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Winners announced: The 2010 Wilde Awards
It was, as predicted, One Wilde Night. Actors, directors, designers and managers from throughout Southeast and Mid-Michigan came together Sept. 1 at Detroit's Historic Gem Theatre for The Ninth Annual Wilde Awards, which honored the best productions, performances and technical designs of the recently concluded 2009-10 professional theater season. Sponsored by Between The Lines, the state's gay and lesbian weekly newspaper, Comerica Bank and EncoreMichigan.com, the night featured live and pre-recorded entertainment, delicious hors d'oeuvres, special guest appearances and - of course - two dozen awards. Continue..
Planet Ant announces 2010-11 season
Planet Ant Theatre continues its commitment to new artists and new work in its 2010 - 2011 Season: Criminal Hearts, Nightmare Box, Dance Xanax Dance, Hylomorph and a season closer to be announced later this fall. The critically acclaimed Late Night Series continues with work from Box Fest Detroit and Colony Fest winners, as well as Second City alumnus Quintin Hicks. And as always, Planet Ant brings top notch improv with the Winter and Summer Colony Fests and every Monday night. Continue..
Breathe Art Theatre Project's 2010-11 season: 'The Secrets We Carry'
Breathe Art Theatre Project is proud to announce its seventh cross-border season, The Secrets We Carry. The 2010-2011 season features two Michigan premieres as well as a Pulitzer Prize-winning script. From a dark comedy about the end of the world to an affecting story of suburban marriage to a sharp political thriller, each play confronts our secretive nature with suspense, humor, pathos and humanity. Continue..
Tipping Point kicks of its All American Season with classic Neil Simon comedy
Barney Cashman isn't looking for trouble. He's just worried that life is passing him by. The gentle owner of a successful seafood restaurant is sure he can spice up his life with an extra-marital fling, and when his mother's New York City apartment becomes available one day a week, Barney is sure his dreams have come true. The hilarious and unsuccessful attempts at an affair that unfold and the life lessons Barney learns along the way reveal a tender man who just can't succeed at sinning in Last of the Red Hot Lovers, the season-opening production at Northville's Tipping Point Theatre. Continue..
'True West' opens The Abreact's 10th anniversary season
The Abreact is proud to announce the opening of its 10th anniversary season with True West by Sam Shepard. A tale of desperation and rivalry, True West is the riveting story of two brothers meeting for the first time in five years in mom's kitchen. Austin, a professional screenwriter and happy family man (or so it seems), encounters a sudden realization as his older brother, Lee, a vagabond who's been spending a lot of time "out on the desert" enjoying a life of crime, shows Austin that they are more alike than he really thinks. Continue..
UMS seeks ushers for all Ann Arbor performances
The University Musical Society is seeking volunteer ushers for its 2010-11 season. During the season, UMS will present over 60 performances in eight primary venues in Ann Arbor, including Hill Auditorium, Rackham Auditorium, the Power Center, Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, the Michigan Theater and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Anyone interested in becoming an usher must attend one orientation session. Continue..
UPCOMING AUDITIONS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES & CLASSES:
Click the link below for a list of Equity, non-Equity, film & video auditions, industry job openings and industry-related classes and workshops throughout the state. Updated 9/1/10 Continue..
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Reviews
A summer’s tale: ‘Tis a lovely season at Stratford
By Martin F. Kohn
In its better seasons, and this one certainly qualifies, Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival lives up to its name: It's Shakespearean and it's festive. From the glorious froth that is John Doyle's production of Kiss Me, Kate, to Gary Griffin's largely familiar but surprisingly gripping realization of Evita, to Des McAnuff's visually dazzling As You Like It, to Marti Maraden's lucid staging of The Winter's Tale, Stratford 2010 delivers big-time. And let us not forget this year's brochure cover boy, Christopher Plummer, mingling humor with humanity as Prospero in McAnuff's production of The Tempest. Continue..
MORE REVIEWS:
Read other reviews of Woman Before a Glass - Performance Network Theater (updated Aug. 23, 2010)
Read other reviews of Boeing-Boeing - The Purple Rose Theatre Company (updated Aug. 10, 2010)
