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Emergency CURTAN call: Andromeda Community Theatre in Charlotte is in need of renting or borrowing some free-standing curtains, preferably black, but any color will do. This is an emergency, and we need them immediately. Contact Frank Boston at 517-303-4576. Thank you for your help!
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NEW ADAPTATION OF FRANKENSTEIN AT MSU EXAMINES GENDER NORMS THROUGH NON-TRADITIONAL CASTING Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre is presenting a new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic gothic horror novel, Frankenstein. Through the use of some creative casting, the production examines the themes of gender norms and the plight of humanity at the hands of a thoughtless creator. The new adaptation, developed in 2018 by Southwest Shakespeare Company co-Producing Artistic Director Quinn Mattfeld, more closely follows the original text than some of the popular movie adaptations. In an intriguing departure from the original story, Director and Department of Theatre Assistant Professor of Media Acting Ryan Welsh has cast graduate student Abbie Cathcart, a female actor, in the role of Frankenstein’s Monster. “My hope in the non-traditional gender casting of this show is that we reveal new truths buried within the source material,” Welsh said, “and perhaps more importantly, that we are able to reflect on our own assumptions around gender by viewing a familiar narrative of Frankenstein and his Creature through a new lens.” The artistic team also had the opportunity to train with experts from Vertigo, an Illinois-based theatrical flying effects and rigging company, to add an aerial element to the production. “I am so proud of the Department of Theatre faculty, staff, and students who continue to explore non-traditional casting to reimagine what theater is and can be,” said Kirk Domer, Chair of the Department of Theatre. “Additionally, we are excited to welcome Vertigo back to Michigan State to engage our students in design and technology to experience modern stagecraft and innovation from leading industry professionals. This is experiential learning at its best!” Frankenstein runs for 10 performances October 11-20 in the Pasant Theatre. The performance will have graphic simulated violence, disturbing imagery, and sexual content. It is recommended for ages 14+. Tickets are $17 for general admission, $15 for seniors and MSU faculty, and $12 for MSU students and are available online at whartoncenter.com, at the Wharton Center box office, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON. Frankenstein By Mary Shelley Adapted by Quinn Mattfeld Directed by Ryan Welsh October 11 - 20, 2019 Pasant Theatre Friday, October 11, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. *Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. **Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 18, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. * Director Pre-Show Discussion Sunday, October 13 at 1:15 p.m. ** Post-Show Discussion on Thursday, October 17 Tickets are available from the Wharton Center Box Office, 1.800.WHARTON, whartoncenter.com Jackie Burris Grandt’s mother died. There is a visitation Monday the 7th from noon to two at Estes Leadley Greater Lansing. Jackie lives in Chicago now. She was active in Lansing theatre “back in the day.” It might be nice for people who worked with her here to reconnect. Nancy Pearl Burris Service Date: October 7, 2019, Memorial visitation: 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association – Capital Area Regional Office, Okemos, MI, or to the American Cancer Society, East Lansing, MI. https://estesleadley.com/obituaries/nancy-burris/ Don’t miss the powerful SWEAT, Pulitzer Prize Winning drama by Lynn Nottage, opening at Riverwalk on “Bargain Thursday” ($10/$8) at 7pm
(Adult Language) From the Director’s Note: "The American play that Sweat reminds me of is Death of a Salesman. When Arthur Miller wrote Death of a Salesman in 1949 and called it a modern tragedy, he tapped into the American psyche and displayed the American Dream as something ultimately unobtainable and destructive. Willy’s fate is in part due to economic conditions and in part to his own character. The same is true of the characters in Sweat.“Ultimately, Nottage has crafted a play that humanizes the most pertinent issues of today-the loss of manufacturing jobs, the erosion of the middle class, race, and the opioid crisis in a way that is immediate and deeply relatable to the audience. “I am proud to be leading an extraordinary cast comprised of top local actors in this heart-wrenching story of grit, friendship, and survival.” George Popovich 10/3-6 & 10-13 Call 517-482-5700 or reserve online at http://www.riverwalktheatre.com Tickets also available at the door. SITES OF INTEREST?
