Check out the attached RIPPLES newsletter for a preview of CORALINE the mysterious ONE WEEKEND ONLY offering by Riverwalk’s Young Artisan Workshop, directed by Sadonna Croff. 7pm Thur/Fri/Sat and 4:30 pm Sunday. (also Barney results and info on Riverwalk’s upcoming TECH WORKSHOPS for all ages - only $16. 
http://www.riverwalktheatre.com

​LCC FREE SHOWS:

Wednesday-Sunday, July 19-23, 7 PM    
Failure: A Love Story
By Philip Dawkins, directed by Andy Callis

A magical, musical fable where the power of love chimes far greater than any individual's successes or failures. By the end of 1928, all three Fail sisters will be dead - expiring in reverse order, youngest to oldest. The same man will have fallen in love with each, in the same order as their passing. Tuneful songs and a whimsical chorus follow the sisters' story as they live their lives above the family clock repair shop, before their time unexpectedly runs out. 

Free     Outdoor Ampitheatre

7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, July 25-29, 2017

DANCE Lansing
The final show of Summer Stage Under the Stars 2017, LCC’s annual summer performing arts festival

Free parking is available in the Gannon Ramp, Grand Avenue, and on the streets around campus.
 
Four nights of original dances created by dozens of choreographers and performed by close to 100 dancers. This annual collaboration between Happendance and LCC Dance with many associate organizations celebrates 12 years this summer!
Recommended for all ages
  
Free!    LCC Dart Auditorium

There are TWO new theatres in town! 

The East Lansing Community Theatre performs in Hannah Center and focuses on Shakespeare and headed up by Mike Stewart. The Downeaster Theatre is based at 1120 N. Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing, 48906 - and headed up by Kathryn Willis. First show performs at The Robin Theatre in Reo Town.

Check out these links and info below - and prepare to audition and attend. The GLUT of theatre in Greater Lansing continues to live up to the GLUT reference: “an excessively abundant supply”.

The Downeaster Theatre
http://www.thedowneastertheatre.com 

The Downeaster is holding a “FIRST LOOK” open house 11 am to 5 pm Thursday, July 13
https://www.facebook.com/events/1609002642504139/?ti=cl  
AUDITIONS coming up for The Laramie Project at 7 pm July 13-14 & 10 am Saturday the 15th
https://www.facebook.com/events/201392657025704/?ti=cl  
Also, The Downeaster Theatre is looking for an assistant director.
https://www.facebook.com/thedowneastertheatre/posts/563637620693112  

East Lansing Community Theatre 

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Ears! I am very Happy to Announce That The City of East Lansing has agreed to sponsor an Adult Theatre Company. This new Company will be called The East Lansing Community Theatre. Dedicated to the works of William Shakespeare! 

We will be doing 2 productions a Year beginning with "The Tempest". The Audition dates are: Monday July 17th from 6:30 to 9pm. And Tuesday July 18th from 6:30 to 9pm. These Auditions will take place at The Hannah Community Center 819 Abbot rd. East Lansing, Michigan The East Lansing Community Promotes Non-Traditional Casting, Which means that all roles are open to anyone! 

All rehearsals are at the Hannah Community Center and will begin on Monday July 24th and run Monday thru Thursday from 6:30 to 10pm until our Tech week which begins September 10th. With the first opening of the East Lansing Community Theatres production of The Tempest on Thursday September 14th thru Saturday September 16th. And again the following week Thursday September 21 thru Saturday September 23rd. Performance times begin at 7pm each of those nights. All performances are at the Hannah Community Center. 

Our Second production Will be "12th Night". Auditions dates are: Sunday January 21st from 6:30 to 9pm and Monday January 22nd from 6:30 to 9pm. Rehearsals begin Monday January 29th and also run Monday thru Thursday 6:30 to 10pm . Until start of Tech week Sunday March 11th. Performances are March 15th thru 17th and again the following week March 22nd thru 24th. Performances begin at 7pm. All of the above held at the Hannah Community center.
For those of you that don't know me, my name is Michael Stewart Artistic Director of The East Lansing Community Theatre. I will also be Directing the First Show, The Tempest! I have over 40 years of experience in Live Theatre as an Actor, Director, Artistic Director, Lighting Design, Set Design and construction, etc.

