Seth Gordon News

Shakespeare & Company has announced its lineup for the 2015 summer season, which includes three Shakespeare plays, Henry V, The Comedy of Errors and Hamlet, plus the Regional Premiere of Red Velvet by Lolita Chakrabarti, and the World Premiere of Jane Anderson's Mother of the Maid, starring Tina Packer. In addition, the summer season includes The Unexpected Man by Yasmina Reza, and opens with the provocative new play by Sarah Treem, The How and the Why.

On Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in Wharton Center's Pasant Theatre, six of mid-Michigan's top high school playwrights will be recognized as finalists in this year's Young Playwrights Festival. Each finalist's project, after a one-of-a-kind mentoring program with theatre professionals, will be directed and performed live at Wharton Center. The Sunday performance is free and open to the public with first come, first served seating and a second performance - this one specifically for high school students - is scheduled for Monday, May 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. All high schools are invited to attend. Reservations for the Monday school show must be made in advance by contacting Laurie Brisen?o, Educational Project Coordinator at 517-884-3141.

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Shakespeare & Company has finalized casting for its 38th performance season, and released a complete schedule of Opening Night dates. The announcement was made this week by Interim Artistic Directors Ariel Bock and Jonathan Croy, along with a positive report from Interim Managing Director Stephen D. Ball on the Company's box office successes to date. Shakespeare & Company's season opens on May 22 with The How and The Why, by Sarah Treem.

The Rep is commissioning Dael Orlandersmith to compose and perform a solo performance about Ferguson, Missouri. Orlandersmith is in the very early stages of writing the work now. Currently untitled, the play will tell the story of an 85-year old woman who has lived her entire life in Ferguson, Missouri, witnessing the various physical, demographic and social changes, culminating with the recent events that have made the town the subject of a national conversation.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) is proud to announce its 2015-2016 season of performances on the Mainstage, as well as the three productions to be performed by its Imaginary Theatre Company (ITC). The three productions to be included in the Studio Theatre season will be announced in July.

Sony Pictures just released the first trailer for its upcoming '80s arcade comedy action film PIXELS. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Josh Gad, Peter Dinklage and Brian Cox star. PIXELS hits theaters on July 24. Check out the trailer below!