Register for Take It From The Top

July 19-30, 2021  /  Virtual

Don’t miss your chance to register for Take It From The Top—our virtual educational program allowing students to advance their skills in core disciplines of singing, acting, and dancing from Broadway professionals.
https://www.whartoncenter.com/education-engagement/take-it-from-the-top
 
WHARTON CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
Michigan State University
750 E. Shaw Lane | East Lansing, MI 48824
(517)432-2000 or 1-800-WHARTON
wharton@msu.edu
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YOUNG PLAYWRIGHT’S FESTIVAL

Join us for the 36th Annual Young Playwright’s Festival—a collaboration between Wharton Center’s Institute for Arts & Creativity and the Michigan State University Department of Theatre. 

Twelve Michigan high school students wrote theatrical monologues that were performed and filmed by MSU Department of Theatre students.  (And I, your GLUT Lady Jane, long-ago grad of MSU, perform one of the monologues that required “maturity.”) This year’s work is a stunning display of creative writing and acting, giving voice to area students and providing a platform for their astute observations of life in these times.
Reserve your free ticket to watch the monologues at any time from June 21-27, 2021. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-playwrights-festival-tickets-158499485227

CONTENT WARNING: Some of the works featured in this year’s Young Playwright’s Festival discuss topics and have language that may be unsuitable for younger viewers. — (My monologue, regarding birthdays and Pearl Harbor, includes no “unsuitable language”.)

Sponsored by MSU Federal Credit Union; Jackson National Life Insurance Company; University Outreach and Engagement; and Wharton Center Inner Circle.

Ixion Seeking Director Mentors for May, 2022 Slot

While we're still finalizing what Ixion's 21-22 season will look like, we do know that we will need some director mentors for the final slot of the season. We will once again be doing a collection of short plays around a theme in May of '22. Since this year's collaboration between new directors and mentors seemed to work well, we would like to continue the same process.

Mentor directors must have directed for Ixion or Icarus Falling before or have directed elsewhere, but worked on multiple Ixion productions. Mentor directors will also be part of this year's short play selection process. Once the plays are chosen, the mentors will select the scripts they will be directing and we will recruit "first time" directors for the other scripts.

If you are interested in being a director mentor, please contact us via email ixionensemble@gmail.com, or call our artistic director, jeff croff, at 517.775.4246 for more details.

Lebowsky in Owosso Announcing our Outdoor Summer Productions!

Join us outside with your friends and neighbors for these musical experiences exploring the iconic songwriters of this generation, hit Broadway musicals, and a royal love story to the beat of the all-female rock band, The Go-Go’s. Buy tickets here:
https://lebowskycenter.com/2021-outdoor-summer-productions/

ICONS: The Show Must Go On
4 Performances | June 16 - 19 at 7:30 PM

Paying tribute to some of the greatest piano men and women of all time, our talented cast of singers and dancers will lead audiences through an unforgettable musical journey that will feature show stopping hits to thrill music lovers of every age. ‘We’re all in the mood for a melody’ so come join us outside for this concert event under the stars at Fortitude Farms & Events 4377 S. M-52, Owosso MI 48867


Tickets On Sale Now for Members

POP UP ON PARK
3 Performances | July 22 - 24 at 7:30 PM

Join your friends and neighbors for a night under the stars with this special outdoor concert featuring some of your favorites from the Lebowsky Center stage as they perform a mix of popular songs from Broadway and beyond. Each evening, Park Street in Downtown Owosso will be closed down for an ambient experience. 

HEAD OVER HEALS
4 Performances | August 11, 13, 14 & 15 at 7:30 PM

A bold new musical comedy set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s, including the hit songs “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation” and “Heaven is a Place on Earth.” This laugh-out-loud love story is a modern musical fairytale where once-upon-a-time is right now, as it follows the escapades of a royal family who set out on a journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction. Join us outside for this jukebox musical under the stars at Fortitude Farms & Events 4377 S. M-52, Owosso MI 48867


Please forward all questions and comments to:
Kathy Brooks
Executive Director
kathy@lebowskycenter.com
989.720.3410