A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY Opens At The Ringwald
Who Wants Cake? is set to present its production of A Bright Room Called Day, Tony Kushner's play about Germany, America, Fascism, The Right, Action, Inaction, Losing Battles, and Winning Wars.
Please Note: A Bright Room Called Day replaces the previously announced Angels in America.
A Bright Room Called Day is the haunting story of a group of artists struggling to preserve themselves in 1930s Berlin as the Weimar Republic falls to its knees. The play transcends historical drama as we witness the outpourings of a contemporary New York woman who is morally outraged at the United States government of today. The play is, like Angels in America, a genre-defying mixture of literate comedy, serious drama, and political-philosophical meditation.
Tony Kushner is the Pulitzer prize-winning author of Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes (1992). He is also the playwright of Slavs! (1994), Homebody/Kabul (2001), Caroline, or Change (2004), and The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures (2009).
The Ringwald opened the doors to their resident home in May of 2007 with Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy. The Ringwald quickly became a mainstay of Detroit's theatre community. Since opening their doors, Who Wants Cake? has been offering up slice after slice of successful shows including Mercury Fur, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Southern Baptist Sissies, The House of Blue Leaves, The Bad Seed, The Book of Liz, Rent, and Love! Valour! Compassion!. The Ringwald was named 2009 Best Theatrical Troupe by Real Detroit and Best Place to See Local Theatre in 2009 and 2010 by the readers of Metro Times.
A Bright Room Called Day opens Saturday, January 14th and plays through January 30th at 8pm on Saturday and Monday nights with 3pm Sunday matinees. Ticket prices are $20.00 for Saturday performances, Sunday performances are $15, and Monday nights are HALF OFF normal ticket price at only $10 a ticket! Reservations may be made by phone at 248-545-5545 or online at www.WhoWantsCakeTheatre.com. The box office opens 45 minutes before performances and tickets can be purchased at the door with cash or Visa/Mastercard.
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