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

Downeaster offers Laramie & Makeup

9/30/2018

10/10 - THE DOWNEASTER THEATRE - “THE LARAMIE PROJECT: 10 YEARS LATER” READING

The Downeaster Theatre will bring “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later” to its own stage, 1120 N Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing, MI 48906, for one night only, Wednesday, October 10, at 7pm.

Ten years after interviewing for and writing The Laramie Project, five members of the Tectonic Theatre Project return to Laramie, Wyoming, to try to understand the long-term effects of Matthew Shepard’s murder. They found a town wrestling with its legacy and its place in history.

“We opened our first season with The Laramie Project, so this production brings our first year full circle and celebrates Matthew Shephard’s life near the 20th anniversary of his death,” said director Kathryn Willis.

This event is free to the public, with a $5 donation suggested. Visit http://www.thedowneastertheatre.comfor more information.

THE DOWNEASTER THEATRE TO HOST HALLOWEEN MAKEUP WORKSHOPS FOR ALL AGES

The Downeaster Theatre will host a series of Halloween-themed makeup workshops for all ages in its own facility, 1120 N Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing, MI 48906, over several days in October.
Come learn how to do fun or scary makeup for Halloween! All makeup and instruction provided for those 7 to adult – with enough product to take home for your night out! Please wear a button-down shirt and arrive on time. All workshops are $20/members and $25/non-members. Preregistration is required.

Sat. 10/06 10am-1230pm Unicorn
Sun. 10/07 10am-1230pm Skull
Weds. 10/17 6pm-830pm IT/creepy clown
Thurs. 10/18 6-830pm Vampire

“Makeup is one of my favorite things about theatre, and is one of the skills that translates to practical applications. Halloween is a great time to try daring looks or pile on special effects,” said instructor Kathryn Willis.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/halloween-makeup-workshops-tickets-50234668245
Visit http://www.thedowneastertheatre.comfor more information.

Kathryn Willis, Executive Artistic Director
(517) 763-8045
willsara@mail.gvsu.edu

Ixion News - White Room

9/29/2018

Up next for Ixion is Welcome to the White Room by Trish Harnetiaux. We look forward to seeing you there.

October 20, 21, 27 & 28 at the Robin Theatre, 1105 S. Washington Ave. Lansing, MI. Performances are 8 pm on Saturdays and 2 pm on Sundays. Tickets are $15 at the door or via eventbrite.com (See links below).

Welcome to the White Room is directed by Leo Poroshin and stars Nick Lemmer, Paul Schmidt, Jacquelyn Marks and Daniel Bonner.

Synopsis: The room is completely white. We discover Ms. White, Jennings, and Mr. Paine shortly after they have arrived, and follow their journey as they attempt to figure out exactly what they are meant to be doing. There are letters that only Ms. White can read. There is the arrival of The Last Deck of Cards in the World - and with, at all times, one-thing-leading-to-another - somewhere between throwing a party, suppressing sexual tensions, and dancing a tango - this senseless world summons its puppeteer, who's in for a big surprise.

Order tickets via the links below:

Ixion Punch Cards: Planning on seeing a number of shows this season? Then why not get an Ixion Season Punch Card? The cards are good for four tickets to any show, but you only pay for three! That's right a 25% savings off of regular ticket prices. Email us to reserve your punch cards and pick them up at the next performance, ixionensemble@gmail.com.

Don't forget, if you or someone you know has financial need, we do have Golden Tickets available for free to all performances via the Salus Center. Simply stop on by their offices and register for tickets. (Please Note: Limited quantities available per night.). Contact us for more information, ixionensemble@gmail.com.

We invite everyone to join us in telling stories and building community.

See you in the White Room!

Our Mission:
To build and strengthen community through storytelling. Become a gathering place for artists and community members to explore and celebrate the human experience.

www.ixiontheatre.com
A 501(c)3 non-profit.

Peppermint Shakespeare Film & Brew

9/29/2018

10/6 - Join Peppermint Creek Theatre for our first Brew & View!

In preparation for our first mainstage show of the season, Peppermint Creek is partnering with the Capital City Film Festival (CCFF) to present a Brew & View of the film version of "Shakespeare in Love”.
Join us on Saturday, October 6 at 7pm for a fun, casual evening to watch the academy award winning Best Picture film inspiration of the play (shown on a BIG screen - thanks CCFF), enjoy some Cravings Popcorn (we're partnering with Cravings ALL season!), grab a few beers or soda, and meet some of the actors from PCTC's stage production!
Admission is a $10 suggested donation and includes 2 drink tickets (beer and soda). We hope to see you at Peppermint Creek (6025 Curry Lane, Lansing) on Saturday Oct 6! *Note - no online ticket sales or RSVP necessary. Pay at the door.

