New Date Added to Joint General Auditions For Ten Area Theatres

Due to incredibly high demand, ten of the Detroit area’s most popular and critically-acclaimed theatre companies will be adding audition appointments from 6-11 pm on June 29, 2010, at Planet Ant Theatre (2357 Caniff, Hamtramck, MI 48212) for the 2010-2011 season. These are in addition to those already scheduled June 22 and 23, 2010, at [...]

Auditions at The Actors Loft

Friday April 23, 2010 starting at 6PM
Saturday April 24, 2010 starting at 1PM
M-1 Studios in Ferndale is producing several 30-second spots as part of an advertising campaign for a local client.
Auditions are being held to cast these spots. This is a paid job. The auditions will be held at:
The Actors Loft
Friday April 23rd starting at [...]

Free – Acting Workshop at The Actors Loft

Monday, April 12, 2010, 7:00pm – 10:00pm
You are invited to attend, one of the top training/Acting workshops in the country, right here in Michigan, right here in Detroit! There are a few seats left! Next week, Monday April 12th! You are invited to sit in on the 1st class of the workshop at NO charge! [...]

“Henrietta Hermaline’s Fall from Great Heights” at Planet Ant

[ April 2, 2010 3:00 pm to April 17, 2010 3:00 pm. ] Opening April 2nd and running through April 17th, 2010

Planet Ant Theatre announces the next installment of the 2010 Late Night Series directed by BoxFest 2010 Winner Molly McMahon. Henrietta Hermaline’s Fall from Great Heights is a Michigan premier by playwright Maggie Smith. Opening April 2nd and running Fridays and Saturday at 9:30pm through [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]