G.L.U.T. News - Greater Lansing Ubiquitous Theatre

Ixion Seeks "Fears and Phobias" Playwrights

3/30/2017

Ixion Ensemble is calling all writers!

We are seeking short plays around the theme "Fears & Phobias". Whether it's about someone's fear of public speaking or simply a story of little miss muffet and a spider, we want to see your stories. Whatever flavor of fear you want to explore we would like to hear that story.

We will select up to eight scripts for further development, including staged readings and possibly full production in May of 2018.

Guidelines for your Fears & Phobias Submission(s) are:
- No more than 4 actors
-Simple or abstracted setting
-No more than 15 pages
-Previously unproduced
-Submissions must include only first initial and last name of author. No bios are to be included.
-Digital submissions only to ixionensemble@gmail.com
-Deadline is 5 p.m September 30, 2017.

Paid Acting Opportunity

3/28/2017

BUSINESS SCHOOL PAID ACTING GIG!
Use your acting and improvisational skills, have fun, help students and get paid at the same time!

RIVERWALK THEATRE is looking for 2-4 actors who are interested in acting as a salesperson for an in-class role playing exercise. If you are interested in an unusual acting gig where you will be taking background materials, building a character consistent with those materials and playing that character in the highly improvisational environment, this gig is for you! There are 1-2 sessions available for which you would be paid $50 per session.

DETAILS
   •   Two to four actors total
   •   May be Male or Female
   •   30-50 in age
   •   Two Actors needed for two concurrent sessions from 1-3 pm on Tuesday, April 4
Scenario: Coaching, Growing Managers - A coaching conversation between sales manager and salesperson with the actor playing the salesperson role.
   •   Two Actors needed for two concurrent session from 10 am to Noon on Wednesday, April 5 Scenario: Performance Eval, Milford - A performance evaluation meeting with one or more salespeople with actor playing the salesperson role.
   •   Available for Conference Call week of March 27
   •   $50/session Compensation
   •   The sessions take place at the Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Road, East Lansing. (Next to the University Center, just south of the MSU campus)

If you are available and interested in this opportunity or obtaining further information, please contact TOM FERRIS at tjferris49@gmail.com , asap. Go to http://www.riverwalktheatre.com for more details.

Border Crossings Deal

3/25/2017

3/26 - Special offer for theatre friends to see 17 Border Crossings this Sunday, March 26!
17 Border Crossings
Sunday, March 26, 6:30pm
Pasant Theatre ~ MSU's Wharton Center

“Dazzling! Phillips is a fluid, shifting storyteller, something of a conjuror. Technically brilliant, dizzyingly so. Each episode is beautifully rendered, an act of transportation.” — The Stage (UK)

The history of passports, smuggling Kentucky Fried Chicken into other countries and so many peculiarities of travel — it’s all covered in this miraculous, one-man saga that unpacks how the mundane details of global travel become the actual journey. 17 Border Crossings is a surreal sojourn that transports us to very real places: Hungary, Serbia, Morocco, Colombia, Holland and Mexico, to name a few. In the deft, mischievous manner of the trickster, Phillips manages to float huge questions that surround the fraught migrations of our era.

With all the childlike curiosity and adult skepticism of monologist Spalding Gray, and the theatrical wizardry of Robert Lepage, Thaddeus Phillips takes audiences by the hand on a trip around the world and shows us that when we cross the imaginary lines that divide up the world, the real borders come to light. Contains strong language.

A pre-show talk at 5:45 pm and post-show chat will take place the night of the performance, free for ticket-holders.

Special offer! $28 tickets to see 17 Border Crossings, while supplies last. Click to take advantage of this offer.*http://ev10.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=PR:WC:WC1617:PT0326E:CROSSINGS&linkID=wharton&shopperContext=&caller=PR&appCode=&prc=CROSSINGS&ppc=CROSSINGS
Student Price Links:

$18 MSU Student Tickets: Visit https://www.whartoncenter.com/events/detail/17-border-crossings
select Students on the right-hand side, and enter your APID to redeem.

Non-MSU $18 College Student Tickets: Visit http://www.whartoncenter.com/promo and enter the code COLLEGE.
*not valid on previously purchased tickets.

