October 2023

9/14-10/22  - Thu-Fri-Sat 8pm; Wed-Sat-Sun 2pm - On the Market by Jason Odell Williams, Director Tony Caselli; Sat. matinees start 9/23; Wed. matinees 10/11 & 18 - WT

10/3-8 - 8pm Tue; 7:30pm Wed/Thu; 8pm Fri; 2pm & 8pm Sat; 1pm & 6:30pm Sun - To Kill a Mockingbird - Cobb Great Hall - WTN


10/6-15 - 8pm Fri/Sat, 2pm Sun, 7:30pm Wed-Thu - 2pm Sat. 10/14 only (NO matinee on Sat. 10/7) - Clue based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, written by Sandy Rustin, Director Ryan Welsh, Wharton Pasant stage - MSU


10/6-8, 13 –14, 8pm/2pm Sunday 10/8 - Isaac’s Eye by Lucas Hnath, Director Andy Callis- Black Box Theatre 1422 Gannon Bldg - LCC

10/10 & 10/12 - 6:30-8:30pm; 10/14 - 2:00-4:00pm - Auditions for The Grunch - audition packet with more information can be found at: https://bit.ly/FCT-Grunch-AuditionPacket - FCT


10/13-15 - 6:30pm Fri/6pm Sat; callbacks Sun 2pm - Auditions for Chicago the musical - Minimum Audition Age is 17- Director: Helen Hart; Music Director: Kait Wilson; First Christian Church1001 Chester Rd., Lansing, MI 48912 - EVO


10/14 - 1:30 & 4pm - Cat Kid Comic Club: the Musical - Act One Family, ages 6-11 - Cobb Great Hall - WTN


10/19-20 - 7:30 pm - Dixie’s Tupperware Party - Pasant Stage - WTN


10/19-21 & 26-28 - 7pm Thu / 8pm & midnight both Fri & Sat / no shows Sun - The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O’Brien, Director Shannon Bowen & Erin Hoffman -  main stage - RWT

10/27 - 7pm -  Halloween Audio Theater Special featuring Dracula - Hannah Center - AAF


10/28 - 29 - 7:30 pm Sat; 2pm Sun. - The Acting Company: Odyssey - Pasant Stage - WTN



Greater Lansing Ubiquitous Theatres


AAF - Audio Air Force - “radio shows” at E.L. Hannah Center - www.audioairforce.com - Dave Downing - 517-881-9746 

EVO - Evolve Theatrics - First Christian Church 1001 Chester Rd., Lansing, MI 48912 - evolvetheatrics.com, [email protected], 517-490-4567 

FCT - Fowlerville Community Theatre - mailto:[email protected] - http://fowlervilletheatre.com & Facebook 

LCC - Lansing Community College Arts - Shows at LCC Black Box Stage 1422 Gannon Bldg (April 2024 show at renovated Dart Auditorium) www.lcc.edu/showinfo
517-483-1122 

MSU - Michigan State University Department of Theatre - show locations see website: www.theatre.msu.edu
517-432-2000

PCTC - Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. - Stage One, 2200 Lake Lansing Rd., Lansing, MI  48912 (September, The Minutes only at Sycamore Creek Church 1919 S. Pennsylvania) - www.peppermintcreek.org - 517-927-3016

RWT - Community Circle Players at Riverwalk Theatre, www.RiverwalkTheatre.com, 228 Museum Drive, 517-482-5700

WT - Williamston Theatre - 122 S. Putnam St. Williamston 48895 - 517-655-SHOW (7469) www.williamstontheatre.org 

WTN - Wharton Center for Performing Arts at MSU - 517-432-2000 or 1-800-Wharton or www.whartoncenter.com
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Michigan Opera Outreach and Lansing Matinee Musicale present
PARTY PIECES
A Benefit Gala featuring Michigan Opera Outreach Teaching Artists and Friends

Formal Attire Optional
Saturday, September 23. 7 pm
Turner-Dodge House, 100 E. North St., Lansing

​Free admission
Donations collected to benefit Michigan Opera outreach in their mission to bring music education and literacy to Lansing Area Schools.
This concert is sponsored by the City of Lansing and the Arts Council of Lansing.

One-person original show at MSU: “I Will Never Be Okay” - two performances Sunday, September 24.

MSU Department of Theatre student Amana Dec used the power of playwriting to help them make sense of their experience and possible healing after the shootings on the MSU Campus. 


Their very personal response to the tragedy forms the basis of the new original play, "I Will Never Be Okay" which premieres Sunday, September 24th in the Studio 60 Theatre in the Auditorium Building at 1:00 and 5:00. The thirty-minute performance will be followed by a student talkback with the audience. 

Admission is free, but donations will be accepted for End Gun Violence Michigan (EGVM). 

