SEE YOU NEXT DOOMSDAY Begins Tonight at Planet Ant

Doomsday comes to Hamtramck tonight, April 10 at Planet Ant when the original comedy See You Next Doomsday premieres for a four week run. Tickets ($10-$20) are on sale now at www.planetant.com. A complete performance schedule follows this release.

With more than 50 original productions between them, Mike McGettigan and Shawn Handlon, two of Detroit's most prolific writers, have come together for another original premiere at Planet Ant. In See You Next Doomsday, Oliver finds himself stranded on a nightmarish future Earth. He must fend off cannibals, racist robots and bloodthirsty mermen in order to escape a dying planet aboard the spaceship of a friendly alien named Richard Gere. See You Next Doomsday premieres at Planet Ant Friday, April 10 and continues through Saturday, May 2. Featuring Jade Fearn (Hamtramck), Shawn Handlon (Harper Woods), Michael Hovitch (Ferndale), Moni Jones (Northville) and Mike McGettigan (Dearborn), this post-apocalyptic road comedy is directed by Lauren Bickers (Hamtramck). Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm, and Sunday matinees at 2:00pm on April 19 and 26. Tickets ($10-$20) are on sale now at www.planetant.com or in person 30 minutes prior to show time at the Planet Ant box office based on availability.

The performance schedule for See You Next Doomsday is as follows:
Tickets are $20 unless otherwise noted.

Friday, April 10 @ 8:00pm (Opening weekend tickets: $10)
Saturday, April 11 @ 8:00pm (Opening weekend tickets: $10)

Friday, April 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, April 18 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, April 19 @ 2:00pm

Friday, April 24 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, April 25 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, April 26 @ 2:00pm

Friday, May 1 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, May 2 @ 8:00pm

Late Night Saturdays & Improv Mondays

Throughout this season on select Saturday evenings, Planet Ant will present a late night show featuring a rotating schedule of improvisation. Tickets are $5 at the door.

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.
Planet Ant Theatre is located at 2357 Caniff in Hamtramck, MI 48212. It is a non-profit professional theatre founded 21 years ago on the principle of artistic freedom and artistic experimentation leading to the growth of community, artistic fulfillment, and artistic success. The theatre has presented more than 130 high quality professional productions to southeastern Michigan with a commitment to providing the best in theatrical productions that has brought it critical acclaim and awards from across the region. More information on Planet Ant Theatre is available online at www.planetant.com.

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