Joe Bailey News

Williamston Theatre will kick off its Eleventh Season with Pulp, a brand new play by Michigan Playwright Joseph Zettelmaier and part of the National New Play Network's Rolling World Premiere program.  Performances begin Thursday, September 22 and run through Sunday, October 23.  Tickets for this who-dun-it-science-fiction caper are now on sale.

The Williamston Theater, mid-Michigan's award winning professional theatre company located at 122 S. Putnam in downtown Williamston, celebrates its 11th Season with a mix of comedies, dramas, murders, World Premiers and Michigan Premiers.

Lube: An Unauthorized Grease'd-Up Parody is a hilarious time from start to finish at the Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale. From the moment the characters of Danny and Mandy step on stage, the audience is laughing as they realize this may not be exactly the beloved Grease movie they remember from 1978 - it is a whole lot funnier and dirtier.

The Ringwald Theatre, the undisputed Champ of Camp, is no stranger to the world of parody. Its wildly popular Summer Camp series proves that year after year.

Theater professionals from across Michigan will gather Aug. 29 when The 2016 Wilde Awards are presented at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield. Presented by EncoreMichigan.com, the most comprehensive resource for news and information about the state's professional theater industry, The Wilde Awards were established in 2002 to honor the excellent work produced by Michigan's professional theaters.

The Ringwald Theatre, the undisputed Champ of Camp, is no stranger to the world of parody. Its wildly popular Summer Camp series proves that year after year.

Over the past 9 seasons, The Ringwald Theatre has gained a reputation for producing irreverant, shocking, bloody, funny, searing works.  As they prepare to embark on Season 10, the theme will be Essential Ringwald, producing new shows that extend and magnify the type of shows Detroit has come to expect from the tiny theatre in the heart of Ferndale.

The Ringwald Theatre is proud to continue its Season of Classics with the world premiere of THE HUNG MAN by Detroit playwrights Ian Bonner and Marty Shea.

The Ringwald Theatre is proud to continue its Season of Classics with the Detroit premiere of Anne Washburn's MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY. 

If you're allergic to shopping malls, excessive commercialism or egg nog, The Ringwald Theatre has the perfect solution to restore a smile to your overburdened holidays. Opening December 17th for an exclusive five-day engagement is the return of the comedic duo of The SantaLand Diaries & Season's Greetings from award-winning humorist David Sedaris and adapted for the stage by acclaimed director Joe Mantello and featuring Joe Bailey and Brandy Joe Plambeck.

If you're allergic to shopping malls, excessive commercialism or egg nog, The Ringwald Theatre has the perfect solution to restore a smile to your overburdened holidays. Opening December 17th for an exclusive five-day engagement is the return of the comedic duo of The SantaLand Diaries & Season's Greetings from award-winning humorist David Sedaris and adapted for the stage by acclaimed director Joe Mantello and featuring Joe Bailey and Brandy Joe Plambeck.

In November, Two Muses Theatre will present the wondrous musical: The Light in the Piazza. (Book by Craig Lucas. Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel.)  The Light in the Piazza, winner of many Tony Awards, is as simple and complicated as its ineffable subject--love. When Clara falls for a charming young Italian man  in a Florentine piazza, her mother must decide whether or not she will reveal truths about her daughter that could destroy the romance. The show will be performed on weekends, opening on November 6 and closing on November 22. The Light in the Piazza is directed by Joe Bailey, Artistic Director of The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale, with musical direction by Jeff Bobick.

The Theatre Company and The Ringwald Theatre announce their first artistic collaboration with their season opening production of THE WHALE. Performed at The Ringwald Theatre, Samuel D. Hunter's award-winning dark-comedy play 'The Whale' will open tonight, October 2 and run sixteen performances through October 26.  

The Theatre Company and The Ringwald Theatre announce their first artistic collaboration with their season opening production of THE WHALE. Performed at The Ringwald Theatre, Samuel D. Hunter's award-winning dark-comedy play "The Whale" will open October 2 and run sixteen performances through October 26.  

?The Ringwald Theatre, the undisputed Champ of Camp, is no stranger to the world of parody.  Its wildly popular Summer Camp series proves that year after year. This year, The Ringwald will dip its sandy toe into the coastal tides of BEACHES BE TRIPPIN'.

?The Ringwald Theatre, the undisputed Champ of Camp, is no stranger to the world of parody.  Its wildly popular Summer Camp series proves that year after year. This year, The Ringwald will dip its sandy toe into the coastal tides of BEACHES BE TRIPPIN'.

Two Muses Theatre, a non-profit, professional theatre based in West Bloomfield, Michigan, will produce three musicals, two plays and some very special events in their fifth season.

The Ringwald Theatre is thrilled to announce the 6th installment of its wildly popular Gay Play Series (GPS) and this year things are getting a remix as The Ringwald replaces its traditional One Act Play festival with a collection of mash-ups which will intertwine a variety of movies and music artists to create The Ringwald's Big Gay Mash-Up (for example:  My Fair Lady Gaga). The festival will also include a screening of gay TV classics.

?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.