Parking is free in the lot across the street from the MSU Auditorium building. Enter through the entrance off Farm Lane and head downstairs on the south side of the building, past the Arena Theatre, down the hall to the Studio 60 Theatre.  
This event is part of PeaceQuest an international movement for peace that takes place across the globe in September.  Here are other Lansing events for PeaceQuest. https://peacequestgreaterlansing.org/
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​New Peppermint Creek post-show discussion: 
"Afterthoughts: A Look Inside the Play from the Perspective of...You"


Any of you who have seen the thought-provoking "The Minutes" at Peppermint Creek Theatre — and any of you who WILL see it this coming, final weekend (Tickets at http://www.peppermintcreek.org) you are invited to meet this coming Monday September 18 from 6-8pm at Sycamore Creek Church, 1919 S Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing 48910. Attendance is FREE, but please send facilitator Doak Bloss a quick email to let us know you’re coming in order to plan refreshments. mailto:[email protected]
 
 “Afterthoughts” is meant to provide a space for audience members to talk about a play after it has closed.  It is not a talkback, in that there may be no one involved in the show attending, and if some do, the focus will not be on them but rather on the audience.  Through a sequence of questions from our facilitator, people who saw the show will be guided in talking through what it meant to them and how that might translate into changed thinking or action in our community. Central to our mission at Peppermint Creek is to produce theatre that addresses current issues and creates dialogue. And as all of PCTC’s plays this year in some way deal with difference, it is very likely that we will also get into the tricky business of having courageous conversations with others about race, class, gender, and other characteristics that tend to divide us in ways both healthy and unhealthy.

“Afterthoughts” may pose questions such as: 
·         What you saw and heard
·         What feelings and experiences it evoked
·         How you’ve processed the play since seeing it:  what it means, why it matters
·         What you’re taking away from the play:  changes in thinking, calls to action, strategies for talking with others about the issues raised.
 
Peppermint plans to continue this post-show “Afterthoughts” discussion for future shows as well; plan now to attend future shows and share the thoughts they provoked.

You're invited to a Grand Opening Gala for Peppermint Creek's new home - Stage One

Never before in Lansing has a 100-200 seat affordable stage been made available to community theater groups and artists of all kinds at Stage One, 2200 Lake Lansing Rd., Lansing, MI  48912.  Come celebrate the grand opening of a brand new arts hub that is the result of a partnership between Sycamore Creek Church’s Eastwood campus and community theater groups: Peppermint Creek Theater Company, Ixion Ensemble, and Hope Central Urban Arts.

To officially kick off the new space, we're hosting a GRAND OPENING GALA weekend (just one day wasn't enough for this exciting occasion)! Check out the line-up of events taking place at the end of this month, and then reserve your seats now for this momentous occasion for Peppermint Creek, and the entire arts community in Lansing, by clicking the button below.
Grand Opening Weekend Schedule of Events:

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RIBBON CUTTING & PRESS CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 @ 4PM
(Free and open to the public)

BROADWAY BASH
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
(Ticket Price: $100)
7PM – Catered dinner by Soup Spoon Cafe
8PM – Performance by Blaine Krauss, Broadway’s newest star currently performing on tour in “Hamilton”. Dress is "after 5"/cocktail attire.

COFFEE, COOKIES & CURATED TOUR OF THE FACILITY
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 @ 2PM
(FREE and open to the public)
For interested local arts organizations and individuals followed by a facilitated conversation about the state of arts in the greater Lansing region, led by the Arts Council of Greater Lansing.

RED CARPET BLACK TIE GALA
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30
(Ticket Price: $25)
7PM – Drinks & Hors d’oeuvres
8PM – Ribbon Cutting and Musical Performances by Lansing’s Best and Brightest. Dress is black tie/formal. We encourage audiences to "dress to the nines".

WORSHIP & YOUTH PERFORMANCE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1
(FREE and open to the public)
10:30AM – Sycamore Creek Worship
1:00PM – Musical Performances by Lansing’s Upcoming Best and Brightest Youth
FREE BBQ lunch

Purchase Opening Weekend Tickets
https://peppermintcreek.org/event/stage-one-opening/

Busy-ness, being in a show — not able to make it to Lebowsky’s upcoming Wizard of Oz and do my usual glowing review — so I’m including their press release, here. This promises to be another HIT for the whole family!


Wizard of Oz opening night is Friday at Lebowsky Center in Owosso!

The 45 member cast will take you on an adventurous journey down the yellow brick road.

Show Dates: September 8, 9, 15, 16 @ 7:30pm; Sept. 9, 10, 16, 17 @ 2pm

Show Sponsors: Bruce & Susan Cannon; Drs. Jeannine Hopfensperger & Thomas Teal

Pinkney native Ava Taube, a current Michigan State student will make her Lebowsky debut as Dorothy.  The Cowardly Lion/Zeke, Travis Williams will also be making his musical debut in this show, although he previously wowed the audience at last December's Holiday Show with his performance of "Oh Holy Night." The Wicked Witch of the West/Miss Gulch, Dawn Sabourin of Clio is not new to the role but is new to the Lebowsky stage.  "We are excited for audiences to enjoy the performances of these talented new actors" said Lebowsky Center Artistic Director Garrett Bradley.  "The Wizard of Oz is so familiar to older generations, but we hope all the youngest audience members will fall in love with the story as the other generations have." 

Other principal roles includes some familiar faces: Michael Windnagle as The Scarecrow; Kaleb Kimerer as The Tin Man, Sarah Hayner as Glinda, and Bryan Dryer as the Wizard.  28 munchkins from several area schools make up the rest of the cast, along with adult ensemble members.  

A live orchestra conducted by Matt Meeuwse will provide music from the pit.  Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors and students, and $21 for children 12 and under.  Tickets are available at https://lebowskycenter.com/