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STAGED READINGS - submit before April 1

12/31/2014

Riverwalk Theatre is looking for new plays for staged readings in the 2015-16 season. If you are a playwright, play director or just interested in seeing new scripts produced, bring, mail or email the script with the information below to Riverwalk Theatre by March 27, 2015.
Name, email address, mailing address, preferred telephone number.
Title of Play.
A brief synopsis of the play.
A brief history of the script and its development.
Are you the playwright or a director?
If you are the playwright, do you want us to select the director?
Breakdown of cast: Male, Female, Children, etc.

Include a hard copy of the script.

Email information to RWT@riverwalktheatre.com, Subject - Staged Readings
or
Mail to Riverwalk Theatre, PO Box 12249, Lansing, MI 48901
or
Bring to Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Drive, Lansing

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Fran’s online tribute wall

12/31/2014

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1/4 - Fran Johnson’s friend Derrick Turner uploaded a few pictures on Fran’s online tribute wall.…one being a shot of Yvonne, Fran and the cast of Thunderhoof, the children's musical comedy she wrote for Riverwalk Theatre. http://www.tiffanyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Frances-Johnson-9/

Remember, Fran’s memorial service is next Sunday, January 4 at 3pm at University Lutheran Church, 1030 S. Harrison, East Lansing.

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1/24 - Saturday, 7 pm - RUHALA Fall/Winter Student Showcase

12/31/2014

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All singing, dancing & acting
(Boys Only Dance, Musical Theater, Glee, Tap, Ballet, Jazz/Hip Hop, Private Soloists)
A fun-filled high-energy performance!

Always a spontaneous and exciting show, come see the Ruhala students demonstrate their class work in our semi-annual showcase. All the classes get a chance to strut their stuff and have some fun on the stage under the lights. Lots of singing, acting and dance that moves at a clip with much variety and good spirited cheer!

Tickets $10 - Child under 5 free - Limited seating; call today.
BOX OFFICE: 517.337.0464
www.RuhalaCenter.com

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1/24 - 8 pm MISSED CASSEROLE Cabaret Revue

12/31/2014

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1/24 - 8 pm MISSED CASSEROLE Cabaret Revue- reserve early; limited seating in Riverwalk’s Black Box.

Join Joe Quick, Kelly Stuible, Tigiste Habtemariam, Tony Sump, Kyle S. Harwood, Mandy Dallaire Fuller and John Dale Smith (on the keys) for a zany revue of miscast musical theatre. They'll be backed by the well-known local musicians Jerry Krause and Jonathan Smith.

Sure to make you laugh, these talented local performers will perform songs from classic and contemporary musicals, including: Ragtime, Legally Blonde, Wicked, Cabaret, A Chorus Line, Lion King, and many more.

$20 ticket price - includes two wine vouchers. Tickets can be purchased at the door, but there is LIMITED SEATING, so BUY NOW at: www.riverwalktheatre.com/box-office.html

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“MASTER HAROLD”...and the boys

12/27/2014

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A Wharton Center Theatre Production
Produced and Directed by Bert Goldstein

Friday , January 30 and Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
Pasant Theatre
Tickets:
$30.00●plus applicable fees
Student tickets available for $15.00
Ticket Office:
whartoncenter.com
517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON
EAST LANSING, Mich.
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With the metallic clink of a coin in a jukebox and the scratch of a needle on a record,the character Willie utters the conclusive words, “Let’s dream.” And so they do. Caught up in a whirlwind of post - World War II traumas and the suffocating tensions of racism in 1950s South Africa, the three actors of this masterpiece by Athol Fugard bang and clash against their fluctuating society in this tale of hope, escapism, dark
secrets, and the cruel power of language – creating one of the 20th century’s greatest plays. “

MASTER HAROLD”...and the boys will play at Wharton Center for Performing Arts Friday, January 30, and Saturday,
January 31 in the Pasant Theatre. Tickets are on sale now online at whartoncenter.com, at the Auto - Owners
Insurance ticket office, or by calling 1 800 - WHARTON.

Upon returnng home from the comfort of his school, Hally, the son of a belligerent and bigoted father, finds Sam and Willie, black waiters in his mother’s restaurant, preparing for an upcoming dance competition. Talk of the past, of escaping through makeshift kites and dreaming of a world bearing no distinction of black and white, quickly gives way to a heated argument and hateful words that, once spoken, break the fabric of their relationship irreparably. With the impending threat of Hally’s father’s return, Hally crumbles beneath the pressures of a discriminatory society and unleashes upon his friends all the hate and pain that have been building up inside him, treating Sam and Willie ‒ for the first time
‒ as subservient. In a world that thrives on the “principle of perpetual disappointment” and despises the progress of social reform, Hally, Sam, and Willie will fight against the strain of their overbearing society and attempt to stay afloat in the prejudiced world
that threatens to drown them.

