TONIGHT:
A fundraiser for the Summer Solstice Jazz Festival and East Lansing Film Festival - a wonderful Movie: Girls in the Band
7pm, February 27, 2014

Join us for an exclusive showing of this poignant, vastly entertaining documentary recounting the untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking  journeys from the late 1930's to the present day.

Tickets:$12 general admission $10 seniors (65+)
Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Rd., East Lansing.
Call Susan for more info (517)336-9014

PETER PAN is this summer's show for Riverwalk Theatre's YOUNG ARTISAN WORKSHOP - no charge to participate for youth actors and backstage staff aged 10-18

Auditions for actors and backstage crew: May 11-12 at 6:30

NOW - OLDER KIDS NEEDED FOR PLANNING - Right now we are seeking youth between 15-18 yrs old to work on the creation of the lighting, sound, costume and set design. The first production meeting on March 2. @ 4:00. 

Please contact SaDonna Croff for more details if you would like to be a part of this creative process.  517-316-6471 or young.artisan.workshop@gmail.com

Okay, this isn't "theater"  but I want to support our remarkable friend with ALS, Dr. Craig Oster,  to learn more about him go to  http://healingwithdrcraig.com/the-man/
He asks:

Please consider sharing my $8.00 ($80/night) Friday overnights position, East Lansing, MI area:
 
They can sleep during the night and wake to help me a few times with a urinal. Interested individuals can email me at drcraigoster@comcast.net for more information. The quality of my life is greatly influenced by having reliable, honest, kind and positive caregivers.
 
My current Friday overnight worker, a dentist from another country, has an offer to work Saturdays as a dental assistant.
 
Peace and gratitude,
Craig
 
Craig Oster, PhD
19-year survivor of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) &
Co-founder/Scientist/Advocate at THE HEALERS campaign

We are taping 2 episodes TONIGHT (Monday, 2/24) at Peppermint Creek Theatre (6025 Curry Lane in Lansing, off Miller Rd).
 
Arrive for episode 1 between 5-530pm -- talent includes Presidential Photographer Maggie May, the Capitol City Chordsmen & filmmaker Michael McCallum
Arrive for episode 2 between 630-7pm -- talent includes "A Shot in the Dark" cast from Riverwalk, Ron Newman & Sunny Wilkinson, saxophonist Brawny Brown from the World Class City Band & guest student performer!
 
Tickets are FREE and you just need to show up and be a part of our active and engaging studio audience :-)
Here is the facebook invite for those savvy with social media
 
https://www.facebook.com/TheEvanMichaelShow?ref=hl#!/events/800705269943216/
 
Thanks and hope to see some theatre friends there!
 
Best,
Evan

Anybody gearing up for the Pirate comedies at Mid Michigan Family Theatre (Schmidt Southside Community Center on Wise Road)mmft.net
and/or
All Shook Up rock'n'roll musical by Blue Light Players at Hannah Center on Abbot Rd. East Lansingvisit:http://www.bluelightplayers.com/all-shook-up-the-musical.html
NOTE:  Both of the above begin at 7 PM 
(…not the usual 8pm like LCC's Prelude to a Kiss - Dart Auditorium on Capitol Ave. http://www.lcc.edu/cma/events/or Williamston's Lion in Winter - Putnam St. Williamston)www.williamstontheatre.com
Have a great weekend of theatre!

Don't miss Free Man of Color - AND mark your calendars for 3/29 Riverwalk Season Announcement Event!

ONE WEEKEND ONLY - The Blue Light Players are proud to present ALL SHOOK UP, at the Hannah Center Auditorium In East Lansing on February 21st, 22nd and 23rd. A musical comedy featuring the unforgettable hits of Elvis Presley, ALL SHOOK UP is loosely based on William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", and tells the story of a guitar playing roustabout, Chad, who rides into a struggling square Midwest town and changes it forever with the power of love and rock-and-roll. This whacky ‘50s styled musical is written by Tony Award-Winner, Joe DiPietro (writer of Memphis, Nice Work if You Can Get It, and I Love You You're Perfect, Now Change).

