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1776

10/30/2021

1776 -
November 5-14
Portland Civic Players

It's the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence... if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration of Independence.
Join the Portland Civic Players for this Tony Award Winning Show and their first back after two years! With a rousing score and a massive amount of humor, our local, talented cast and crew are sure to entertain you! Don't miss it!
231 Maple St, Portland, MI 48875-1461
https://portlandcivicplayers.com
Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students through high school.
http://portland-civic-players.ticketleap.com/1776

November 2021 GLUT Calendar

10/29/2021

November 2021

11/1 - 11/4 at 6:30 pm - Play Date:a theatre book club - Partnering with four local libraries to explore the play Pipeline by world renown Detroit playwright Dominique Morisseau. Local libraries taking part can be found at www.peppermintcreek.org. Free and open to the public - PCTC

11/5-6 & 12-13 - 8pm - Skeleton Crew powerful, tense drama by Dominique Morisseau - at Lansing Mall former Overdrive nightclub - IX

11/5-6 & 12-14 - 8pm Fri/Sat; 2pm Sun11/14 -Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Directed by Mary Job - Dart Auditorium - LCC

11/5-7 & 12-14 &:30 Fri/Sat; 2:30 Sun - 1776 - Portland Civic Players 231 Maple St, Portland, MI 48875-1461, http://portland-civic-players.ticketleap.com/1776 - PCP

11/5-14- 7pm Fridays; 3pm Saturdays and Sundays The Hobbit – AECT

11/7 - 5:30 -8 pm -AUDITIONS for Begets: Fall of a High School Ronin- Lansing Mall 5330 W Saginaw Hwy, Lansing, MI 48917 (The former Tequila Cowboy/Overdrive location. Exterior entrance at the Northwest corner of the mall) - IX

11/8 - 7pm - AUDITIONS for “Christmas in St. Johns” Annual holiday show including skits, solo, small group, and chorus music. Duets, trios and quartets welcome to audition. Bring an accompaniment CD if you have one.- Wilson Center, 101 W Cass St St Johns. Performances December 3 and 4. - HGP

11/9-10 - 6-8pm - AUDITIONS for Miracle on 34th Street Radio Show- Rehearsals - Nov 15, 16,17, 18 from 6:30pm to 9pm at The Fledge, 1300 Eureka, Lansing - Performance Fri. Nov. 19 at The Fledge - AAF

11/12, 13, 14 - 8pm Fri/Sat; 2pm & 7 pm Sun - All Together Now, A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre directed by Tricia Rogers - RWT

11/12-13 & 19/20 - 6:30dinner 7:30 show Fridays; 1:30 dessert 2pm show on Saturdays;The Lion in Winter featuring Kevin & Tanya Burnham, a revival of the show which was closed due to Covid after an opening weekend in March 2020 - First Christian Church, 1001 Chester, Lansing 48912 - STL

11/12, 13, 19, 20 at 8pm; 11/14, 20, 21 at 2pm; 11/16, 17, 18 at 7:30pm – Wendy and the Neckbeardsby Kari Bentley-Quinn, directed by Claire Wilcher – Arena Theatre MSU Auditorium Bldg https://theatre.msu.edu/neckbeards/**Nov 13 performance TBD pending MSU’s Football schedule** - MSU

11/13 – 7pm - Singers On The Grand present “Yesterday: The 60s In Song” - Wilson Center Auditorium at 101 W. Cass St., St. Johns, MI - Call 800-838-3006 or go to https://sotg.brownpapertickets.com/ - SOTG

11/17, 19, 20 7pm; 11/21, 3pm - Three from the Hearth: A Domestic “Dramedy” weaves 20th-century operatic masterworks into scenes from the life of a 1960s dysfunctional musical family - Fairchild Theatre - MSUO

11/18 & 19 - 6:30pm - Auditions for Treasure Island– AECT

11/18-12/19 - 8pm Thur/Fri, 3pm & 8pm Sat, 2pm Sun - This Wonderful Lifeby Steve Murray - one man show featuring John Lepard, directed by Tony Caselli - WT

11/19 - 8 pm on the night of Silver Bells in the City: radio version of Miracle On 34th Street,live on stage at The Fledge, 1300 Eureka St., Lansing. More info at audioairforce.com- AAF

11/20-22 - Sat 6-9pm, Sun 2-5pm, Mon 6-9pm, Cabaret AUDITIONS -All are required to attend Dance Audition at 6pm Sat & 2pm Sun. - Dart Auditorium - more info at LCC Theatre, Music and Dance Facebook Page. Shows 2/18-26, 2022 - LCC