The cast is brought to life by veteran actors Shawn Hamilton (Wharton Center’s Garden of Joy, Guthrie Theatre, Yale Repertory and Dallas Theatre Center ), Gavin Lawrence (the Goodman Theatre, the Steppenwolf Theatre, Off - Broadway), and, playing Hally with an essential burning intensity, is Michigan’s own Justin Dietzel. Following the Friday performance will be a 30 ‒
minute Q&A; a 1 ‒ hour After Chat will immediately follow the Saturday performance. “

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Rest in Peace, Fran Johnson

12/27/2014

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Sad to report than longtime friend, previous boss, Thunderhoof author, former CCP president (from Okemos Barn Days) Fran Johnson passed away December 18. Her Memorial Service is at University Lutheran Church, 1030 S. Harrison, East Lansing, Sunday January 4 at 3 pm. I hope to see a lot of theatre folks who knew and loved her at the services.

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RWT Ripples for January 2015

12/27/2014

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Here’s Ripples. Gear up to see The Sea Gull at Riverwalk — and the Mixed Casserole Cabaret!

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All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre's first ever Young Playwright's Festival

12/24/2014

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Attached are the documents pertaining to All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre's first ever Young Playwright's Festival, coming up in May! They're taking submissions until January 5th. If you could include this in your next GLUT list email, that would be fantastic!
Sarah Willis <swillis@cityofeastlansing.com>Artistic Director,
All-of-Us Express Children's Theatre
at Hannah Community Center
direct line: (517) 319-6957
front desk: (517) 333-2580 ext. 0

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“MASTER HAROLD”...and the boys A Wharton Center Theatre Production

12/24/2014

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Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.
Pasant Theatre
Tickets: $30.00 plus applicable fees
Student tickets available for $15.00
Ticket Office:
whartoncenter.com
517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON
EAST LANSING, Mich.
―
With the metallic clink of a coin in a jukebox and the scratch of a needle on a record, the character Willie utters the conclusive words, “Let’s dream.” And so they do. Caught up in a whirlwind of post - World War II traumas and the suffocating tensions of racism in 1950s South Africa, the three actors of this masterpiece by Athol Fugard bang and clash against their fluctuating society in this tale of hope, escapism, dark
secrets, and the cruel power of language – creating one of the 20th century’s greatest plays.
“
MASTER HAROLD”...and the boys will play at Wharton Center for Performing Arts Friday, January 30, and Saturday,
January 31 in the Pasant Theatre. Tickets are on sale now online at whartoncenter.com, at the Auto - Owners
Insurance ticket office, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.
Upon returning home from the comfort of his school, Hally, the son of a belligerent and bigoted father, finds Sam and Willie, black waiters in his mother’s restaurant, preparing for an upcoming dance competition. Talk of the past, of escaping through makeshift kites and dreaming of a world bearing no distinction of black and white, quickly gives way to a heated argument and hateful words that, once spoken, break the fabric of their relationship irreparably. With the impending threat of Hally’s father’s return, Hally crumbles beneath the pressures of a discriminatory society and unleashes upon his friends all the hate and pain that have been building up inside him, treating Sam and Willie ‒ for the first time
‒ as subservient. In a world that thrives on the “principle of perpetual disappointment” and despises the progress of social reform, Hally, Sam, and Willie will fight against the strain of their overbearing society and attempt to stay afloat in the prejudiced world that threatens to drown them.
The cast is brought to life by veteran actors Shawn Hamilton (Wharton Center’s Garden of Joy, Guthrie Theatre, Yale Repertory and Dallas Theatre Center ), Gavin Lawrence (the Goodman Theatre, the Steppenwolf Theatre, Off - Broadway), and, playing Hally with an essential burning intensity, is Michigan’s own Justin Dietzel. Following the Friday performance will be a 30 ‒ minute Q&A; a 1 ‒ hour After Chat will immediately follow the Saturday performance.“
MASTER HAROLD”...and the boys is brilliantly penned by Athol Fugard, recipient of the 1982 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards, as well as winner of the 2011 Tony Award® for Lifetime Achievement. Fugard is known for his dynamic and in - depth portrayals of apartheid in South Africa, as he was also awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver by the government of South Africa for “his excellent contribution and achievements in theater.” In a setting that mimics our own fluctuating world and ripe with the drama and uncertainty consistent with its time,
“ MASTER HAROLD”...and the boys brings the idea of acceptance and human value to the forefront of discussion. In Hally’s own words, “we need a definition of greatness,” and that desire has never been more pertinent.

STAGED READINGS - submit before April 1

Fran’s online tribute wall

1/24 - Saturday, 7 pm - RUHALA Fall/Winter Student Showcase

1/24 - 8 pm MISSED CASSEROLE Cabaret Revue

“MASTER HAROLD”...and the boys

Rest in Peace, Fran Johnson

RWT Ripples for January 2015

All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre's first ever Young Playwright's Festival

“MASTER HAROLD”...and the boys A Wharton Center Theatre Production

Turner Dodge Festival of Trees

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