Featuring the classic hit songs "Heartbreak Hotel", "Burning Love", "Jailhouse Rock", "Blue Suede Shoes", "It's Now or Never", "Don't Be Cruel" and "Fools Rush In," ALL SHOOK UP is clever, fresh fun for all ages. This production features 35 talented cast members from the greater Lansing area and beyond. Like all Blue Light Players' productions, proceeds from the show will be donated to the families of fallen and critically injured Michigan police officers.

Tickets are $15/each. For more information and to order tickets, please visit:http://www.bluelightplayers.com/all-shook-up-the-musical.html
If you have any questions, please call 517-490-4567 or send an email to: http://bluelightplayers@gmail.com

3.22-The Mid Michigan Family Theatre announces its next production, The Great Pirate Adventures featuring two one-act plays, “Pirates!” and “Cap’n Hook”. The production runs Friday, February 21 through Sunday, March 1 with shows on Fridays at 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. The production will be presented at the Alfreda Schmidt Community Center which is located at 5825 Wise Road in south Lansing just north of Miller Road.
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About the plays: 

Pirates! - A friendly game of pirates becomes all too real when overzealous Theodore (Carson Lee) accidentally falls into a giant sinkhole and wakes up to find himself amongst real high sea swashbucklers. Before getting back to the real world, he is forced on an epic journey with his companion, Harriet the Ghost (Kristen Gibbons) in a quest to find the notorious pirate Weird Beard (Laura Brooks) and foil the mutinous Mr. Clunky Bones (Paul McDaniel). Will Theodore be able to save Captain Cramp Hand's (David Brooks) ship from falling into evil clutches and return to his friends in time for ice cream?
 
Cap’n Hook - Everyone's favorite pirate villain, Captain Hook (David Brooks), is a resident at The Jolly Roger Pirate Retirement Home, where he and his pals Blackbeard (Jim Bunn), Smee(Paul McDaniel), Anne Bonny (Melanie Bernard), and Captain Blood (Bill Altimore) spend their days reminiscing about high times on the high seas. Through a series of flashbacks played out on stage, Hook tells the hilarious and touching story of his trials and tribulations with his arch nemesis, Peter Pan (Mason Cordell) -- showing us Neverland from the pirates' point of view.
 
For additional information, please contact the director, Bill Gordon (517) 339-2145 H (517) 862-6448 C
midmichfamilytheatre@gmail.com www.mmft.net

The Mid Michigan Family Theatre which is located in the greater mid Michigan area is seeking qualified people to teach acting classes to people of all ages. Interested people should have a background in theatre and experiences working with young people are a plus. They should also be willing to have a mandatory background check.

Mid Michigan Family Theatre offers instruction for all ages. We have classes for pre-teens, teens, and adults. We also hold summer camps through out the greater Lansing area.

If interested, please send a letter of interest to Bill Gordon, Artistic Director of Mid Michigan Family Theatre – mmftlansing@gmail.com.

Bill Gordon
Mid Michigan Family Theatre at Schmidt Community Center
5825 Wise Road
Lansing, MI 48911
(517) 339-2145 business

Adapted/translated by Edmund Rostand
Directed by Edward Daranyi

The classic romantic unrequited love story open(ed) appropriately on Valentine’s Day. (I did not get a press release on this; sorry to be tardy - Jane) The story of the nose-challenged poet who feeds his words of adoration through his handsome friend to the beautiful Roxanne is directed by Stratford Theatre Festival’s Edward Daranyi and stars MSU faculty member, Mark Colson.
Unofficial "reviewers" Bill and Lee Helder report that the show is WONderful -- as is the newly remodeled Fairchild Theatre. They add that it runs long, but is worth your time.
THE FAIRCHILD THEATRE on MSU's campusCorner of Farm Lane and Auditorium; park in the lot beside Auditorium road, go in the back (non Farm Lane) door of the Auditorium building.

Friday, February 14, 2014 at 8:00pm
Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 2:00pm
Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 8:00pm
*Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 2:00pm
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 7:30pm
**Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 7:30pm
Friday, February 21, 2014 at 8:00pm
Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 2:00pm
Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 8:00pm
Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 2:00pm

* Pre-Show Discussion Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 1:15 PM

** Post-Show Discussion on Thursday, February 20, 2014 (Following the Performance)

Tickets are available from the Wharton Center Box Office, 1.800.WHARTON, whartoncenter.com
General Admission: $15Seniors and Faculty: $13
Students: $10