Greater Lansing Ubiquitous Theatres

AAF - Audio Air Force - live “radio shows” - www.audioairforce.com- Dave Downing - 517-881-9746

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

HGP - Homegrown Productions, 517-930-1421 “Homegrown Productions St. Johns” Facebook performs at Wilson Center, 101 W. Cass St., St. Johns, MI 48879

IX - Ixion - ixiontheatre.com, ixionensemble@gmail.com, 517-775-4246 - performs at Lansing Mall, 5660 W Saginaw Hwy., in former Overdrive nightclub, Lansing, MI 48917

LCC - Lansing Community College Communication, Media & the Arts - www.lcc.edu/showinfo-
517-483-1488 / 517-483-1122

LEB - Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts -LebowskyCenter.com- 989-723-4003

MTC - Midway Theater Company - midwaytheatercompany.org- 517-316-5272

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

MSUO - MSU Opera Theatre, www.music.msu.edu/areas-studios/vocal-arts/msu-opera-theatre- Tickets available online at www.music.msu.eduor at 517-353-5340

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

PCP - Portland Civic Players - portlandcivicplayers.com

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

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

STL - Starlight Dinner Theatre - 517-243-6040 - check website for new location - www.starlightdinnertheatre.com

WT - Williamston Theatre - 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

Skeleton Crew

10/27/2021

Ixion Ensemble Presents Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau
...November 5, 6, 12 & 13 at 8 PM in their new performance venue 5660 W. Saginaw Hwy. Suite 383 Lansing Mall (the former Tequila Cowboy). Tickets are $15 at the door or online, https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/ixion-ensemble/skeleton-crew-11352. For more information email mailto:ixionensemble@gmail.comor call 517.775.4246.
This show is generously sponsored by Our Daily Work/ Our Daily Lives

Skeleton Crew is the third in Dominique Morisseau's Detroit trilogy. At the start of the Great Recession, one of the last auto stamping plants in Detroit is on shaky ground. Each of the workers have to make choices on how to move forward if their plant goes under. Shanita has to decide how she'll support herself and her unborn child, Faye has to decide how and where she'll live, and Dez has to figure out how to make his ambitious dreams a reality. Power dynamics shift as their manager Reggie is torn between doing right by his work family, and by the red tape in his office.

Skeleton Crew is directed by Ixion Artistic Director jeff croff. It features the talented ensemble of Rose Cooper, Daniel Bonner, Regina Hurd and Pulsar Award winning actor Markitwia Jackson.

"We're thrilled to finally bring this powerful and relevant script to Lansing," observes croff. "Ms. Morisseau's script not only shines a light on Detroit, but also on the struggles and dignity of union workers."

This production was first planned for March of 2020, but was unfortunately cancelled due to the pandemic.

Singers on the Grand "Yesterday: The 60s In Song”

10/25/2021

Singers on the Grand "Yesterday: The 60s In Song”
Location: Wilson Center Auditorium, 101 Cass St. Saint Johns, MI 48879
Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021

Singers on the Grand presents "Yesterday: The 60s In Song” in a musical variety show Saturday, November 13 at 7:00 pm at the Wilson Center Auditorium (101 W. Cass St. in St. Johns). The twelve singers and seven band members will take you on a musical journey through iconic 1960s music from The Beatles, Motown, The Beach Boys, and much more! All tickets $12 and are available at https://sotg.bpt.me , the Clinton County Arts Council’s Art Gallery, or at the door.

Halloween Audio Air Force

10/25/2021

Audio Theater returns to the stage at The Robin Theatre on Halloween.

The Audio Air Force will present a Halloween "double feature" on Oct. 31 at 4:30pm.
The feature will be the radio version of the classic horror story "The Birds", made famous by the Alfred Hitchcock film. This will be following the network radio script that was used in 1954 to promote the movie. The second feature will be an original script written locally by Jon Ritz for the Audio Air Force to perform called "The Haunted Radio".
The seating will be limited for this performance. Tickets are $10 and available in advance online at:
https://www.therobintheatre.com/events/live-audio-theatre-halloween-special

Thanks to WNBI in New Buffalo, MI the Halloween show will be broadcast live. The show starts at 4:30 with pre-show just before that. That's this Sunday, Oct. 31.
You can listen by searching WNBI on the web or Facebook, or using the "Tune In Radio" app and searching WNBI.

Whiffenpoofs Tuesday

10/25/2021

Whiffenpoofs

The Yale Whiffenpoofs, America’s oldest collegiate a cappella group, will perform Tuesday October 26th at Unity Spiritual Center of Lansing. Doors will open at 6:30 for a 7 pm performance. Tickets are available online at https://www.whiffenpoofs.com/lansing. General admission is $20 for adults and $10 for students.