April Calendar

3/25/2017

April

3/23 - 4/23, 8pm Th/Fri/Sat / 3pm Sat / 2pm Sun - 1984 by George Orwell, Adapted by Michael Gene Sullivan, Director Tony Caselli - WT

3/30-4/2 & 4/6-9, 8pm (2pm Sundays) - Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Mary Job - PCTC

3/30-4/2 & 4/6-9, 7pm Thur, 8pm Fri/Sat, 2pm, Sun, Wonder of the World, directed by Shannon Bowen -RWT

4/2-3 - AUDITIONS for LCC’s 10 MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL will be held on Sunday, April 2, at 7pm and, Monday, April 3 at 8 pm in LCC’s Black Box Theatre, 168 Gannon Bldg. on the Lansing Community College campus.

4/5 - 6 to 9 p.m., AUDITIONS for Elephants Graveyard directed by Gabe Francisco and Moon over Buffalo directed by Mary Job at Lansing First Presbyterian, 510 W Ottawa St, Lansing, MI 48933 - OTL

4/9-10 - Williamston Season General Auditions April 9 from 6-10 and April 10 from 10-2 - WT

4/11-16 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - WTN

4/14-16 & 4/18-23 – Urinetown, the Musical by Mark Hollmann & Greg Kotis – Pasant Theatre, Fri 4/14-8pm; Sat 4/15-8pm; Sun 4/16-2pm; Tues 4/18-7:30pm; Wed 4/19-7:30pm; Thur 4/20-7:30pm; Fri 4/21-8pm; Sat 4/22-2pm & 8pm; Sun 4/23-2pm; Director Choreographer Brad Willcuts, Musical Director Dave Wendelberger – MSU

4/21-22 - 7:30 pm S’Moves Alive, dance, music & song, Central United Methodist 215 N. Capitol. Donations accepted.

4/21-23 & 28-30, 8pm & 3pm Sundays, Peter and the Starcatcher - OCP

4/21-23 & 28-30 - 7pm Fri; 2 & 4:30pm Sat; 2pm Sun (group show 10am 4/28) Pinocchio, family adventure adapted by John Baldwin directed by Dale Williams - AECT @ RWT

4/22 – 8pm – A Night at the Opera directed by Kelly Stuible-Clark, featuring scenes and choruses from famous operas and operettas, Dart Auditorium – Free – LCC

4/28 & 29 - 8 pm After/Life: Detroit ‘67, A living history performance about the ‘67 Detroit rebellion, directed by Lisa Biggs RCAH Theatre at MSU, 362 Bogue Street, Snyder C20 (Terrace Level) free of charge - RCAH

4/28-29 – 8pm – 2nd Semester Theatre Studio Show directed by Deb Keller, Black Box Theatre – Free – LCC

4/29 - 30 - Ixion auditions for Hoodoo Love by Katori Hall. April 29 – April 30 Apr 29 at 1 PM to Apr 30 at 4 PM Capital Area District Libraries 401 S Capitol Ave (Headquarters), Lansing, Michigan 48933

Greater Lansing Ubiquitous Theatres

AAF - Audio Air Force www.audioairforce.com “radio shows” for live stage audience, The Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington - Dave Downing - 517-881-9746

AECT - All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre www.cityofeastlansing.com/allofus - and/or -
www.allofusexpress.org - 517-319-6957 - ecooke@cityofeastlansing.com

ACT - Andromeda Community Theatre, Charlotte, MI - www.andromedaplayers.org - info@andromedaplayers.org - 517-303-4576

BLP - Blue Light Players supports families of fallen police - www.bluelightplayers.com, bluelightplayers
@gmail.com - 517-490-4567 or 517-282-4699

GCT - Generations Community Theatre for all ages

HGP - Homegrown Productions, St. Johns (989) 224-8982, “Homegrown Productions St. Johns” Facebook

IX - Ixion -ixiontheatre.com, ixionensemble@gmail.com, performs at The Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington Ave. in REO Town 517-775-4246

LCC - Lansing Community College Communication, Media & the Arts - www.lcc.edu/showinfo - 517-483-1488

MMFT - Mid Michigan Family Theatre - 517-339-2145 - www.mmft.org

MSU - Michigan State University Department of Theatre - www.theatre.msu.edu - 517-432-2000

MSUO - Michigan State University Opera Theatre, music.msu.edu/areas-studios/vocal-arts/msu-opera-theatre - 517-353-5340

MSUSC - MSU Summer Circle Theatre,
theatre.msu.edu/summercircle - 517-355-6690

OTL - Over the Ledge Theatre Company,
www.overtheledge.org - 517-318-0579

OCP - Owosso Community Players, www.owossoplayers.com - 989-723-4003

PCTC - Peppermint Creek Theatre Company - www.peppermintcreek.org - 517-927-3016

RPAC - Ruhala Performing Arts Center www.RuhalaCenter.com - 517-337-0464

RWT - Community Circle Players at Riverwalk Theatre, www.RiverwalkTheatre.com, 517-482-5700

