April 2025

3/29 - 1-3 pm - AUDITIONS for Storybook Reunion Murders - joint production of Generations and Island City Players - Aesop Fable and Grimm fairy tale alumni clash in this murder mystery comedy, 14 roles. Show Dates 5/31-6/1 & 6/7-8 at the Mason Area Historical Society Museum 200 E Oak St, Mason. If you are interested but cannot make the auditions contact the Director, Teresa Hurd, [email protected].

4/1-5 - 7:30 pm Tue/Wed/Thu; 8pm Fri/Sat – Decision Height by Meredith Danya Levy - MSU Auditorium, Studio 60 - MSU 

4/3-6 & 10-13 - 7pm Thur, 8pm Fri/Sat; 2pm Sun - How I Learned to Drive, drama, Director: Diane Cooke - Black Box Stage - RWT

4/5  - 7pm - Sci- Fi Audio Theatre - radio show on stage with sound effects featuring a new original script along with a classic sci-fi radio script - $10 at the door  - EL Hannah Community Center - AAF

4/5 - 6:30pm - Dirty Money audience participation dinner theatre https://www.thedinnerdetective.com/lansing/ - DD

4/8-13 - 7:30pm Tue-Fri; 2pm & 7:30pm Sat; 1pm & 6:30pm Sun - Chicago - Great Hall - WTN

4/11-19 - 8pm Fri 11th and Sat 12th; 2pm Sun and Sat 19th; 7:30pm Wed-Thu – Inching Toward Yeolha, Based on the book by Pai Sam-Shik, Translation by Walter Byongsok Chon – Wharton Center Pasant Stage, MSU

4/11-19 - 7:00pm Fri/Sat; 2pm Sun - Puffs Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, by Matt Cox, Director: Blake Bowen, Dart Auditorium - LCC

4/19 - 6:30pm - Dirty Money audience participation dinner theatre https://www.thedinnerdetective.com/lansing/ - DD

4/22 - 7:30pm - Broadway’s Next Hit  Musical, Pasant Theatre https://www.whartoncenter.com/events/detail/broadways-next-hit-musical - WTN


4/24 - 5/25 - Baba Directed by Tony Caselli - Thurs 4/24 @ 7:30 is Pay-What-You-Wish; first weekend schedule: Thurs & Fri @ 7:30, Sat & Sun @ 2; remaining weeks schedule: Thurs @ 2, Fri @ 7:30, Sat @ 2 & 7:30, Sun @ 2 - WT

4/25-26 - 8pm - Bare Bones Comedy Improv - RWT

4/25-5/4 - 7:30pm Fri & Sat; 2pm Sat & Sun - The Cottage - LEB

4/26-27 - noon Saturday 5pm Sunday - Evolve Theatrics auditions for "The Sound of Music" at Delta Presbyterian Church 6100 W. Michigan Ave Lansing, MI 48917; Callbacks: Wednesday, April 30 at 6:30pm; more info: Auditions - EVO

4/26-28 - 8pm & 10:30pm The Grown Ups, a benefit performance for and at Corey Marsh Ecological Research Center - MSU

4/25-27 & 5/1-4 - 7pm; 2pm Sundays - On the Exhale by Martin Zimmerman, directed by Payten Romig - PCTC

4/25- 5/4 - 7pm Fri; 3pm Sat/Sun - Holes - AECT

4/27 - 2-5 pm - AUDITIONS for A Midsummer Night’s Dream at LCC Black Box Theatre, 1422 Gannon Building directed by Mary Job, callbacks Monday, April 28, 6pm. Looking for diverse actors: LCC students, alumni and community members welcome. PREPARE A SHORT SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUE (approximately 10 LINES) FROM ANY SHAKESPEARE PLAY. (You may use the monologues in the audition sides – see below – as well.) A list of available roles, downloadable copies of audition sides and audition forms can be found at https://www.lcc.edu/services/community-campus-resources/performing-arts/auditions.html
For further information contact Mary Job at mailto:[email protected] - Shows: June 25-29 in LCC’s outdoor amphitheater.  LCC

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 Please Join Us for Another Free “Behind the Scenes” Class
After the wonderful turnout at the recent class on the musical “9 to 5”, the MSU Friends of Theatre and MSU Department of Theatre, in collaboration with our hosts at The Peoples Church of East Lansing, are pleased to offer a second free “Behind the Scenes” class, a discussion of the student production of 
“Decision Height” by playwright Meredith Danya Levy
“BEHIND THE SCENES” is composed of two discussion sessions separated by a one-week opportunity to attend a performance of “Decision Height” at Studio 60 on Auditorium Rd on the MSU Campus. 

• Our initial class will focus on the background of the show and the rehearsal process.  The presenters will discuss the Storefront model that is used for the play.  Dramaturg Addy Vanderbilt and Assistant Director Rileigh Wine will lead the discussion.  The class will be held at Peoples Church on Thursday, March 27, 2025, from 3:00-5:00 pm.
• Class participants will have a one-week opportunity to attend the play at MSU’s Studio 60, located on the lower level of the Auditorium building, on the day and time of their choosing (details are below). Parking is available across the street from Auditorium building.
• A second discussion-style class will be held at Peoples Church on Thursday, April 10, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, after the play closes. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with actors involved in the production; this always promises to be a lively discussion. 
• Although classes are free, registration is required. Please submit this REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.office.com/r/VFHdjP7q3K  to secure a spot. If you have any questions, please contact Kath Clark at [email protected] or (517) 884-7796. Seating is limited.  

Peoples Church is at 200 Grand River Ave, East Lansing. Classes are in the Robertson Room. Free parking, including handicapped spaces, is available on the west side of the church. The Church is handicapped accessible.
Since the show run is short and the theater is the smallest one at MSU, the Department of Theatre is offering a chance to attend the dress rehearsal on Monday evening, March 31.  A donation of $10, payable at the door, would be appreciated. The play runs from April 1 to 5.  To purchase tickets to the play, go to WHARTON CENTER or call the Ticket Office at (517) 432-2000 or toll-free at 1-800-WHARTON.  The cheapest way to purchase tickets is to go in person to the Wharton Center or to buy at the time of the performance when tickets will be $10.  If you order online at Wharton Center.com the cost is $13.  Tickets purchased by calling Wharton Center are $20.
Class Organizers: Carol Bryson, Sam Austin, and Joan Mattson; Faculty Collaborators: Rob Roznowski and Kirk Domer. 
PLAY SYNOPSIS:
Amidst the chaos of war, Virginia has left home to become a Woman Airforce Service Pilot during World War II.  As she faces a pivotal decision that will change her life forever, “Decision Height” tells an unforgettable story of bravery, sacrifice and sisterhood, shining light on a courageous group of unrecognized American Heroes.