The Whiffenpoofs are ending their fall tour in Michigan, home of Samantha White one of three non-male singers in the group. 2018 was the first year non-male members were admitted to the group. An alum of East Lansing High School, Samantha is excited to bring the Whiffenpoofs to her hometown with the help of her high school choir director, Jeff English. While in high school, Samantha was an active member in the Theater community and a member the East Lansing High School Choir, known as the EL-singers.

Since their founding in 1909, the Whiffenpoofs have performed in all corners of the globe. Past iterations have performed for US Presidents and sung at Broadway’s Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. In recent years the Whiffs have been featured on television shows like “Glee”, “The Sing Off”, and “West Wing”.

The Whiffs are privileged to bring their diverse repertoire of vocal jazz, folk, pop, and Broadway hits to more than two hundred audiences each year, including Lansing.

Other Michigan stops include a public performance in Ann Arbor at the First Presbyterian Church from 7 to 8:30 pm on October 27 and one in Bloomfield Hills at Christ Church Cranbrook from 7 to 8:30 pm on October 28.

Play Date: a theatre book club - discusses Pipeline

10/16/2021

PEPPERMINT CREEK THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES LIBRARY PARNERSHIP “Play Date: a theatre book club” invites the community to read and discuss timely and powerful play by Detroit playwright

Lansing, MI – Peppermint Creek Theatre Company is proud to be partnering with four local libraries to explore the play Pipeline by world renown Detroit playwright Dominique Morisseau, for an event called “Play Date: a theatre book club”. During the month of October, the community is invited to read the play independently and are then invited to come to any library of their choosing November 1 – 4, 2021 for an evening to discuss the play, hear from a theatre panel, and a performance of a few scenes from the show. Copies of the play can be checked out from any participating library.

“Peppermint Creek has formally added “Community Partnerships” to its season planning structure, in an effort to more fully thread itself into the community and bring its programming to where they are, as opposed to asking them to always come to a theatre,” said Chad Swan-Badgero, Artistic Director of PCTC. “The last 18 months has allowed us to ask ourselves how we can continue to address our mission while bringing a theatrical lens to other community organizations. We are thrilled to be partnering with these four libraries in an effort to show people that theatre can also be read and discussed, not simply performed. And the themes in Pipeline could not be more ripe for community discussion!”

Pipeline tackles two of today’s most pressing issues, race and education. A mother’s hopes for her son clash with an educational system rigged against him in this riveting play by Dominique Morisseau. Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they’ll never have. When a controversial incident at his upstate private school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent. But will she be able to reach him before a world beyond her control pulls him away?

“The East Lansing Public Library is honored to partner with the Peppermint Creek Theater Company for “Play Date: A Theater Book Club” featuring the play Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau, " said East Lansing Public Library Director Kristin Shelley. "We are excited to help facilitate this unique opportunity for our community to participate in an interactive experience blending reading, discussion, and theater.”

“Play Date: a theatre book club” is free and open to anyone interested in attending and discussing the play and its themes, regardless of if they’ve read the entire play. A facilitator will be on hand to guide the discussion. Those attending will also hear from a costume and set designer who will talk about the process of creating those elements of a play production. And two scenes from the play will be performed for those attending. No RSVP necessary to attend. Patrons will be asked to remain masked when attending this event, regardless of vaccination status.

Libraries Taking Part:
Nov 1 - East Lansing Public Library (950 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823)
Nov 2 – CADL Downtown Lansing Library (401 S Capitol Ave, Lansing, MI 48933)
Nov 3 – Eaton Rapids Area District Library (220 S Main St, Eaton Rapids, MI 48827)
Nov 4 - Fowlerville District Library (130 S Grand Ave, Fowlerville, MI 48836)

"Play Date: a theatre book club", will be offered November 1 – 4, 2021 beginning at 6:30pm each night.. For more information, audiences can visit Peppermint Creek Theatre’s website, www.peppermintcreek.org.

Neurodiverse Theatre Class

10/7/2021

The Friends of Theatre at MSUare excited to be able to offer this exciting 2 session virtual class to launch the return of our "Behind the Scenes" classes at East Lansing Prime Time. We hope to transition to in person classes in the winter if/when COVID comes under better control in our community. But in the meantime, we are especially excited to be able to share MSU Theater Dept's incredible program for creating theater for neurodiverse audiences.

Creating Theatre for the Neurodiverse

Don’t miss this inspiring virtual 2 session class on the challenges and joys of creating theatre for a neurodiverse audience!

Thursdays, October 21 and 28 4-5 p.m.