The Director for our 2nd production is still TBD. I want to make it clear what it means by The Statement That the City of East Lansing is sponsoring This Theatre Company. The city is providing us with a place to rehearse and a Place to Perform and that is all! But I feel that is all we need! With all of your help and Talent I feel this Theatre Company Will thrive and Grow. 

So if this piques your interest and you would like to get involved Please contact me at Mike and kath Stewart on Facebook Thru Messenger or you can write me at mktip119@comcast.net.

If you are not an Actor and would still like to be involved there are many Jobs in Theatre where we will also need your help. I look forward to working with all of you and Making The East Lansing Community Theatre a Great Success.
Mike Stewart

Handy with a sewing machine? 
Young Artisan Workshop is looking for experienced seamstress to help build some costumes for it’s family mystery CORALINE, to be performed by a big cast of young folks.  We are a bit behind this year and could really use the extra help. Show dates are July 20-23.   


If you are able to donate some of your time please contact Sadonna Croff for details.
517-316-6471.  

Acting Up Theatre Company proudly presents "Oh Brother Builders” 

...written by Chad Patterson (former Lansing-ite and Theatre Guy Extraordinaire). Acting Up has been entertaining audiences for years with their high energy interactive theatrical shows at Michigan libraries!  This is a fun, 2-man show, with playwright Chad playing multiple roles.

2pm TODAY, June 27 at the Lansing Downtown Library branch.
August 2 they will be in South Lansing and Haslett
http://www.actingup.biz/calendar.html

Do you have a big project? A Little Project? Or just something in between? Well, Oh Brother Builders has got you covered. Well at least one of them does anyway. Billy Builder has done nothing his whole life but prepare, design and build things for his company. He started out with Legos moved onto Minecraft and now is trying his hand at the real thing, actually building real life things for real life customers. Buddy on the other hand is more of a bumbler than a builder he spends most of his time folding blueprints into paper airplanes, catching Poke-mon on the worksites and doesn't plan for anything except his next fun adventure. Billy wants Buddy to take things more seriously and Buddy thinks that Billy would enjoy projects more if he learned to have fun. 

The Brothers are given a rush order by the pickiest man in town Mr. Finicky; not only is that his name but it also describes him. He has just gotten and new Bird book from the Library and wishes to have two birdhouses built so that he can attract all of the birds in his book, but he wants these birdhouses right away. So the pressure of this impossible deadline and the fact that Billy is serious and Buddy just messes around nearly destroys their brotherly relationship. 

If that was not bad enough there is a slimy bad guy builder named "Jack Hammer" who is competing with the brothers for business and he catches wind of the rush order and attempts to steal their customer. The brothers must learn to work together, get along and find each other's strengths to finish the project for Mr.Finicky and to keep the evil "Jack Hammer" away from their customers and their plans. Billy learns about relaxing and having fun from Buddy and Buddy learns about having a plan and how hard work pays off from Billy; in the end the both of them learn great lessons and find that HARD WORK, TEAMWORK and FUN will help BUILD A BETTER WORLD! 
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6/27/17 - Don’t forget - Riverwalk BARNEY show/reception/awards today at Riverwalk Theatre with reception at 6 and awards/show at 7. 


Jane Falion has prepared an entertaining, free show featuring songs from Alexander Hamilton, She Loves Me, and Spamalot, featuring Meghan Eldred, Brian Farnham, Ben Holzhausen, Isaac Orr, Jordan Taylor, Adam Woolsey, Travis Williams, accompanied by John Dale Smith (with Justin Valla and Dr. Jonathan Smith.) 

See you there!
http://riiverwalktheatre.com