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January 2020 Calendar

12/31/2019

January 2020

1/6-7 - 6:30 pm - Generations Community Theater will be holding auditions for Stargirl,a stage adaptation of the novel by Jerry Spinelli on January 6th & 7th at Sycamore Creek Church (1919 S. Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing MI 48910). We are looking for three young men (3M) and two young women (2W) that are of high school age (14-18) to fill our cast! show dates tbd in March- GCT

1/11-12 -SUPER EARLY AUDITIONS for ADULT SHREK and FIONA ONLY
Saturday, January 11, 9:30 am to noon, and Sunday, January 12, 2 pm to 4 pm
All other roles will be cast after general auditions March 29 v& 30 7 pm - Production Dates: June 18-21 & 25-28, 2020 - RWT

1/13-14 - Starlight Dinner Theatreauditions for the musical I Do! I Do!Sunday evening, 7 pm, January 13th at Rising Star Dance Studio 526 Lentz Ct, Lansing, MI 48917and Monday,evening, 7 pm, January 14that Waverly East Intermediate School 3131 W Michigan Ave, Lansing, MI 48917. Two roles, a young man and woman approximately 30 years old - STL

1/16-26 - 8pm 1/16, 17, 23 - 25; 2pm 1/18, 19, 26 - Gloriaby Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, (rated PG-13 for stage violence) director Ben Cassidy – PCTC

1/16-19 & 23-26 - 7pm Thur; 8pm Fri/Sat; 2pm Sun -Boy Gets Girl -thrilling social drama, director Brian Farnham - RWT

1/18 - 6 pm -Ruhala Showcase Performance:students in the limelight! Singing, dancing, acting scenes, improv, laughter and maybe a few tears. Tickets in advance are $15, and $12 for children 12 & under. At the door, tickets will be $18 for all ages - info@ruhalacenter.com/ 517.337.0464

1/24-26 - 8pm Fri/Sat; 2pm Sat/Sun - Orchesis Student Dance Concert- Arena Theatre - MSU

1/25-26 - Sat, January 25, 2020 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm and Sun January 26, 2020 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm Singers on the Grand,Grand Ledge Opera House 121 S. Bridge St. Grand Ledge, MI 48837 dessert shows, tickets $17, 517.627.1443 , https://www.facebook.com/events/2540552192844246/

1/25 - 1:30 & 4pm - Dino-Light,Act One Family Events - Cobb Great Hall - WTN

1/25-26 7pm Satiurday 3 pm Sunday - And The World Goes ‘Round-- a revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award-winning team of John Kander and Fred Ebb.-Tickets: $18 - at Ruhala Performing Arts Center 1846 Haslett Road, East Lansing info@ruhalacenter.com/ 517.337.0464

1/30-3/1 - 8pm Thur/Fri, 3pm & 8pm Sat, 2pm Sun -900 Miles to International Falls by Annie Martin, A World Premiere - adult language/content - director Tony Caselli - WT

1/30-31 - 7:30pm Thur; 8pm Fri,Basic Training, Theatre and Illuminate Events - Pasant Stage - WTN

Greater Lansing Ubiquitous Theatres

GCT - Generations Community Theatre - www.generationstheater.com

IX - Ixion - ixiontheatre.com, ixionensemble@gmail.com, 517-775-4246

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

STL - Starlight Dinner Theatre - 517-243-6040 -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

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Ripples, January 2019

12/14/2019

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Two Performance Events at Ruhala Performing Arts Center

12/7/2019

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And The World Goes 'Round : January 25-26 - is a revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award-winning team of John Kander and Fred Ebb. Filled with humor, romance, drama and nonstop melody, this is a thrilling celebration of life and the fighting spirit that keeps us all going.

Saturday, January 25 at 7:00pm
Sunday, January 26 at 3:00pm
Tickets: $18
Performance at Ruhala Performing Arts Center
1846 Haslett Road, East Lansing

Tickets sell out fast, so contact us today!

Ruhala Showcase Performance: January 18

The Ruhala Showcase is a great way for the students to demonstrate what they've been learning in their classes and get a chance to be in the limelight! Singing, dancing, acting scenes, improv, laughter and maybe a few tears. You'll find it all at the Ruhala Showcase!

Saturday, January 18 at 6pm
Tickets in advance are $15, and $12 for children 12 & under.
At the door, tickets will be $18 for all ages.

