveraging resources, and developing opportunities that strengthen our communities through the power of the arts.
Before stepping into organizational leadership, Christine worked as a music educator and performer—roles that came with a front-row seat to witness the life-changing magic of live performance. She’s experienced how what we imagine is possible, the ways we approach problem solving, and how we connect with one another are shaped by the artistic culture within our families and neighborhoods.
Whether collaborating with donors, partners, or guests, she’s grateful (and admittedly a little jazzed) to be part of the DCA team—working to enrich lives, celebrate opportunities to connect, and bring joy into the communities we serve!

Vinni hancock

FOG Coordinator

Vinni Hancock is the Experiential Education Project Coordinator for grades 4K - 12 with Friends of Gibraltar Schools, a founding board member of Write On, Door County, a County and Town Board elected representative with an educational background in experiential environmental education and environmental science and policy.

ADAM Hutchinson

Technical Director

Adam’s background spans from winemaker to friendly bartender, production potter to deejay, museum preparator to facilities manager; all synthesizing as DCA’s newest technical director.
Combining his BFA in filmmaking and MFA in studio arts has provided him with a deep respect for all music genres, performing arts, and theater production.
A Wisconsin native (go Cheesemakers) and Door County transplant - Adam believes listening can be an act of love.

Nick Hoover

Box Office Manager

Nick’s time with DCA began in 2016, assisting Technical Director Kurt Thomas, setting up microphones and running cables, something he is well versed in through his work as a performing musician. His involvement has grown steadily over time, evolving into his role today as Box Office Manager and Production Assistant, in addition to being a member of the DCA Programming Committee.
In his spare time, the Door County native enjoys singing and playing music, tinkering with his car and computers, and finding himself the woods.

Pam Goodwill

Bookkeeping Manager

JIMMY Balistreri

Production Manager

Jimmy’s first experience at the DCA was as a production intern for Northern Sky Theater’s fall production of Muskie Love in 2018. He has been living on-and-off in Door County since 2016, and has been a full-time resident since 2024.
A freelance lighting designer and stage manager outside of the DCA, he brings a broad range of experiences to support the artists on the DCA stage. Jimmy holds an MFA in Lighting Design from UC-Irvine and a BA in Theater from Ripon College. He has turned lights on and off in theaters across the country, including The Milwaukee Rep, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Great River Shakespeare, and Golden State Ballet. Locally, he has been a part of numerous productions at Third Avenue Playworks and Northern Sky Theater.
He is excited to be a part of the vibrant arts community here at the DCA. Go Pack Go!

Lia Smith-Redmann

Marketing Coordinator

Lia Smith-Redmann began working seasonally at the DCA in 2020 assisting production and Box Office operations. She assumed her current role as Marketing Coordinator in 2026. A third-generation Fish Creek native and Gibraltar Schools graduate, she grew up performing on the DCA stage and benefitting from FOG programming. She holds degrees in Dance and English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and juggles many hats as a filmmaker, writer, and artist. Lia is a freelance dancer and choreographer, and director of the Smith-Redmann Dance Co., a local nonprofit dance company. You can find her around the county swimming in every season and dancing between Door County and Milwaukee. It’s an honor to serve her community in Fish “Crick”!