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3/31 - 5/1 - Preview audiences have much to say about WILLIAMSTON THEATRE’s The Decade Dance...

4/6/2016

"Nailed it."
"The costumes were right on."
"The structure could have been chaotic, but it wasn't because we cared about the characters from the start."
"Music was great."
"The acting was terrific."
"Took me right back."
"Phenomenal show!"

It's got everything you remember from the 1970s - the music, the polyester, the social changes, the political unrest - and a great story of two people navigating their way through it all. Join them for the journey.
(Contains mature language/content.)

World Premiere - The Decade Dance

By Joseph Zettelmaier
Directed by Joey Albright
Now through May 1
With Mitchell Koory & Tiffany Mitchenor

Get your tickets!
Call (517) 655-SHOW (7469)
www.williamstontheatre.com

Williamston Theatre World Premiere The Decade Dance

3/26/2016

By Joseph Zettelmaier
Directed by Joey Albright

Thursday, March 31: Pay-What-You-Can
Friday, April 1 - Thursday April 7:
Preview tickets only $15!
Reservations strongly recommended.
Call (517) 655-SHOW (7469)

Roger Weems, recently returned from Vietnam, meets Nina Reynolds, a student activist, during a Kent State rally. A one-night stand becomes a ten-year journey as Roger and Nina navigate a relationship against the backdrop of a turbulent decade. Ten scenes set against various social events of the 70s provide a glimpse into a country trying to find itself, and two people trying to find their place in it. (Contains mature language/content.)

www.williamstontheatre.com
517-655-7469 tues-fri noon-6pm and 1 1/2 hours before each show.
122 S. Putnam St. Williamston MI 48895

1/28-2/28 - Williamston Theatre presents Too Much, Too Much, Too Many

1/17/2016

by Meghan Kennedy
Directed by Tony Caselli
January 28 - February 28

Following the death of her husband after his struggle with the grim realities of dementia, Rose locks herself in her bedroom for the better part of a year, leaving her daughter Emma to care for her through the closed door. When the church sends a pastor to help coax Rose out of her room, he soon finds that Rose is not the only one using barriers to hide her true feelings. This compelling drama is bittersweet, poignant, and touchingly funny.

Featuring David Daoust, Brenda Lane, Aaron T. Moore, and Emily Sutton-Smith.

Tickets now on sale!
Box Office:
(517) 655-7469

122 S. Putnam Street
Williamston, MI 48895
(517) 655-7469
williamstontheatre.com

11/19 - 12/20 - At Williamston Theatre - Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol

11/17/2015

by Tom Mula
Directed by Julia Glander

Thurs, Nov 19 @ 8pm: Pay-What-You-Can SOLD OUT
Friday, Nov 20 @ 8pm: $15 Good seats available
Saturday, Nov 21 @ 8pm: $15 Good seats available
Sunday, Nov 22 @2pm: $15 Some seats available
Fri, Nov 27 @ 3pm: $15 Some seats available

Friday, November 27 @ 8pm: Official Opening Night
$35 tickets including After Glow with cast and crew

Performances run through December 20. Tickets are going fast. Don't miss this special holiday classic - told from the inside!

Chained and shackled, Jacob Marley is condemned to a hellish eternity. Desperate, Marley accepts his one chance to free himself: To escape his own chains, he must first redeem Scrooge. So begins a journey of laughter and terror, redemption and renewal, during which Scrooge’s heart, indeed, is opened, but not before Marley—in this irreverent, funny and deeply moving story—discovers his own. Featuring Mark Colson, Ruth Crawford, Patrick Loos, and Rosie Sullivan.

Box Office:
(517) 655-7469

Box Office Hours:
Tues-Fri, Noon-6pm
and 1 1/2 Hours prior
to each performance

Williamston Theatre
An American Theatre Wing National Theatre Company Grant Award Winner
122 S. Putnam Street
Williamston, MI 48895
(517) 655-7469
williamstontheatre.com

AND speaking of Christmas Carol, don’t forget the much less expensive, and sure to be more “family friendly” RIVERWALK kids-show ($5//$7) Christmas Carol adapted by Tom Ferris, opens the day after Thanksgiving for two weeks. Be sure to bring the kids early and visit the “Fezziwig’s Party” on the black box stage before the show. www.riverwalktheatre.com.

10/17 - Rounding Third at Williamston - BOGO (buy one get one FREE!)

10/16/2015

Not a sports fan? Then you are in luck this Saturday, October 17th! For the 3pm matinee of Rounding Third, we are offering Buy One Full Price Ticket and get one FREE!! Offer good on new reservations only. Cannot be combined with any other coupon, discount, or special offer. Call the box office at (517) 655-7469 and use the code GO GREEN to get your free ticket!

