Planet Ant to Present ONE CAT AWAY FROM SIXTY-ONE, 1/15-30

Planet Ant is proud to present One Cat Away From Sixty-One January 15-30, directed by 2015 Box Fest Detroit winner Tricia Turek. Tickets ($10) are on sale now at www.planetant.com. A complete performance schedule follows this release.

A one act character-study, One Cat Away From Sixty-One glimpses into the life of a middle-aged woman as she, at the behest of her sister, begins therapy to cope with a recent loss. Written by Rikki Schwartz (Waterford) and directed by the audience favorite winner of Box Fest 2015, Tricia Turek (Novi), One Cat Away From Sixty-One is an intimate examination of love, adultery... and a cat. Featuring JM Ethridge (Eastpointe) and Kez Settle (Clawson) performances are at 9:00pm Friday and Saturday evenings January 15-30. Tickets ($10) are available now online at www.planetant.com or in person at the Planet Ant box office 30 minutes prior to show time based on availability.

The complete performance schedule for One Cat Away from Sixty-One is as follows.
All tickets are $10

Friday, January 15 @ 9:00pm
Saturday, January 16 @ 9:00pm

Friday, January 22 @ 9:00pm
Saturday, January 23 @ 9:00pm

Friday, January 29 @ 9:00pm
Saturday, January 30 @ 9:00pm

After Saturday performances of One Cat Away From Sixty-One Planet Ant will host late night improvised shows at 11:00pm with an open improv jam at Midnight. Tickets ($5) are available online at www.planetant.com or in person at the Planet Ant Box Office after the show.

The remaining 2015 - 2016 Planet Ant season also includes: February 12 - March 5, 2016
The Aliens by Annie Baker
Directed by York Griffith
Main Stage Series

Two angry young men sit behind a Vermont coffee shop and discuss music and Bukowski. When a lonely high-school student arrives on the scene, they decide to teach him everything they know. A play with music about friendship, art, love and death

March 18 - April 9, 2016
TBA: An original Planet Ant Home Team Sketch Show
Directed by Mike McGettigan
Main Stage Series

Members of the Planet Ant Home Team will write and original two-act multimedia sketch comedy show utilizing stage, screen and song.

May 6 - May 21, 2016
Fish Dinner 3 by Quintin Hicks
Directed by Dave Davies
Late Night Series

The Wilde-Award winning one-man show, Fish Dinner returns to Planet Ant Theatre for the third and final chapter: Fish Dinner 3. Detroit Second City alum Quintin Hicks stretches the limits of character performance and improv to introduce you to a world of unique and unforgettable characters. Side-splittingly hysterical, with pockets of poignant tragedy, expect to see some familiar faces and perhaps a few new ones!

June 3 - June 25, 2016
Alone with Friends by Margaret Edwartowski
Directed by Kelly Komlen
Main Stage Series

A successful romance novelist relies on her relationship with her main character as she maneuvers through the writing of her latest novel and the re-evaluation of her reclusive life

July 8 - July 23, 2016
The Best of Ant Farm
Late Night Series

A one act anthology of the best original pieces submitted to Planet Ant's Ant Farm program, which provides a space for local writers to have staged readings of their works.

Improv Mondays The Planet Ant Improv Colony has generated over twenty original comedies and continues to perform every Monday night in Michigan's longest-running improv comedy show - Improv Mondays. At 8:00 pm the show kicks off with a guest improv troupe followed by a performance by Planet Ant's resident Home Team. The night closes with The Ant Jam, an opportunity for anyone to improvise on the Planet Ant stage. Tickets are $5 at the door.