URGENT CASTING: Male/ late 30’s to 50’s /Ann Arbor / Rehearsals Underway!

Searching for an actor for Sir Willful Witwoud in The Way of the World
It’s The Way of the World by William Congreve, the classic Restoration comedy. I’m the director. I’m tackling it as the story of Mirabell and Millamant, two arch-libertines of a society of libertines who decide to find a way out of that [...]

Detroit Be Dammed, A Beaver’s Tale

[ March 5, 2010 12:00 pm to March 27, 2010 12:00 pm. ] March 5th-27th, 2010
Planet Ant Theatre

An original, multi-media comedy epic following one family through 300+ years of Detroit history.
by Shawn Handlon & Mikey Brown
Directed by Shawn Handlon

(left to right) Chris Jakob, Kennikki Jones, Jessalyn Brooks, Chris Korte,
Mikey Brown. Photo by Sue HaydenSure, everyone has heard of the Fords and the Fishers, but who in the [...]

Memorial For Arts Advocate E. Ray Scott at The Gem Theatre

Saturday, February 27th, 11am

E. Ray Scott
It was Saturday, Feb. 6, when the cheerful, tuxedoed members of Detroit’s Players Club gathered for their monthly show of plays at their historic Playhouse. The mood quickly sobered when they heard that Player E. Ray Scott had died at 86. As Executive Director of the Michigan Council for [...]

Kresge Artist Fellowships Deadline February 26th

Literary and performing artists can apply for one of 18 $25,000 fellowships
DEADLINE FEBRUARY 26, 2010
There is one month remaining for emerging and established metropolitan Detroit literary and performing artists to apply for one of 18 $25,000 Kresge Artist Fellowships. Applications are only available online at www.kresgeartsindetroit.org and must be completed by Friday, February 26, [...]

Casting Call for “A Tribute to Motown: An American Dream Story”  

The New McCree Theatre, 5005 Cloverlawn Drive, will be holding auditions for the climax of its 2009/2010 production season, the original musical revue, A Tribute to Motown: An American Dream Story, March 8 and 9, 2010 at 7:00 p.m sharp.  The theatre is seeking young men and ladies, between the ages of 15 – [...]

The Hilberry Company hosts “Engage with the Stage” theatre event for students

Graduate students of the Hilberry Theatre Company are giving high school students an opportunity to discover the inner workings of live theatre. This unique offering, Engage with the Stage, follows two matinee performances of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 and Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 10 a.m.
On each [...]

“Finding A Place Where Love Hides” at The Marlene Boll Theatre

[ January 29, 2010 1:00 pm to February 7, 2010 1:00 pm. ] A Stage Play by Shii Productions
January 29 Through February 7, 2010

This 1920s play has a comedic undertones with a dramatic feel. Become a part of the journey of life through the eyes of the various characters. From the life learning lessons of Hattie Mae and Sallie Mae, To the spiritual journey of Ms.Bertha and her [...]

Mosaic Youth Theatre Purchases New Center Building

Mosaic Youth Theatre has acquired a historic 40,000-square-foot building on Second Avenue in New Center, the former location of WTVS and WJBK. The plan is to renovate it as a permanent home for the program and a center dedicated to youth excellence with offices, studio and rehearsal space and a 180-seat black box theater. Mosaic [...]

Magenta Giraffe Theatre Co. Accepting Submissions For Staged Reading Festival

Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company is now accepting submissions for its Second Annual Staged Reading Festival.
As part of its mission “to reestablish and expand Detroit’s theatre district,” Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company is now accepting submissions of plays by Michigan natives or current Michigan residents to stage as part of a festival to take place this spring. [...]

Auditions For A New Production Of “Forgotten”

The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant: An Original Jazz-Folk Opera
Elise Bryant, Director; Bill Meyer, Music Director; Sam Kirkland and Dave Elsila, Producers
“FORGOTTEN: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant” will be presented at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, March 26, 2010. Elise Bryant will direct this new production, and [...]