Travis Reiff

On Saturday, February 27 Shakespeare Royal Oak will host a virtual play reading of the new original comedy Hope Canyon by Edward Nahhat. Tickets for this FREE event with a limited number available now at shakespeareroyaloak.com.

The hilariously, bloody tradition continues this fall as Evil Dead: The Musical returns for its seventh season performing at the City Theatre; presented by The Ringwald and Olympia Entertainment. A talented pack of local cast members, new and returning, will rise to bring the familiar tale to life with a five week engagement starting Thursday, September 29 through Saturday, October 29 at the City Theatre.

?The Theatre Company of University of Detroit Mercy and Matrix Theatre Company announce their first joint production of the Midwest premiere of Robin Bradford's "Low Hanging Fruit." Performances will be held at The Marlene Boll Theatre at the Boll Family Y.M.C.A. March 3 through 20, 2016.   The production is a part of a larger initiative to raise awareness and support for female homeless veterans in the Metro Detroit area.

?he Ringwald and Papa Weeze have partnered to offer a local arts academy, dubbed "Theatre Lab." After a successful first workshop held on February 6, the collaboration will present their second on February 20, 2016 from 11 AM to 3 PM. Register by emailing Papa Weeze at papaweeze.inc@gmail.com or contact the Ringwald at www.theringwald.com by February 19 for the February 20, 2015 workshop. Cost to attend is $60 per student per workshop.

Hoping to fill a unique niche developing up-and-coming theatrical talent in Metro Detroit, The Ringwald and Papa Weeze are partnering to offer a local arts academy, dubbed "Theatre Lab."

The Ringwald Theatre continues is Season of Classics with a new production of  a true American classic, Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.

The Ringwald Theatre continues is Season of Classics with a new production of  a true American classic, Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.

Water Works Theatre Company has announced a change in venue for its annual fundraiser event. Previously scheduled for the Milking It Productions Brewery, Ale's Wellwill now take place at the Royal Oak Farmers Market tonight, June 19 beginning at 6:30pm.

Water Works Theatre Company has announced a change in venue for its annual fundraiser event. Previously scheduled for the Milking It Productions Brewery, Ale's Wellwill now take place at the Royal Oak Farmers Market on Friday, June 19 beginning at 6:30pm.

Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play that is sure to stimulate much debate on social issues - past and present. It plays at Two Muses Theatre from tonight, June 5 through June 21.

Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play that is sure to stimulate much debate on social issues - past and present. It plays at Two Muses Theatre from June 5 through June 21.

Shakespeare Royal Oak's 3rd Show: Romeo And Juliet August 7-8 (ROYAL OAK MI) Water Works Theatre Company announces the schedule and casts for its 15th annual outdoor summer theatre festival, Shakespeare Royal Oak. The festival begins July 27 in Royal Oak's Starr Jaycee Park and continues through Sunday, August 9. Tickets ($10-$20) are on sale now online at www.shakespeareroyaloak.com for All's Well That Ends Well and As You Like It. A complete Shakespeare Royal Oak performance schedule follows this release. In addition to its outdoor productions, Water Works will also offer performance minded students an opportunity to learn from the experts with the Water Works Academy and KidsAct! July 27 - August 8.

Following the Two Muses Theatre 2pm performance on June 7 of Clybourne Park, there will be a panel discussion/talkback session to discuss the parallels between the gentrification and racial issues explored in the play and similar issues experienced by Detroiters and Michiganders at large.

In 2011, The Ringwald Theatre produced Philip Ridley's disturbing, unshakeable, unlike-anything-you'd-ever-seen Mercury Fur to great acclaim. Now, four years later, comes his TENDER NAPALM, making its Michigan premiere at The Ringwald. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the stars!

In 2011, The Ringwald Theatre produced Philip Ridley's disturbing, unshakeable, unlike-anything-you'd-ever-seen Mercury Fur to great acclaim. Now, four years later, comes his TENDER NAPALM, making its Michigan premiere at The Ringwald. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the stars!

?David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross makes a rare Michigan appearance for four weeks at The Ringwald Theatre starting tonight, February 20, 2015.

?David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross makes a rare Michigan appearance for four weeks at The Ringwald Theatre starting on February 20, 2015.

Michigan's 2013-14 professional theater season was a tempestuous one, an even more unsettled year than usual for the state's theaters. So perhaps it was appropriate that this year's Wilde Awards were the 13th annual edition.

The Wilde Awards 2014 Ceremony will be taking place September 22nd and hosted by EncoreMichigan.com.

Best known for his searing plays The Last Days of Judas Iscariot and Jesus Hopped the A Train, Stephen Adly Guirgis' latest play, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, finally makes its Michigan debut. Seen on Broadway in 2011 in an acclaimed production that starred Chris Rock and Bobby Canavale, The Ringwald's production will play an exclusive 3 week run at the Ferndale theatre. Scroll down to meet the cast!