HOLLAND, Mich.–Hope Summer Repertory Theatre does a lot of things well. One of things that they excel in is the big-cast musicals. For the opening... Continue Reading
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–“The life so short, the craft so hard to learn,” wrote Geoffrey Chaucer. He was talking about the art of wooing, but his... Continue Reading
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Sometimes a play doesn’t meet expectations based on the advance billing. And sometimes that doesn’t matter because the play, the story, manages to... Continue Reading
COLDWATER, Mich.–Aging widow and retired school teacher Daisy Werthan is an ornery, stubborn, self-reliant woman who carries her losses and hardships with pride even though... Continue Reading
EAST LANSING, Mich.–A play within a play is a convention almost as old as theater itself. It speaks to how we tell stories and even... Continue Reading
AUGUSTA, Mich.–Actor Scott Burkell is so beloved at The Barn Theatre after 25 seasons performing here, audiences spontaneously applaud at his appearance, before he’s even... Continue Reading
LANSING, Mich.–The Greek gods and goddesses are a popular topic among young people. They tickle the imagination the way superheroes do—beings with special powers that... Continue Reading
MARINE CITY, Mich.–Theater-goers in search of a cōmoedia musica hilarissima (Latin which roughly translates—I think—to “cheerful comedy of music”) should head to The Riverbank Theatre... Continue Reading
KALAMAZOO, Mich.–From the moment one enters the Little Theatre before Farmers Alley’s A Man of No Importance begins, one is transported to 1960s Dublin. Black... Continue Reading