Kenn Hopkins News

The American Shakespeare Center is presenting the mad-cap comedy THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR as part of their 2024 Summer/Fall Repertory Season at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, Virginia. See photos of the production!

The Importance of Being Earnest is being presented at ASC's Blackfriars Playhouse. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

American Shakespeare Center is presenting the gripping drama MACBETH. See photos of the production!

FIM Flint Repertory Theatre presents its 2023 New Works Festival April 28-30. The three-day event features staged readings of new plays. Audience members get to experience these works before anyone else and meet the artists working to bring the future of American theatre to life.

This coming Saturday, June 5, at noon, a celebration is happening in Brush Park, Downtown Flint, as the Flint Mural Plays kicks off the Flint Rep Summer 2021 season.    

Flint Rep announces a new, reimagined season for the summer: FLINT REP OUTSIDE!

Flint Youth Theatre - Michigan's Professional Theatre for Young Audiences presents "Akeelah and the Bee," based on the screenplay by Doug Atchison and adapted for the stage by Cheryl L. West. Performances begin Saturday, February 10 and run through Sunday, February 25. Tickets are now on sale.

Flint Youth Theatre - Michigan's Professional Theatre for Young Audiences presents 'Akeelah and the Bee,' based on the screenplay by Doug Atchison and adapted for the stage by Cheryl L. West. Performances begin Saturday, February 10 and run through Sunday, February 25. Tickets are now on sale.

Esther is an African-American seamstress in early 20th century New York. Her specialty is creating lingerie for both the ladies of the night and the women of high society. While she carefully crafts sexy, romantic garments for others, she cannot "sew" the seeds of love for herself. Her loneliness is replaced by optimism when romantic letters from a mysterious stranger begin arriving. As Esther eagerly ponders the source of these notes, she might be overlooking a love that is both true and real.

Shakespeare has become as much a part of summertime in Houston as baseball and backyard barbecues. Produced by the University of Houston's School of Theatre & Dance, the Houston Shakespeare Festival (HSF) has brought the Bard to Bayou City residents for four decades.