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THEATRE NOVA

410 W Huron St
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

DJ Whittington's Kool Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto


The holiday hilarity of our annual Panto returns. Bring the whole family to this rollicking all-ages entertainment with a hip-hop twist.


The 2026 Michigan Playwrights Festival at Theatre NOVA will showcase five to six original full-length plays by Michigan-based playwrights from August 12 to 16, 2026. ...



Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Michigan Awards; Stagecrafters Leads Favorite Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Michigan Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Michigan Awards; NEWSIES THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Michigan Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Theatre Nova Launches New Workshop Series For Adult Artists


by A.A. Cristi - November 10, 2025

Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor’s resident nonprofit professional theatre dedicated to new plays and playwrights, has announced the launch of the NOVA Workshop Series, an educational program offering professional-level workshops for adult artists....

Theatre NOVA Calls For Submissions For The 2026 Michigan Playwrights Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 10, 2025

Theatre NOVA has called for submissions for the 2026 Michigan Playwrights Festival. The Festival will feature five to six original, full-length plays by Michigan-based playwrights....

DJ WHITTINGTON’S KOOL KAT: A HIP-HOP PANTO Comes to Theatre Nova in December


by A.A. Cristi - November 04, 2025

Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor’s resident nonprofit professional theatre dedicated to new works, will present DJ Whittington’s Kool Kat: A Hip-Hop Panto, written by Carla Milarch and R. MacKenzie Lewis, running December 5, 2025–January 4, 2026....

Photos: DRY SUMMER World Premiere at Theatre NOVA


by A.A. Cristi - October 09, 2025

Theatre NOVA will present the world premiere of DRY SUMMER by Ann Arbor native Robert Axelrod, running October 10–November 2, 2025. Directed by Brittany Connors. Check out photos of the production....

DRY SUMMER World Premiere to be Presented at Theatre NOVA


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 16, 2025

Theatre NOVA will present the World Premiere of 'Dry Summer” by Robert Axelrod this fall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to upcoming performances here! ...

Theatre NOVA Announces Lineup for 2025 Michigan Playwrights Festival


by A.A. Cristi - August 25, 2025

Theatre NOVA will present the 2025 Michigan Playwrights Festival September 11–14, featuring new plays by Joseph Zettelmaier, Jennifer Lane, Jill Halpern, Andrew Morton, and Sarah Elisabeth Brown. Tickets are $10 per reading or $30 for a Festival Pass....

Review: A WELCOMED RETURN TO THE FRAY WITH. POPCORN FALLS at Hat Trick Theatre Productions


by Drew Eberhard - August 22, 2025

James Hindman’s farcical comedy tour-de-force Popcorn Falls premiered at Theatre NOVA on January 20, 2017. The show’s next production took place in 2018 at the Riverbank Theatre, under the Direction of Christian Borle. Finally, in October of the very same year, James Hindman’s “little play that coul...

Photos: David Wells’ RADICAL EMPATHY World Premiere at Theatre NOVA


by A.A. Cristi - August 12, 2025

Theatre NOVA will present the world premiere of Radical Empathy by Ann Arbor playwright David Wells, running August 1–24, 2025, at Theatre NOVA, 410 W Huron St, Ann Arbor. See photos from the show....

Past Shows

Dry Summer by Robert Axelrod
Dry Summer by Robert Axelrod
10/10 - 11/2/2025


Theatre NOVA Presents the World Premiere of DRY SUMMER by Robert Axelrod Depressed and longing to get his life back on track, gay, Jewish, twenty-something ...


These My Queens is a play by Sarah Elisabeth Brown, presented as part of the Michigan Playwrights Festival at Theatre NOVA. The story follows a ...


Blue Star Highway explores themes of love and secrecy across generations. In 1994, William, a closeted high school teacher, meets Ben in Saugatuck, Michigan, leading ...


Look at Me Now is a dramatic piece that delves into the complexities of identity through the lens of a yin-meets-yang lesbian couple, an orphaned ...


Matrescence explores the challenges faced by Margot, an unmarried, pregnant queer woman in her thirties, as she navigates the complexities of informing her ultraconservative Republican ...


I Am A Sword tells the story of Martine Lowe, an Olympic fencer whose life is disrupted by a brutal assault that leaves her in ...

Radical Empathy by David Wells


Theatre NOVA presents: Radical Empathy by David Wells WORLD PREMIERE August 1 - 24, 2025 Radical Empathy is not about you. When an American college professor’s TED ...

JORGE LUIS BORGES GIVES A LECTURE ON ANATOMY A play with music by Carla Milarch and Michael Riccinto


Theatre NOVA Presents the World Premiere of Jorge Luis Borges Gives a Lecture on Anatomy A play with music by Carla Milarch and Michael Riccinto ...

Pass Over
3/25 - 4/17/2022

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