By Patty Nolan DETROIT, Mich.–Shakespeare in Detroit (SiD) concludes its third season with an exuberant production of The Merchant of Venice. It is hard to... Continue Reading
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–There is a little gem of a production running this weekend (and only this weekend) at Ann Arbor’s Yellow Barn: a two-actor play... Continue Reading
HOLLAND, Mich.–The six dogs in Go, Dog. Go! at Hope Summer Repertory Theatre work hard, play hard, rest a little, sing just about every 20th... Continue Reading
JACKSON, Mich.–When you have a star—like the Michigan Shakespeare Festival has in Janet Haley—it’s not surprising that you would not only pick your season around... Continue Reading
HOLLAND–Sometimes a play is just for laughs. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, the latest addition to the Hope Summer Repertory season, certainly has... Continue Reading
MARSHALL, Mich.–The Supreme Court ruling making same-sex marriage the law of the land changed a lot of things, most especially for same-sex couples. Heart-breaking issues... Continue Reading
COLDWATER, Mich.—Oklahoma!, Rogers and Hammerstein’s 1943 original collaboration, is credited with being one of the first “book musicals” in which dramatic structure is integrated into... Continue Reading
COLDWATER—In a seemingly hopeless world, amid terrible news and violence upon violence, there is nothing quite like a theatre full of giddy, young children promised... Continue Reading
MARINE CITY, Mich.–We have all been there: the family road trip. Whether it was a visit to Grandma and Grandpa’s, boring museums or a trip... Continue Reading
ALLEN PARK, Mich.–Summer is the season for Shakespeare in Michigan. There are tragedies, comedies, some in between (known as the lost plays), and then there... Continue Reading