We KNOW (hope?) you LOVE the GLUT site: http://www.greaterlansingtheatre.net for the show and audition calendars and compilation of past reviews/announcements… but any avid theatre goer may ALSO be interested in: https://glickarts.blogspot.comwhere Ken Glickman writes great reviews. Ken has been an arts columnist at Lansing State Journal since 1982, the same year MSU’s Wharton Center first opened. "During that time I've written about everything from Bob Dylan to The Cleveland Orchestra to "Lion King". Over the years, I've interviewed many celebs as well. I welcome your thoughts, so please add your voice to my blog in the comments section. These posts are also easily shareable on Facebook and Twitter. I am seeking to ignite an ongoing conversation about the arts community." and http://lansingtheatre.org where the amazing amalgam of Theatre Lover and Obsessive Organizer (as well as go-to video guy) Matt Ottinger has compiled his wonderful, searchable DATABASE of local community theatre. Search YOUR name! Figure out who played “x” in that show you can’t remember! October 2019
9/27-28 & 10/4-5 - 8pm Sunset Baby by Dominique Morisseau, Director: Deb Keller - Black Box 1422 Gannon Bldg. - LCC 9/27-29 & 10/4-5 - 7:30pm; 2pm Sundays- Neil Simon’s God’s Favorite - HGP 9/30-10/1 at 6:30pm - 8pm Auditions for North Pole Radio Hour at the Mason Historical Society Museum 200 E. Oak St. Mason, MI 48854 - GEN 10/3-6 & 10-13 - 7pm Thur; 8pm Fri/Sat; 2pm Sun - Sweat - Pulitzer-Prize-winning drama, director George Popovich - RWT 10/3-11/3 - 8pm Thur/Fri, 3pm & 8pm Sat, 2pm Sun - The Safe House by Kristine Thatcher, director Casaundra Freeman- Michigan Premiere - WT 10/11-20 - Fri 10/11-8pm; Sat 10/12-8pm; Sun 10/13-2pm; Tues 10/15-7:30pm; Wed 10/16-7:30pm; Thur 10/17-7:30pm; Fri 10/18-8pm; Sat 10/19-2pm & 8pm; Sun 10/20-2pm - Frankenstein by Quinn Mattfield, director Ryan Welsh - Pasant Theatre - MSU 10/17 & 18 - 7pm - Something Wicked: Halloween Dinner Theatre, Shakespeare edited and directed by Iris Raine Paul at Strange Matter Coffee East - CUR 10/17-19 - 7pm; 2 & 7pm Saturday – Frozen Jr., music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, book by Jennifer Lee, director Veronica Hetke - MTC 10/18-19 & 25-27 - 6:30 dinner 7:30 show; Sunday 10/27 only: dessert 1:30 show 2pm - Something’s Afoot whodunit musical - STL 10/18, 19, & 20 - 6pm Fri & Sat, 2pm Sun -Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery by Ken Ludwig - dinner show at the Eaton Area Senior Center - AND 10/21 -22 - 7pm - Auditions for Lion in Winter at Waverly East Intermediate, director Kristine Thatcher - STL 10/24-27 & 10/31-11/3 - 7pm Thur; 8pm Fri/Sat; 2pm Sun - A Piece of My Heart, true drama, director Diane Cooke - RWT 10/25-27 & 11/1-3 - 7pm Fri; 3pm Sat/Sun - Poe: Dreams of Madness - AECT 10/25-27 & 11/1-3 - 8pm Fri/Sat; 3pm Sun, Marvin’s Room - LEB 10/25-27 & 11/1-3 - 7pm; 2pm Sundays - 12 Incompetent Jurors by Ian McWethy, hilarious parody of 12 Angry Men, director Ted Wulfekuhler, at Sycamore Creek Church - GEN 10/25-31 – Fri 10/25-8pm; Sat 10/26-8pm; Wed 10/30-8pm; Thurs 10/31-8pm Haunted AUD – MSU 10/26-27, 11/2-3 Apples in Winter by Jennifer Fawcett Lansing, MI - IX 10/31-11/10 - 8pm 10/31, 11/1, 7-9; 2pm 11/2, 3, 10 - The Humans by Stephen Karam, director Emily Clark – PCTC 10/31 - 7pm - Halloween Night Suspense - Suspense On a Country Road, radio version of a movie with the same name from 1959, which starred Cary Grant and Ida Lupino. A story of mystery, and murder; The Lost Dog an original script written much in the spirit of the Twilight Zone for the Audio Air Force by Will Anderson, who is a professor at Central Michigan - and the final installment of Superman, Batman's Great Mystery - AAF Greater Lansing Ubiquitous Theatres AAF - Audio Air Force - live “radio shows” - http://www.audioairforce.com - Dave