Leah Smith News

convergence-continuum continues its 2016 Season with the world premiere of local playwright Christopher Johnston's SELFIES AT THE CLOWN MOTEL.

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 Midwest Premiere of Dan McCormick's powerful play HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY has a Champagne Celebration today, Thursday, May 26 at the Detroit Repertory Theatre at 8:30 PM in celebration of opening night.

The Midwest Premiere of Dan McCormick's powerful play HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY will have a Champagne Celebration on Thursday, May 26 at the Detroit Repertory Theatre at 8:30 PM.

The Midwest Premiere of Dan McCormick's powerful play HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY will have a Champagne Celebration on Thursday, May 26 at the Detroit Repertory Theatre at 8:30 PM.

If you go to see JERUSALEM, now on stage at Ensemble Theatre, don't expect it to be about people living in the Israeli city of that name, or of the 2013 film of the same name concerning a group of messianic pilgrims abandoning their native Sweden to emigrate to Palestine.

Ensemble Theatre concludes its 2015-16 season with JERUSALEM by Jez Butterworth, directed by Ian Wolfgang Hinz.

Ensemble Theatre concludes its 2015-16 season with JERUSALEM by Jez Butterworth, directed by Ian Wolfgang Hinz.

The Michigan Premiere of Fengar Gael's dark comedy DEVIL DOG SIX will have a Champagne Celebration on Thursday, March 24 at the Detroit Repertory Theatre at 8:30 PM.

 Michigan's longest running, non-profit, professional theatre is excited to announce the 2015/2016 Season - a Season of powerful subject matter presented with humor and hope for a better world. 

Performance Network of Ann Arbor will present Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz tonight, June 11 - ­July 12 completing a long delayed co­production with the Jewish Ensemble Theatre.

Performance Network of Ann Arbor will present O?ther Desert Cities?by Jon Robin Baitz June 11­July 12 completing a long delayed co­production with the Jewish Ensemble Theatre. The production garnered rave reviews and near sell out crowds during its West Bloomfield run and tickets are now on sale for the Network production. Directed by David Wolber and co­sponsored by Detroit sports and entertainment executive, Tom Wilson, O?ther Desert Cities?is the story of a wounded family and the secrets they share. It is the final main stage production in the Network's inaugural season under the new management of John Manfredi and Suzi Regan. The cast remains the same as at the JET and features the talents of Leah Smith, Naz Edwards, Hugh Maguire, Sandra Birch and Bryan Lark. Performances run Thursday­Sunday (Preview is Thursday, June 11; Opening Night is Friday, June 12) and tickets range in price from $25 to $41. For more information on the productions and events at the Network or to donate, go to w?ww.pntheatre.org?or call the box office at 734­663­0681.

The World Premiere of Lans Traverse's comedic drama THE KISS OF THE SUN FOR PARDON will have a Champagne Celebration on Thursday, March 26 at the Detroit Repertory Theatre at 8:30 PM. Opening Nights at the Rep are always full of camaraderie and celebration.

Michigan's longest running, non profit, professional theatre is proud to announce the 2014/2015 Season - a Season of World Premiere plays. The Detroit Repertory Theatre will kick off its 58th Season on November 6, 2014 with a Champagne Celebration and toast to the four new plays never before produced on a professional stage. Four stories: BUZZ by Richard Strand is a biting comedy about a CEO trying to outsmart his stock clerk; SWEET PEA'S MAMA by Robert Lawrence Nelson, a story about racial dignity centers around a maid and the developmentally challenged son of her employer on the eve of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death; THE KISS OF THE SUN FOR PARDON by Lans Traverse is a life affirming tale of unusual friendship, a barefoot waif and a wheel-chair bound curmudgeon, and the explosive relationship that ensues; and finally, WHITE ASH FALLING 9/11 by Thom Molyneaux is a gripping story of three actors whose personal stories intertwine with the characters they play in a play about the tragedy of September 11th, 2001.

A nominee for the Tony Award for Best Play in 2012 and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, a co-production with the Jewish Ensemble Theatre, kicks off the summer at Performance Network Theatre from June 12 - July 20, 2014.

The Michigan Premiere production of MY OCCASION OF SIN by Monica Bauer will have a Grand Champagne Opening toight, January 9, 2014 at the Detroit Repertory Theatre at 8:30 PM.

The Michigan Premiere production of MY OCCASION OF SIN by Monica Bauer will have a Grand Champagne Opening on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at the Detroit Repertory Theatre at 8:30 PM. As is the tradition for Opening Nights at the Rep, a free Champagne Reception will follow the performance with the cast, crew, and playwright who will be flying in to see her play. Tickets for Opening Night as well as all performances through March 16, 2014 are $17 advance, and may be purchased by phone with no extra fees, or $20 day of performance. The Detroit Repertory Theatre is located in the center of the City, easily accessible from all major freeways at 13103 Woodrow Wilson, Detroit, MI 48238. More information about Michigan's oldest, professional, non-profit theatre may be found at www.detroitreptheatre.com

The Detroit Repertory Theatre's 2013/2014 Season will have a Champagne Opening and Celebration on November 07, 2013. The highlight of this 57th Opening Night at the Rep will be the Midwest Premiere comedy A FACILITY FOR LIVING by Katie Forgette. The rest of the season are all World Premiere plays that span a range of issues: a powerful story about the changing music scene in the 1960's in America as a metaphor for the race riots happening at the time; a mystery about 3 Cherokee 'blood brothers'; and finally a twisted comical romp about a professor who meets a student who has taken his teachings about animal rights literally.

The World Premiere of Ralph Accardo's play ROAMING CHARGES, a playful story about two wandering women and a roaming 13 year old girl will have its Champagne Opening tonight, May 30, 2013 at 8:30 PM at the Detroit Repertory Theatre. ?

The World Premiere of Ralph Accardo's play ROAMING CHARGES, a playful story about two wandering women and a roaming 13 year old girl will have its Champagne Opening on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 8:30 PM at the Detroit Repertory Theatre. ?