Ruhala Performing Arts Center
1846 Haslett Road
East Lansing, MI 48823

To order tickets or for further information or questions,
please contact us at info@ruhalacenter.com / 517.337.0464

The Ruhala Performing Arts Center

Mark and Celina Ruhala
Artistic Directors

Andrea White
Office Manager

1846 Haslett Rd.
East Lansing, MI 48823
RuhalaCenter.com
517.337.0464

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Volunteer at Riverwalk - new online form

12/7/2019

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It takes a small army to put a theatre production together. Whether it's onstage, backstage, helping to build/paint sets, or helping out with tickets and ushering, there is a role for you at Riverwalk! We are always looking to grow our theatre family. If you would like to be included on our list of volunteers willing to help out with Riverwalk Theatre productions, please fill out the short survey at the link below!

https://forms.gle/DZiA1QfwZdfCzuYm7

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Almost Maine - two days only

12/7/2019

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Lansing Community College Performing Arts

TWO DAYS ONLY - Almost, Maineby John Cariani
Performed by students in the Beginning Studio Theatre Program
Directed by Andy Callis

8:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday, December 13 & 14
LCC Black Box Theatre
Room 1422 Gannon Building
411 N. Grand Avenue, Lansing 48933

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream. (Dramatists Play Service)

Cost: Free.

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St. Casimir Drinking Habits

12/5/2019

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St. Casimir Players Present“Drinking Habits”

Accusations, mistaken identities, and romances run wild in this traditional, laugh-out-loud farce. Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing (Angela Gardner and Elizabeth Johnson) have been secretly making wine with the help of the groundskeeper (Patrick Monroe) to keep the convent's doors open, but Paul (Grant Beuschel) and Sally (Jenny Dachtler), reporters and former fiancées, are hot on their trail.

They go undercover as a nun and priest, but their presence, combined with the addition of a new nun (Suzy Hisler) spurs paranoia throughout the convent as Mother Superior (Teresa Hurd) and Fr. Chenille (Ron Seymour) are convinced that spies have been sent from Rome to shut them down. Wine and secrets are inevitably spilled as everyone tries to preserve the convent and reconnect with lost loves.

The St. Casimir Players will present Tom Smith’s “Drinking Habits”as a parish fundraiser with performances December 13, 14, and 15 at the St. Casimir Holy Family Center, 815 Sparrow Ave., Lansing, 48910. The play features actors from Eaton Rapids, Charlotte, Holt, Lansing, and Delta Township, and is directed by Teresa Hurd.

Performances are December 13 and 14 at 7 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, December 15. Ticket prices are: Adult $12, Seniors $10, Student K-12 $5, Pre-School free. Tickets are available at the door or can be purchased at the parish office during weekday business hours.
Contact:
Teresa Hurd teresahurd@sbcglobal.net

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MSU Freshman Showcase Improv

12/5/2019

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MSU DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE FRESHMAN CLASS SERVES UP END-OF-SEMESTER LAUGHS UNDER DIRECTION OF SECOND CITY ALUM

The freshman class of Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre will celebrate the end of their first semester at college with five performances of hilarious “improvisational” comedy. Freshman Showcase:The Power of Spontaneous Inventionruns December 5 - 8 in the MSU Auditorium building’s Studio 60 Theatre.

While this is the 13thyear for the Freshman Showcase, it is only the second year the focus has been to train the Department of Theatre freshman class in the art of short form, improvisional comedy. The students will take suggestions from the audience to create scenes, songs, and games in the style of the hit show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Unlike the show, they won’t be competing against each other for points, instead they will be working together as an ensemble to make their audiences laugh their faces off.

To ensure each student enjoys ample stage time, the class of 20 performers are divided into small groups. No group performs together more than once, and every show will be completely different from the rest. Every performance is the opening and closing of that show.

Director and MSU Faculty, Sarah Hendrickson has worked as a professional improviser, actress, instructor and producer in Chicago, including as a member of The Second City Music House Ensemble. Says Hendrickson, “One of the goals of producing this show is to help acclimate our freshmen to their new lives and the things that are expected of them as newly minted adults. They have spent their first semester here at MSU and the Department of Theatre learning how to improvise, both onstage and off. Our freshmen are brave. They are bold. They are powerful. They are taking risks. They are embracing failure. They are challenging themselves and growing as artists and people. They are forging lasting, meaningful connections to a supportive network that encourages them to follow their dreams.”

Freshman Showcase: The Power of Spontaneous Inventionruns for five performances December 5 - 8 in the Studio 60 Theatre at the MSU Auditorium building. Tickets are $13 for general admission, $11 for seniors and MSU faculty/staff, $10 for MSU students and are available online at whartoncenter.com, at the Wharton Center box office or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.

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Theatre in need

12/5/2019

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Frank Boston of Andromeda Players in Charlotte let me know that yesterday morning theGreenville community's Flat River Community Players warehouse burned to the ground.All of their costumes, props, set pieces, etc, were completely lost. They have a GoFundMe here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rebuilding-flat-river-community-players-props. Can the Lansing Area theatre community help? I feel like we should all stick together as much as we can.
http://frcplayers.org

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January 2020 Calendar

Ripples, January 2019

Two Performance Events at Ruhala Performing Arts Center

Volunteer at Riverwalk - new online form

Almost Maine - two days only

St. Casimir Drinking Habits

MSU Freshman Showcase Improv

Theatre in need

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