Downing - 517-881-9746 AECT - All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre - www.cityofeastlansing.com/allofus - 517-319-6957 - ecooke@cityofeastlansing.com AND - Andromeda Community Theatre, Charlotte, MI - www.andromedaplayers.org - info@andromedaplayers.org - 517-303-4576 CUR - Curtainless Theatre curtainless.theatre@gmail.com. www.facebook.com/curtainlesstheatrelansing GEN - Generations Community Theatre - www.generationstheater.com HGP - Homegrown Productions, 517-930-1421 “Homegrown Productions St. Johns” Facebook performs at Wilson Center, 101 W. Cass St., St. Johns, MI 48879 IX - Ixion - ixiontheatre.com, ixionensemble@gmail.com, 517-775-4246 LCC - Lansing Community College Communication, Media & the Arts - www.lcc.edu/showinfo - 517-483-1488 / 517-483-1122 LEB - Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts - LebowskyCenter.com - 989-723-4003 MTC - Midway Theater Company - midwaytheatercompany.org - 517-316-5272 MSU - Michigan State University Department of Theatre - www.theatre.msu.edu - 517-432-2000 PCTC - Peppermint Creek Theatre Company - www.peppermintcreek.org - 517-927-3016 RWT - Community Circle Players at Riverwalk Theatre, www.RiverwalkTheatre.com, 517-482-5700 STL - Starlight Dinner Theatre - 517-243-6040 - www.starlightdinnertheatre.com WT - Williamston Theatre - 517-655-SHOW (7469) www.williamstontheatre.org WTN - Wharton Center for Performing Arts at MSU - 517-432-2000 or 1-800-Wharton or www.whartoncenter.com 10/18-19 & 25-27 - Something’s Afoot coming to Starlight Dinner Theatre.
Something's Afoot, a musical whodunit, is a satirical poke on Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mysteries. It is sure to be loopy, entertaining fun. We welcome 3 newcomers to our stage: Matt Ottinger, Ty Schalter and Anthony Mandalari. We would like to welcome back these outstanding local performers: Jane Shipley Zussman as "Miss Tweed", Dan Templin, Kelly Sandula-Gruner, Carin McEvoy, Ben Holzhausen, Colleen Bethea and John Roche. The story takes place at Lord Dudley Rancour's country estate, located on an island during a raging thunderstorm. Ten strangers are stranded in the old English Mansion as guests disappear one by one, knocked off by an assortment of devilish booby traps. There is murder, mystery, music and comedy as bodies pile up between delightful musical songs. See attached poster for additional information. Lasagna dinner is on the menu and baklava will be the Sunday dessert. This season is dedicated to two women who have greatly influenced Lansing community theater: Judie Town and Winifred Olds. Judie's family will be attending Something's Afoot on Friday, October 25th which would have been Judie's 82nd birthday. Winifred's family members will be attending the show on Sunday, October 27th. Her grandson, Dan MacLachlan, will be performing songs during the dessert hour. Due to the high volume of audience members that day, we will be opening the doors to the dining room at 1:15 rather than 1:30. We will be putting out "memory cards" on the tables every night for you to share some of your favorite memories of Judie and Winifred which will be given to their families at the end of the run of the show. Call for reservations today (517) 599-2779 http://www.starlightdinnertheatre.com TOMORROW - MONDAY - at Stobers With Kristine Thatcher Remember, the Kristine Thatcher Fund committee invites you to “A Night at Stobers with Kristine,” Monday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. at Stobers Bar, 812 Michigan Ave., Lansing. Admission is free. This marks the Michigan premiere of Kristine's new play, "The Safe House," at the Williamston Theatre, and kicks off a fundraising campaign to help her with medical expenses as she continues to fight her battle with ovarian cancer. Stobers has a real life connection to Kristine and her grandparents, Jacob and Katrina Schneider, German immigrants who bought the bar in 1935 and sold it in 1958. The main character in "The Safe House" is based on Katrina Schneider, who was also the bartender at the bar. The Safe House runs 10/3-11/3 - 8pm Thur/Fri, 3pm & 8pm Sat, 2pm Sun - director Casaundra Freeman- Michigan Premiere http://www.williamstontheatre.org (Note also that Kristine is directing Lion in Winter at Starlight Dinner Theatre, performing next March. Auditions for Lion in Winter will be held at Waverly East Intermediate at 7 pm October 21 & 22.) 