Michelle Batt News

Explore the captivating performance of 'NIGHT MOTHER by eMBer Women's Theatre. This compelling drama promises to engage audiences with its powerful storytelling and remarkable acting.

Ember Women’s Theatre will present Second Servings by Nancy Shelton Williams. Second Servings was developed as a part of eMBer's New Play Program, where the company works alongside playwrights to develop new works with table work, feedback sessions, staged readings, and ultimately a staged production.

Ember Women's Theatre will present When We Were Young and Unafriad, by Sarah Treem. With a timely look back to the women's rights on the 70's, When We Were Young and Unafriad follows women in different places in their life, with different stakes surrounding the liberation movement.

Ember Women’s Theatre will present Women Playing Hamlet, by William Missouri Downs, featuring an all-female cast performing multiple roles. The production opens Friday, September 16th, and runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm until October 1st at the Van Fleet Theater.

Ember Women's Theatre will present “Wit,” Margaret Edson's powerfully imagined Pulitzer Prize–winning play which examines what makes life worth living through her exploration of one of exitence's unifying experiences - mortality. 

Ember Women's Theatre's production of The Muses Short Play Festival will take place Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, August 13th - 28th 2018, at Club Diversity, 863 South High St. Columbus, Ohio.

Ember Women's Theatre's production of Terms of Endearment, adapted for the stage by Dan Gordon, based on the screenplay by James L. Brooks, will take place Fridays and Saturdays, September 13th - 28th 2019, at MadLab Theatre, 227 N. 3rd St, in Columbus. Admission is $20 for all patrons.

Ember Women's Theatre's production of Love, Loss, and What I Wore by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron ( based on the book by Ilene Beckerman ) will take place Fridays and Saturdays, November 2nd - 17th 2018, at MadLab Theatre, 227 N. 3rd St, in Columbus. Admission is $20 for all patrons. Tickets are available online at www.madlab.net.

Ember Women's Theatre's production of Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling will take place Todays and Saturdays, November 3rd - 11th 2017, at MadLab Theatre, 227 N. 3rd St, in Columbus.

Ember Women's Theatre's production of Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling will take place Fridays and Saturdays, November 3rd - 11th 2017, at MadLab Theatre, 227 N. 3rd St, in Columbus.

Aphra Behn's 1687 comedy is a zany blend of commedia dell'arte, music, and science fiction. Servants and lovers run wild in this play which was hugely successful in the English Restoration Period. Behn's work has been described as "an affordable mini-spectacle," and she is considered one of the great women playwrights in all of classic theatre. Performances are July 20 thru August 6, 2017. Thursdays through Sundays @ 8pm. Schiller Park (German Village), Amphitheatre Stage, Columbus, Ohio. For information on donations and seat reservations, visit http://theactorstheatre.org

Actors' Theatre of Columbus presents The Emperor of the Moon by Aphra Behn. Adapted by Jennifer Feather Youngblood, Directed by Michelle Batt. July 20 - August 6, 2017. Thursdays through Sundays @ 8pm, Schiller Park Amphitheatre, German Village

 "Privilege & Power," Actors' Theatre of Columbus' 2017 season, is an exploration of the social dynamics we all live in. The season spans tragedy, farce, and romance through some of the best-loved pieces of literature as well as rarely revived gems.

'Privilege & Power,' Actors' Theatre of Columbus' 2017 season, is an exploration of the social dynamics we all live in. The season spans tragedy, farce, and romance through some of the best-loved pieces of literature as well as rarely revived gems.

MadLab's Young Writers Short Play Festival, in its 5th year, will feature a collection of ten short plays written by 11 Columbus area high school students.

MadLab's Young Writers Short Play Festival, in its 5th year, will feature a collection of ten short plays written by 11 Columbus area high school students.

MadLab presents BROKEN DAUGHTERS, the world premiere of Josh Hartwell's gripping drama about a father struggling to cope with his three troubled daughters and willing to do anything to keep his family together. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

MadLab presents BROKEN DAUGHTERS, the world premiere of Josh Hartwell's gripping drama about a father struggling to cope with his three troubled daughters and willing to do anything to keep his family together. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

MadLab will present The Young Writers Short Play Festival, a collection of ten short plays written by eleven Columbus area high school students. MadLab is a non-profit organization that provides an artistic haven for the creation and experience of original works. Part of that effort involves giving young people the opportunity to create original works. This festival was born from that goal. MadLab sought out submissions from area high schools and chose the best plays to produce. Student playwrights will work with experienced local playwrights to help them with their plays.

MadLab will present The Young Writers Short Play Festival, a collection of ten short plays written by eleven Columbus area high school students. MadLab is a non-profit organization that provides an artistic haven for the creation and experience of original works. Part of that effort involves giving young people the opportunity to create original works. This festival was born from that goal. MadLab sought out submissions from area high schools and chose the best plays to produce. Student playwrights will work with experienced local playwrights to help them with their plays.