Detroit Repertory Theatre Presents Midwest Premiere of WILLISTON by Adam Seidel
The Midwest Premiere of Williston by Adam Seidel will be Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 8:30 pm at the Detroit Repertory Theatre. Opening Nights at the Rep are always full of camaraderie and celebration. This one will be no different. Guests are invited to join in a Champagne toast in the elegant lobby gallery of the Theatre after the show with the cast and crew. Tickets are still the lowest prices for professional theatre in the region at $17 advance or $20 day of performance, and may be purchased online at detroitreptheatre.com or by calling (313) 868-1347. Williston will run Thursdays through Sundays until June 30, 2019. More information may be found at detroitreptheatre.com.
Schimmel Center At Pace University Presents BABY, DREAM YOUR DREAM
Schimmel Center at Pace University concludes its 2018-19 Cabaret Series with an evening of standards and musical theater selections composed by women titled Baby, Dream Your Dream: The Great Women Songwriters today, March 9, 2019 at 7:30pm. Tickets start at $29 and can be purchased at SchimmelCenter.org, by phone at 212-346-1715, or by visiting the Schimmel Center Box Office at 3 Spruce Street, Manhattan. Box office hours are Tuesday-Today, Noon-5pm, and then beginning three hours prior to each performance, through intermission.
Schimmel Center At Pace University Presents BABY, DREAM YOUR DREAM
Schimmel Center at Pace University concludes its 2018-19 Cabaret Series with an evening of standards and musical theater selections composed by women titled Baby, Dream Your Dream: The Great Women Songwriters on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 7:30pm. Tickets start at $29 and can be purchased at SchimmelCenter.org, by phone at 212-346-1715, or by visiting the Schimmel Center Box Office at 3 Spruce Street, Manhattan. Box office hours are Tuesday-Saturday, Noon-5pm, and then beginning three hours prior to each performance, through intermission.
Detroit Repertory Theatre Announces 62nd Season
The Detroit Repertory Theatre, Michigan's longest running, nonprofit, professional (union) theatre, is excited to announce its 62nd Season. The four plays on the 2018/19 season include two world premieres and two midwest premieres. All four will open hearts and challenge the minds of the diverse audience that represents Southeast Michigan. The four plays are Evidence of Things Unseen by Katie Forgette, The House on Poe Street by Fengar Gael, Aubrey by Joe Musso, and Williston by Adam Seidel.
BWW Review: OTHER PEOPLE'S HAPPINESS at TheatreWorks
Adam Seidel's new play OTHER PEOPLE'S HAPPINESS premiered this weekend at TheatreWorks, and runs through Jan 29. Under the direction of Leah Bray Nichols, this play won the 2015-16 NewWorks@TheWorks Playwriting Competition.
Playhouse on the Square Presents World Premiere of OTHER PEOPLE'S HAPPINESS
Playhouse on the Square presents the world premiere of Adam Seidel's beautiful new work, Other People's Happiness. On a weekend trip to the family cabin, Sara tells John that after 30 years of marriage, she is leaving him for a much younger man. Her decision leaves her entire family in chaos, causing the audience to ask the question, "When you give up your happiness for everyone else, what is your breaking point?" Other People's Happiness is a play about blind devotion, failed expectations, the redefining of family, and the enduring nature of love. Other People's Happiness is a winner of the 2015 NewWorks@TheWorks Playwriting competition.
Theater at DUAF Announces 2017 Finalists
THEATER at Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) has announced the finalists for its 15th Anniversary season to run at the Cherry Lane Theatre and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater during spring 2017. The finalists were selected from over 100 submissions from some of the nation's most talented emerging playwrights. THEATER is produced by Creative Ammo Inc. and Reg E. Gaines, two-time Tony nominee, returns as THEATER's Artistic Director.
Photo Flash: First Look at Panndora Productions' SWEET TEXAS RECKONING
Chosen from last year's PANNDORA'S BOX festival of new works, SWEET TEXAS RECKONING is the story of Ellie Wolcott, a Southern Baptist woman fearing a tepid and lonely old age, who attempts to reunite her daughter, Kate, with long time paramour Alan John in order to salvage her remaining years with some semblance of dignity. When Kate shows up with an unexpected guest, Ellie is forced to confront many demons, including her ideas about race, biology, bigotry, and sexuality.
Casting Announced for Cherry Lane's THE CONVENT OF PLEASURE This Spring
Cherry Lane Theatre has announced casting for the second production of the company's award-winning MENTOR PROJECT 2016, Sarah Einspanier's play THE CONVENT OF PLEASURE, being presented at Cherry Lane (38 Commerce St.) from March 23-April 2, it has been announced by Seri Lawrence and Janio Marrero, MENTOR PROJECT's Producing Artistic Directors.
MAMMA MIA! to Launch Playhouse on the Square's 2016-17 Season
?The 2016 - 2017 season at Playhouse on the Square will begin with one of the longest running Broadway musicals, the smash hit Mamma Mia! Featuring some of Abba's biggest hits, this crowd-pleasing favorite played for over 14 years on Broadway.
Photo Flash: First Look at CATCH THE BUTCHER at Cherry Lane Theatre
CATCH THE BUTCHER - a new play by Adam Seidel - will be given its New York deubt Off-Broadway this fall when Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St.) kicks off its 92nd anniversary season with the production, directed by Valentina Fratti. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!
Third Annual NewWorks@TheWorks Reading Series Returns This Month
The NewWorks@TheWorks Play Competition was established in 2013 to renew our focus on cultivating new and original theatre. Playwrights are invited to submit their scripts and a panel of local directors, actors, and designers select six plays to be a part of a staged reading series. Of those six plays, two will be chosen to be fully produced as world premiers for our POTS@TheWorks 2016 - 2017 season.
Collaboraction to Present New CRIME SCENE: THE NEXT CHAPTER, 5/21-6/21
Collaboraction, the Ambassadors of Hope, are premiering an all-new, world premiere installment of Crime Scene, the hit show that ignited the company's now three-year campaign to link immersive, hyper-local live theater crowd-sourced with community activists and organizations to combat violence in Chicago.