Cost: $10 (includes both sessions)

East Lansing Prime Time and the Michigan State University Department of Theatre are excited to offer a special Behind the Scenes class*, a chance to learn about theatre for audiences that are neurodiverse. Two one-hour on-line talks will be hosted by Dionne O’Dell, faculty member at the MSU Department of Theatre and Artistic Director of the Sense-Ability Ensemble, a group of theatre students and alums that create innovative, multi-sensory, interactive theatrical performances. Both talks will be followed by a Q and A.

Dionne’s groundbreaking production of Farm! A Musical Experience toured Michigan special education classes for two years. She has since created two more shows and is currently adapting the critically acclaimed children’s book What If Wilhelmina by Joseph Belisle into a musical for children.

In the first class, on October 21, class participants will learn about creating theatre for people who are neurodiverse.

On Thursday, October 28, Dionne will follow up and specifically speak about the new What If Wilhelmina production, with special guests from the creative team. Hear about how a children’s book is adapted into a musical, get a sneak peak of several songs from the production, and learn about future plans for the show.

Enroll for the class by calling East Lansing Prime Time at 517-337-1113. To enroll online, go to and click on the tab in the upper left corner. https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/823/Seniors-Program-Prime-TimeOnce enrolled, class participants will receive the Zoom address and passcode.
*The Behind The Scenes classes at East Lansing Prime Time are organized by the Friends of Theatre at MSU.

October Calendar 2021

10/5/2021

October sneaked in fast and here I am reviewing its first show, and haven’t sent the monthly calendar yet! (It is entered on our website, and I’m chipping away toward getting it all posted on the calendars.

Hope to see you in the lobby at one of these shows!

October 2021

10/2021 - 6/2022 - Opening Up: a community returns to the world -a theatrical event told in letters and artifacts drawn from stories from the community. Purchase subscription to recieve nine monthly letters/artifacts at www.peppermintcreek.org. - PCTC

10/5, 6, 7 at 7:30pm; 10/8, 9 at 8pm – Penelopiadby Margaret Atwood, directed by Abbie Cathcart- Studio 60 Theatre MSU Auditorium Bldg https://theatre.msu.edu/penelopiad/ – MSU

10/7-10 & 14-17 - 7pm Thur; 8pm Fri/Sat; 2pm Sun -Doubt, A Parableby John Patrick Shanley directed by Bob Robinson - RWT

10/14-17 - 7pm Thur; 8pm Fri/Sat; 2pm Sun - Women Playing Hamlet directed by Blake Bowen - Black Box Theatre - 1422 Gannon Bldg. - www.lcc.edu/showinfo - LCC

10/15, 16, 22, 23 at 8pm; 10/17, 23, 24 at 2pm; 10/19, 20, 21, at 7:30pm -A Contemporary American’s Guide to a Successful Marriage © 1959by Robert Bastron directed by Rob Roznowski - Wharton Center Pasant Theatre – MSU https://theatre.msu.edu/marriage - MSU

10/15-24 - 8pm Fri/Sat; 2pm Sun - Evita, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice - the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón - LEB

10/28 & 29 at 7:30 and 10/30 at 2pm and 7pm –Mary Poppins Jr.directed by Amy Duffy - Grace Bible Church 1000 S. Canal Road, Lansing, MI 48917. Tickets available 10/1 at www.midwaytheatercompany.org – MTC

10/31 at 4pm - Audio Theater Halloween Special at the Robin Theatre in REO Town-the radio version of The Birds and an original play The Haunted Radio- AAF

Greater Lansing Ubiquitous Theatres
AAF -Audio Air Force- live “radio shows” - www.audioairforce.com - Dave Downing - 517-881-9746

LCC - Lansing Community College Communication, Media & the Arts - www.lcc.edu/showinfo -
517-483-1488 / 517-483-1122

LEB - Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts - LebowskyCenter.com - 989-723-4003

MTC - Midway Theater Company -midwaytheatercompany.org - 517-316-5272

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

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

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

GLUT Season Calendar

10/1/2021

The GLUT Calendar Returns

Attached is my best stab at a chronological calendar of the coming Post-COVID theatre season in the Greater Lansing Ubiquitous Theatre - like the one I used to get copied to pass out at the Renegade Theatre Festival. I’m chipping away at posting it on the GLUT website calendars. This is the calendar that most theatre leaders have approved… for now. (You may want to print it out, back to back and fold it into a “brochure”… or not.)

Note that all is “subject to change” and some shows are “in the wings” waiting to be added. So check this website calendars for both shows and auditions! I will try to stay at least two months ahead, and make corrections/additions as I am notified.