Juli Brooks, stage manager for the upcoming show “The Kitchen Witches,” pokes her head out Saturday from the new dressing rooms that were part of the recent renovations at the Waterville Opera House.

Tim Croce, left, and Logan Bard move a piece of the set from “The Kitchen Witches” into the newly installed freight elevator at the Waterville Opera House on Saturday.

Sound and lighting technicians, from left, Logan Bard, River Massey and Isaac Woods work on the new lighting and sound equipment Saturday at the Waterville Opera House. The new equipment was part of the recent renovation.

Erik Thomas, left, a show promoter, and Dick Dyer, Waterville Opera House manager, right, stand in the balcony of the Waterville Opera House on Thursday. Staff photo by Michael Seamans