Encore Michigan

‘The Odd Couple’ at Thunder Bay Theatre pushes some conventions

Review April 08, 2018
ALPENA, Mich.–Neil Simon's The Odd Couple is one of the most performed and adapted plays in the world, and for good reason. The writing is... Continue Reading

‘Harmony Park’ is a place for everyone to gather and think about who they are

Review April 08, 2018
DETROIT, Michigan–Sometimes a small story can take on very big meaning. That is the case with Harmony Park, a world premiere by playwright Daniel Damiano... Continue Reading

‘The Nerd’ is awkwardly fun at The Snug

Review April 08, 2018
MARINE CITY, Mich.–The Snug Theatre in Marine City is offering up yet another night of laughs with The Nerd, a comedy by Larry Shue and... Continue Reading

‘The Odd Couple’ at Thunder Bay Theatre pushes some conventions

Review April 08, 2018
ALPENA, Mich.–Neil Simon's The Odd Couple is one of the most performed and adapted plays in the world, and for good reason. The writing is... Continue Reading

‘Sherlock Holmes’ at Purple Rose is a new story that would delight even Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Review April 08, 2018
CHELSEA, Mich.–There has been a resurgence in the last five years of American and British film and television adaptations of Victorian super sleuth Sherlock Holmes,... Continue Reading

‘The Nerd’ is awkwardly fun at The Snug

Review April 07, 2018
MARINE CITY, Mich.–The Snug Theatre in Marine City is offering up yet another night of laughs with The Nerd, a comedy by Larry Shue and... Continue Reading

Williamston opens window into life in a ‘Doublewide’

Review April 03, 2018
WILLIAMSTON, Mich.–Two of the things that Williamston Theater does well is launch new works and tell the stories of everyday families from mid-America. With Doublewide,... Continue Reading

Monster Box does Chicago hit ‘E/R’

Review March 03, 2018
WATERFORD TWP., Mich.–E/R, a play conceived by a doctor who had help writing the script from some professional playwrights, is a slice of life in... Continue Reading

’27’ evokes the genius of Gertrude Stein and showcases the MOT studio artists

Review March 03, 2018
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Two women lived at 27 rue de Fleurus, Paris, in a time that spanned two World Wars. In the Saturday evening... Continue Reading

Open Book’s ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ does Chekhov proud in a modern world

Review March 01, 2018
TRENTON, Mich.–Playwright Christopher Durang has done a great service to Russian writer Anton Chekhov with his play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, now... Continue Reading

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