9/27-10/7 - Lights Up on Neil Simon Comedy in St. Johns
It’s a race to the wire. Eight actors are perfecting their lines. A team of electricians and a lighting consultant are hanging new fixtures. A backstage crew is building a set one piece at a time around ladders and tools scattered across the stage. Fund raising efforts to reach the goals for matching grants are approaching their deadlines(http://patronicity.com/wilson). Every facet of the project must cross the finish line by the time the curtain opens on “God’s Favorite”, a comedy by Neil Simon. Homegrown Productions presents this modern day interpretation of the story of Job under the new lighting system at the Wilson Center Auditorium September 27 – October 6. Tom Webb directs Bob Murrell, Michael Nelson, Patrick Monroe, Marsha Brook, Monica Holland, Darryl Schmitz, Tyler Frease, and Sarah Craft. The lighting project is the final phase of renovation of the Wilson Center Auditorium. Since 2006, a group of committed volunteers and generous donors has raised over $200,000 to restore and improve the auditorium to open it for wider use by the community. Upholstered seats, enhanced sound, authentic color schemes, and energy efficient, digitally controlled lighting have polished this gem of a performance space. The dust might still be settling, the technicians will be fine tuning the new technology, and the paint on the set may be drying during the opening performance, but the Wilson Center Auditorium Committee is excited to invite you to the premiere production under the lights. Show time is 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, September 27 and 28, October 6 and 7, and at 2:00 pm on Sunday, September 29. Tickets are available at the door, $10 for students age 10 – 18 and seniors age 55 plus; $15 for everyone else. Wilson Center - 101 West Cass Street, St Johns https://wilsoncenterauditorium.org 9/27-10/5 - Lansing Community College Performing Arts
presents Sunset Baby By Dominique Morisseau Directed by Deb Keller 8:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday, Sept. 27-28, Oct. 4-5, 2019 LCC Black Box Theatre Room 1422 Gannon Building 411 N. Grand Avenue, Lansing 48933 Kenyatta Shakur is alone. His wife has died, and this former Black Revolutionary and political prisoner is desperate to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Nina. If Kenyatta truly wants to reconcile his past, he must first conquer his most challenging revolution of all – fatherhood. The play was selected with LCC’s year-long celebration of 400 Years of African-American History in mind. Morisseau, a playwright from Detroit, is a McArthur Genius Grant winner and author of multiple plays including the Detroit Projects cycle and Ain’t Too Proud, a musical about The Temptations currently running on Broadway. This show is intended for mature audiences – adult language and themes. Kenyatta (Ndegwa McCloud), Nina (Miah Nash), Damon (Trvyn Friar) with music vocals by Ny’Kieria Blocker. Cost $10 general admission, $5 students, at the door. Tickets available for purchase online at http://www.lcc.edu/showinfo. LCC Performing Arts Production Office, 517-483-1122 https://www.facebook.com/LCCPerformingArts/ LCC Performing Arts @LCCPerform |
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