SPA - The Studio Performing Arts Center -
www.dancesingact.com - 517-336-4088

STL - Starlight Dinner Theatre -www.starlightdinnertheatre.com - 517-243-6040

WT - Williamston Theatre - 517-655-SHOW (7469) www.williamstontheatre.org

WTN - Wharton Center for Performing Arts at MSU - 517-432-2000 - www.whartoncenter.com

Euridice

3/24/2017

EURIDICE at Peppermint Creek

A love story torn between the living and the dead...
"Continue to give yourself to others because that's the ultimate satisfaction in life--to love, accept, honor and help others."

Opening next week, Eurydice comes to the Peppermint Creek stage to bring you this contemporary love story from the wonderland of the Underworld. Ripped from her beloved Orpheus, Eurydice is reunited with her dead father in the Land of the Dead. Orpheus journeys to retrieve his bride, but Eurydice has begun to discover that the cost of living again can sometimes exceed the cost of staying dead.
Get Your Tickets Today
Join us at the Miller Performing Arts Center:
Full of dark humor, lyrical beauty, and wit, Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice transforms a traditional myth into a visceral, contemporary meditation on love worth grieving for.

Thursday, Mar. 30 – Sunday, Apr. 2
Thursday, Apr. 6 – Sunday, Apr. 9

$15 general admission
$10 for students/seniors 65+

Thursdays – Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.peppermintcreek.org

Miller Performing Arts Center
6025 Curry Lane, Lansing, Michigan 48911

Ripples from Riverwalk Theatre

3/21/2017

Here’s RIPPLES! Don’t miss the upcoming twisted comedy WONDER OF THE WORLD at Riverwalk Theatre. What’s on YOUR Bucket List?

STOMP at Wharton

3/21/2017

Help a costumer in need

3/16/2017

There’s an update on the GoFundMe account for Ashley Hawkins (used to be Bryant.) I made two mistakes saying she "worked at The Costume Shop for a few years when it was at the LCC Firehouse” - I meant LCP Firehouse, which I misheard Skip tell me on the phone — but I was more right in that wrongness because she worked at the LCC - Lansing Community College - Costume Shop. She's getting bi-lateral (double) mastectomy, actually today, March 17, on her birthday and she and her family could use some $ help. Read more about her story and consider making a donation at:

https://www.gofundme.com/help-ashley-fight-breast-cancer

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RENT lottery tickets

3/16/2017

THIS WEEKEND - RENT ticket lottery at Wharton

Friday, March 17 - Sunday, March 19, 2017
Friday at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall
Tickets from $30
Group discounts available.
Ticket Office: whartoncenter.com
517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON

EAST LANSING, Mich. – RENT’S 20th Anniversary Tour will offer a pre-show lottery at the Ticket Office for $20 seats in the first two rows of the orchestra section. The lottery will be offered for each performance, beginning two-and-a-half hours prior to curtain time. Interested persons should be at Wharton Center’s Ticket Office at that time to submit their name for the drawing. The drawing will take place two hours before curtain, for a limited number of tickets priced at $20 each. Only one entry is allowed per person (cards are checked for duplication prior to drawing), and each entry may request up to 2 tickets. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Tickets are subject to availability.

The tradition of the $20 tickets began in 1996 in New York, when the show moved to Broadway after a sold-out run in a small downtown theatre. The producers of the show are committed to continuing the tradition of offering orchestra seats for $20 in each city the show will play.

As part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center Series, RENT – 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR will perform on Wharton Center’s Cobb Great Hall stage from March 17-19, 2017. Tickets are available at Wharton Center’s official ticketing outlets: online at whartoncenter.com, at the Auto-Owners Insurance Ticket Office at Wharton Center, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.
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MSU Student Playwright Shows

3/16/2017

Student Playwrighting Series at MSU
...will be performed in The Arena Theater in the basement of the MSU Auditorium, and runs:

Friday March 17th 8:00pm
Saturday March 18th 2:00pm
Saturday March 18th 2:00pm
Sunday March 19th 2:00pm

Tickets are $5.

For folks considering bringing kids: it's PG-13-ish and one of the plays does contain a somewhat graphic description of sexual assault.

More details are available at the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1300929349999783/