Join us for Conversation Sunday on October 18 at 4pm to discuss the play with the actors, the director Tony Caselli, Costume Designer Holly Iler, Set Designer Amber Marisa Cook, and Lighting Designer Shannon Schweitzer. All patrons welcome, whether you are seeing the show on Sunday or another day. No reservations needed.

www.williamstontheatre.com

October 10th, 2015

10/10/2015

Is there a teen in your life who is interested in the arts? Access: Art is a new program designed just for them.

The Williamston Theatre is excited to announce its involvement in Access: Art, a collaborative initiative that draws upon the growing arts organizations in the Greater Lansing area to offer discounted tickets and events to teens 12-19.

Participation is very easy - and FREE!
• Go to the Access: Art website. www.accessartmi.org
• Sign up for free with your e-mail address. You'll receive your Access: Art Pass in the mail.
• Check the Access: Art website to see special offers from the participating organizations - including same day tickets for just $5.
• Check the Access: Art website to see the free Master Classes being offered by the participating organizations, and sign up to attend them.
• Get more involved by becoming a member of theAccess: Art Press Corps and contributing to the blog.
The list of participating organizations is growing. Current partner organizations are: Williamston Theatre, Happendance, Lansing Art Gallery and Lansing Symphony Orchestra.

May 18th, 2015

5/18/2015

by John Patrick Shanley

Directed by John Seibert
May 21 – June 21, 2015

Thursday, May 21 at 8pm: Pay-What-You-Can
Reservations Strongly Recommended

A Michigan Premiere of an Irish love story. Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits straddling 40. Anthony has spent his entire life on a cattle farm in rural Ireland, a state of affairs that—due to his painful shyness—suits him well. Rosemary lives right next door, is determined to have him, and is watching the years slip away. With Anthony’s father threatening to disinherit him and a land feud simmering between their families, Rosemary has every reason to fear romantic catastrophe. Their journey is heartbreaking, funny as hell, and ultimately deeply moving. From the Pulitzer, Oscar and Tony-award winning creator of Moonstruck and Doubt comes a delightful new work about how it’s never too late to take a chance on love.

Call (517) 655-7469 for tickets!
Click here to buy tickets!
www.williamstontheatre.com

5/7 - 8 - 9 - Williamston Theatre weekend of staged readings!

5/7/2015

Come for the plays... stay for the conversation.

Boy Gets Girl

by Rebecca Gilman
Directed by Amanda Ewing
Thursday, May 7 at 8pm

OR,
by Liz Duffy Adams
Directed by Sarab Kamoo
Friday, May 8 at 8pm

Late: A Cowboy Song
by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Lynn Lammers
Saturday, May 9 at 8pm
Seating is limited to 25 for each reading. Recommended donation of $10 at the door. To reserve a seat, call (517) 655-7469 now. www.williamstontheatre.org

3/26-4/26 - Williamston Theatre presents Sirens

3/17/2015

by Deborah Zoe Laufer

Directed by Tony Caselli
March 26 – April 26, 2015
A Collaboration with the
MSU Department of Theatre

When Sam first fell in love with Rose he wrote her a song — a song that has been covered by every recording artist and translated into every language. For twenty-five years, Sam has been trying to write the next song – to no avail. When the couple decides to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary with a cruise in the Mediterranean, Sam hears the most beautiful music he’s ever heard and, in an attempt to capture it, jumps overboard. As he grapples with the legacy of his song, and a temptress of Greek mythology, he struggles to find a way home and to win back his wife. Out of a contemporary love story that grapples with the terrors of middle age, and the tortures of creative failure, comes a mystical expedition to find home. Featuring: Terry Heck, Katie Noyes, Mark Schenfisch, and John Seibert

Pay-What-You-Can Performance on Thursday, March 26!Reservations strongly recommended.
All tickets March 27 - April 2 only $15!

Call (517) 655-7469 for tickets!

The Best Brothers by Daniel MacIvor opens next week at Williamston Theatre.

1/22/2015

Directed by Lynn Lammers
January 29 – March 1, 2015

Featuring Artistic Director Tony Caselli and Executive Director John Lepard, for the first time together on stage, as brothers Kyle and Hamilton Best.

A hit from the Stratford Festival!

"...one of the most beautifully bittersweet plays MacIvor has written." - The Globe and Mail

"...underneath that wild hilarity is the MacIvor heart and wisdom ..." - thestar.com

"Fast and comic, MacIvor's script doesn't muddle through the unnecessary. The Best Brothers is about learning to love in ways previously unavailable..." -Broadway World
Click here for a full description of the show.

Performance Schedule:
Thursday, Jan 29 ~ Pay-What-You-Can
Almost sold out!!
Friday, Jan 30 - Thursday, Feb 5 ~ Tickets only $15. Good seats still available!
Friday, Feb 6 ~ Opening Night with After Glow
Performances run through March 1

Call (517) 655-7469 for tickets!
Box Office Hours:Tues - Fri, Noon-6pm plus 1 1/2 hours prior to each show time.

Williamston Theatre
An American Theatre Wing National Theatre Company Award Winner
122 S. Putnam Street
Williamston, MI 48895
(517) 655-7469
williamstontheatre.org