Planet Ant presents GAME PLAY this February

Planet Ant is proud to welcome the winner of the 2017 Box Fest Detroit, Charity Clark-Anderson, to direct her original work Game Play February 2-17 at The Planet Ant Black Box Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm. Tickets ($10) are on sale now at www.planetant.com or in person 30 minutes prior to show time at the Planet Ant Box Office.

Laid off from his job for over a year, John Sutton is out of the game and can't find a way back in. His wife, Michelle, has learned all the rules and is climbing the corporateladder-fast. Game Play is a passionate drama that examines the unraveling of a "perfect marriage" amid the worst economic recession in decades.

Written and directed by 2017 Box Fest Detroit winner Charity Clark-Anderson, Game Play features Kamia Hicks (Detroit), William J McLin III (Detroit), LaTanya Underwood (Warren), and Andi Maziarz (Birmingham) with Rhonda Freya English assistant Directing.

Game Play will appear February 2-17 Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm.Tickets are $10 and are available now online at www.planetant.com, and in person at the Planet Ant box office beginning 30 minutes prior to showtime, based on availability.

Game Play Performance Schedule
Performances are at Planet Ant Black Box, 2357 Caniff, Hamtramck MI 48212

Tickets are $10

Friday, February 2@ 8:00pm

Saturday, February 3 @ 8:00pm

Friday, February 9 @ 8:00pm

Saturday, February 10 @ 8:00pm

Friday, February 16 @ 8:00pm

Saturday, February 17 @ 8:00pm

BoxFest Detroit is an organization that showcases and creates opportunities for women directors. Annually, in August, BFD produces a theater festival at Planet Ant, and the winning director, based on audience vote, is awarded the opportunity to direct a one act play within the subsequent Planet Ant season. "Planet Ant is very proud to host the BoxFest festival, and we are pleased to provide a venue to further hone her directing skills," stated Planet Ant Artistic Director Shawn Handlon. "This kind of support for the development of local talent is what the Planet Ant community is all about."

Planet Ant 2017-18 Season

The remaining shows in the Planet Ant 2017-18 Season are:

Original Home Team Sketch Show (TBA)
March 16 - April 7, 2018
Planet Ant's Home Team will bring an original comedy to the stage, directed by Lauren Bickers.

The Realistic Joneses
April 27 - May 19, 2018
By Will Eno, directed by Joe Bailey

Ringwald Theater founder, Joe Bailey, will direct this award-winning dramatic comedy that will close the 2017-18 season at Planet Ant. As their relationships begin to irrevocably intertwine, the Joneses must decide between their idyllic fantasies and their imperfect realities.

Monday Night & Saturday Night Improv
Each Monday night at 8:00pm, Planet Ant hosts Detroit's longest running improv show at Ant Hall (2320 Caniff). The evening begins with a guest improv troupe followed by the Planet Ant Home Team, and then the Ant Jam at 10:00pm where anyone can sign up to improvise short form and long form games.

Saturday evenings at 10:00pm Planet Ant presents an improv show at the Planet Ant Theatre (2357 Caniff) featuring an opening troupe and a headliner consisting of members of the Planet Ant Home Team and Planet Ant Improv Colony Farm Team. Tickets are $5.

Planet Ant Theatre is a non-profit professional theatre founded 24 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 90 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 Theatreis available online at www.planetant.com.

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