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Fore! Fundraiser scores $17K for Tibbets Opera House

More than 90 area residents enjoyed a day of golf as they participated in the Tibbits Golf Tournament, which grossed over $17,500 for the opera house. The tournament was held Monday, June 29 at the Golf Club of Coldwater. "It's a pleasure being involved in an event that supports the Tibbits. We're so pleased with the turnout for the golf outing and looking forward to assisting the Tibbits in future years," said Don Denney, president/CEO of Monarch Community Bank, title sponsor of the tournament. Continue..

Customized cultural plans are released for each population center in Washtenaw County

The Arts Alliance in partnership with its community leaders from throughout Washtenaw County has released customized cultural plans for Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Dexter, Manchester, Milan, Saline and Ypsilanti. These plans along with the county-wide Cultural Master Plan will be presented to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, July 8 at 6:30 p.m. Continue..

Shakespeare: Complete, but abridged at Williamston Theatre

Mid-Michigan's newest professional theatre company, the Williamston Theatre, finishes off its 2008-2009 Season with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), which will run Thursday, July 2 � Sunday, Aug. 9. Tickets are now on sale. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) is a co-production with the Tipping Point Theatre in Northville. The show ran in Northville prior to coming to Williamston. Therefore there will only be one preview performance, Thursday, July 2. The official Opening Night is Friday, July 3. Continue..

Tibbits' Popcorn Theatre continues with children's classic

Hans Christian Andersen's The Princess and the Pea springs to life when Popcorn Theatre presents the fun and classic story opening July 3 at the Tibbits Opera House. The comedy opens with the King (portrayed by Orion Silvertree) and Queen (Alison Grtiz), still desperate to have their son, Prince Erik (Jared Wietbrock), happily married off. The prince has traveled all over and yet has not found a "real" princess to marry. Suddenly a young girl appears during a nasty storm in the middle of the night claiming to be a princess. Continue..

Celebrate the 4th of July with a bang at Mason Street Warehouse

Declare your independence from the same old picnic and come see the show everyone is talking about - The Full Monty on July 4. Mason Street Warehouse is celebrating our country's birthday with special pricing: Buy one ticket at full price and the second ticket is FREE! The Full Monty cast includes Joe Carroll, Tim Ewing, Russell Joel Brown, Billy Konsoer, Zach Martens and Chris "Red" Blisset. Continue..

Season coming together for The Purple Rose Theatre Company

The Purple Rose Theatre Company is proud to announce several selections for its 2009/2010 season beginning in September 2009. The season will feature Escanaba, a world premiere by Jeff Daniels; Gravity, a world premiere by David MacGregor; and Our Town, an American classic by Thornton Wilder. Continue..

A FEW MINUTES WITH: Eric Parker of The Full Monty at the Barn Theatre

By Donald V. Calamia

One of the nation's oldest Equity resident summer-stock theaters is right here in Michigan. Located in Augusta, the Barn Theatre's 64th season continues with The Full Monty beginning June 30, with Eric Parker in the role of an unemployed steelworker who convinces his friends to form their own Chippendales-like group to raise some much-needed cash. Parker talked recently with EncoreMichigan.com about the show, getting naked on stage and why the show appeals to such a broad range of theatergoer. Continue..

A wonderful summer season returns to Canton

By D. A. Blackburn

This past week, as the thermometer crested 90, the dog days of summer officially arrived in the Detroit area. While high temperatures and humidity mark the end of the year for most theaters, one young local company is embarking on its second season of summer stock programming, with an exciting line-up and an admirable cause. "A faculty buddy of mine at EMU, Phil Simmons, and I wanted to start a summer stock around Southeast Michigan, because there�s not a lot of summer theater stuff, especially musical theater stuff..." 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.

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Reviews

Life, death and love: TLC at the PRTC

By Donald V. Calamia

Theaters risk low ticket sales and iffy reviews any time they produce a brand new play written by a first time or an up-and-coming playwright � especially in a decaying economy that seems to demand mostly safe and familiar comedies. So when one of Michigan's major theaters defies the odds and produces a world premiere � especially one with such an unusual setting and subject matter � theatergoers should, at the very least, take notice. Continue..

Performance Network's A Picasso is a work of art

By Martin F. Kohn

A Picasso is about the Picasso living in Paris under Nazi occupation in 1941. So it seems odd that in advertising its production Performance Network would promote suspense as the play's selling point: "At stake - much more than his art and nothing less than his life." Spoiler alert: Pablo Picasso and his art survived. Picasso died in 1973 (he was 91) and his art lives on. Knowledge of the facts shouldn't dampen any desire to see the play. Continue..

MORE REVIEWS:

Read ROBERT DELANEY's review of Wake at The Purple Rose Theatre from the New Monitor (July 2, 2009)

Read DANIEL SKORA's review of A Picasso at Performance Networl Theatre from the New Monitor (June 25, 2009)

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This Week

A Picasso, Performance Network Theatre, Ann Arbor, Jun 28, Jul 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12

Alice in Wonderland, Hilberry Theatre, Detroit, Jun 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, Jul 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Click Clack Moo, DeWitt Theatre - Studio Theatre, Holland, Jun 24, 29, Jul 1, 6, 8, 27, 29, 31, Aug 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14

Dark Matter, Go Comedy! Improv Theater, Ferndale, May 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30, Jun 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, Jul 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31

Kwame A River: The Chronicles of Detroit's Hip-Hop Mayor, The Second City, Novi, May 23, 24, 27, 29, 30, 31, Jun 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, Jul 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31

Monday Nights @ Planet Ant, Planet Ant Theatre, Hamtramck, Jun 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Room Service, DeWitt Theatre, Holland, Jun 19, 20, 25, 30, Jul 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 22, 25

Stone Soup Storytelling, Williamston Theatre, Williamston, Apr 25, May 9, Jun 13, Jul 11

Suds: The Rocking 60s Soap Opera Musical, Knickerbocker Theatre, Holland, Jun 26, 27, Jul 1, 8, 27, 30, Aug 5, 8, 10, 13

Sundays at Go Comedy!, Go Comedy! Improv Theater, Ferndale, Jun 28, Jul 5, 12, 19, 26, Aug 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

The Complete Works of William Shakeapeare (Abridged), Williamston Theatre, Williamston, Jul 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, Aug 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9

The Full Monty, Mason Street Warehouse, Saugatuck, Jun 26, 27, 28, 30, Jul 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

The Full Monty, Barn Theatre, Augusta, Jun 30, Jul 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

The Princess and the Pea, Tibbits Summer Theatre, Coldwater, Jul 3, 10, 11

Thursdays at Go Comedy!, Go Comedy! Improv Theater, Ferndale, Jul 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Aug 6, 13, 20, 27

Wake, The Purple Rose Theatre, Chelsea, Jul 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, Aug 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29

Wednesdays at Go Comedy!, Go Comedy! Improv Theater, Ferndale, Jul 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Aug 5, 12, 19, 26