Shakespeare in Love (the film) Brew & View
Saturday Oct 6 @7pm
$10 suggested donation
Pay at the door
And tickets for our stage production of "Shakespeare in Love" opening October 18 are on sale now! . Purchase tickets and find more info at http://peppermintcreek.org

Washing Machine Needed

9/26/2018

COSTUME SHOP NEEDS WASHING MACHINE

We just had a service call regarding our non-functioning washer, which has resulted in the following: Our current washer is basically dead. We would like to put out a call for a possible donation to replace it. Because of the type of washing we do here at the Costume Shop, there are criteria: It needs to be Heavy Duty, Large Capacity – and an old school model: all mechanical controls, not the newer electronic systems that automate everything. (this is per discussion with our repair guy)

Any “Friends of The Costume Shop” out there – with a working washer they are looking part ways with – that both fits these criteria and they’re willing to donate to a worthy cause? We have the ability to transport.

Melody Stratton
(for Kate Koskinen)
The Costume Shop

The Costume Shop managed by Riverwalk Theatre
1131 May Street
Lansing, MI 48912

Thank you for supporting the Arts by renting from The Costume Shop...
OPEN: TUES. & THURS. 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and SATURDAYS 10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m.
HALLOWEEN is Coming: Halloween season hours are from October 9th through October 31st. We will be open TUES, WEDS, THUR 2pm - 7pm & our normal SAT hours 10am - 2pm.

Website: http://www.rwtcostumeshop.com
Phone: (517) 484-9199
Riverwalk Phone: (517) 482-5700

im̆ áGen 2018 - One Good Day

9/19/2018

im̆ áGen 2018 ONE GOOD DAY
Saturday, September 22 and Sunday, September 23, 2018

• Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

• Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Pasant Theatre

$18.50 for general public plus applicable fees $13.50 for students plus applicable fees whartoncenter.com
517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON

A staged concert of One Good Day,a new musical by Rona Siddiqui and Liz Suggs, is coming to Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre September 22-23, 2018 as part of the ĭmáGen collaboration between MSU College of Arts & Letters Department of Theatre and Wharton Center Institute for Arts & Creativity. One Good Day is a feel-good show celebrating romantic comedies and finding hope. Tickets are available at the official source to purchase Wharton Center tickets online, whartoncenter.com, at the Auto-Owners Insurance Ticket Office, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.

Each year since 2014, ĭmáGen selects a new musical to be presented under the guidance of a Broadway-caliber director showcasing Broadway stars. These veteran professionals are matched with local high school students and MSU Musical Theatre and Dance students as part of the Musical Theatre Immersion Program at MSU.

"I'm not sure of a better collaboration project out there,” says Brad Willcuts, MSU Department of Theatre Assistant Professor and director of the ĭmáGen program. “Broadway actors, directors and writers are constantly saying how special and exciting our program is. I think we are the best in the country for what we can provide to the creative team and the students."

Lansing Catholic High School student Rachael Dec participated in the ĭmáGen program the last few years and says, “It’s a great learning experience! I really enjoy getting to work with the college students and the equity actors. They inspire me to work harder and strive to do better!“

MSU Department of Theatre graduate Ryan Duda credits the ĭmáGen program for pushing him as an actor. “It was also the most respected I’ve felt in the rehearsal room. The creative team's communication was clear and effective, and they never missed an opportunity to make a moment educational. This successful balance of creating a professional atmosphere that could coexist with an educational one led me to learn more about myself and my craft than I had ever done in one rehearsal process.”

One Good Day, taking a cue from beloved ‘90s rom-com movies like Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, You’ve Got Mail and more, follows popular NYC therapist Janey Hanks through 24 hours to test the theory of whether - like in the movies - your whole life can change in a day. It’s a hilarious, feel-good show, that embraces hope and asks whether or not we expect too much or too little out of life and love. But, mostly, it's a show about the everlasting virtue of hope.

The creative team behind One Good Day is almost entirely composed of women, including a female composer, a female writer and a female director, who will be staying after each performance to conduct an exclusive after-chat about the process of creating the show.

Several visiting artists are part of One Good Day, including: director, Kate Wetherhead (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Legally Blonde/Broadway); musical director, Brad Gardner (Mean Girls, The Addams family/Broadway); actor, Jessica Fontana (Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella/Broadway; Once Upon a Mattress/Off-Broadway); actor, Blake Whyte (Wicked, Mamma Mia!/Broadway); and stage manager, Nan Luchini. For a complete listing of the One Good Day team, visit http://theatre.msu.edu/people/guest-artists-series/

One Good Day is the recipient of the ASCAP Mary Rodgers/Lorenz Hart Award. It was named "one of the best new musicals of 2014" by the Festival of New American Musicals and was selected for the ASCAP/DreamWorks Musical Theatre Workshop with Stephen Schwartz in LA. The musical was also featured at the 2017 Page to Stage Songwriter Showcase in London. It can be spotted next at the 29th Annual National Association for Musical Theatre Festival in NYC at New World Stages.

Ryan Scott Oliver, the composer and writer of last year’s ĭmáGen project, We Foxes, says, “ĭmáGen highlights MSU's connectivity to the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. MSU is beginning to be the best in the country for what it gives new musical writers!"

ĭmáGen is a partnership between MSU Department of Theatre and Wharton Center with additional support from University Outreach and Engagement.

Ixion seeks short scripts on "Hope"

9/18/2018

Ixion's Fears & Phobias was a well received cluster of new playlets exploring anxieties, dreads and obsessive compulsive fandom, which left us laughing and considering. Now as we leave our fears in the rear view mirror we look towards hope.

Calling all writers!

We are seeking short plays around the theme "Hope". Whether it's finding it, losing it or maintaining it, we want to see your stories. Whatever hope (or lack thereof) means to you, we look forward to any genre of its exploration.

We will select up to eight scripts for further development, including staged readings and possibly full production in May of 2019. The full production will be directed by Danica O'Neill
Guidelines for your Hope Submission(s) are:
- No more than 4 actors
-Simple or abstracted setting
-No more than 12 pages
-Submissions must include only first initial and last name of author. No bios are to be included.
-Multiple submissions are allowed
-Digital submissions only to ixionensemble@gmail.com
-Deadline is 5 p.m September 30, 2018.

Lansing Actors at Kickshaw in Ann Arbor

9/14/2018

J&H on despite Road Work

9/14/2018

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King Lear was so dark and deadly I almost felt like I was back atJekyll & Hyde— without the singing — but if any of you ARE planning to attend the final two performances of J&H at Riverwalk (8pm Saturday; 2pm Sunday - Call for reservations; there may be a few seats left in the center but it’s been filling up… 482-5700) AND COME EXTRA EARLY BECAUSE OF ROAD WORK around Riverwalk Theatre:Remember, if you turn off Cedar onto City Market Drive, it goes under the Lansing Center and turns into Museum Drive, leading direct to Riverwak. Here’s the info from MDOT:
MDOT will be closing Michigan Ave. over the Grand River to vehicular traffic to apply the final surface treatment this weekend, Saturday & Sunday, September 15–16. The full closure is scheduled to start Saturday morning and run through Sunday evening, the work will be weather dependent.
Detour EB Michigan Ave via Grand to Shiawassee to Cedar

Detour WB Michigan Ave via Cedar Street to Kalamazoo Street to Grand Avenue
Pedestrian access will be maintained on either the north half of the bridge or south half of the bridge during the closure.
Questions can be directed to Mike Meyer from MDOT: MeyerM1@michigan.gov

Auditions for Generations Theatre

9/10/2018

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Generations Community Theater is holding AUDITIONS for their December production of Christmas Theives on October 8th and 9th at 6:30 pm - 8 pm. at the Mason Historical Society Museum, 200 E. Oak Street, Mason, MI 48854. Directors: Will Easley and Ted Wulfekuhler. Production dates: December 7th-9th. More information will be posted on http://www.generationstheater.com

Marjorie Prime

9/10/2018

Peppermint Creek Theatre presents Play Book #1: Marjorie Prime
by Jordan Harrison
Directed by Bob Robinson

ONE TIME ONLY
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 7 p.m.

It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie — a jumble of disparate, fading memories — has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. What would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance? In this richly spare, wondrous new play, Jordan Harrison explores the mysteries of human identity and the limits — if any — of what technology can replace.

Featuring Jeff Boerger, Emily Clark, Jan Lockwood, Adam Woolsey and Jim Coyer
Light Design by Ted Daniel. Sound Design by Leon Green.

Lasts about 90 minutes and there will be a brief talk back.

Miller Performing Arts Center
6025 Curry Ln, Lansing, MI 48911

All staged readings in our Play Book series are brought to you for FREE!

www.peppermintcreek.org