Encore Michigan

“Mr. Burns” mixes “The Simpsons” with classic theater

Review June 11, 2015
Article:9821; Posted: June 11, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. How many years without an electronic memory would it take before ”The Simpsons” became Shakespeare? That’s the... Continue Reading

Love Letters: Rewarding play on the written word

Review June 10, 2015
Article:9815; Posted: June 10, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Barn Theatre Producer and Director Brendan Ragotzy’s curtain speech opening night of "Love Letters" was punctuated by... Continue Reading

Clybourne Park shows we’ll never be post-racial

Review June 07, 2015
Remember when President Barack Obama was elected, and many essayists, political pundits and even some hopeful politicians mused that we might be in a “post... Continue Reading

Invierno: Magical adaptation brings “A Winter’s Tale” to life

Review June 06, 2015
Article:9795; Posted: June 6, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. Mysticism and magic have always been a part of “A Winter’s Tale,” and it is doubly true... Continue Reading

“Dogfight” sears and soars at Farmers Alley

Review June 05, 2015
“Dogfight,” an adaptation of a 1991 film, is a memory play of sorts, framed by one Marine’s return to San Francisco four years after his... Continue Reading

World Premiere: Detroit Rep’s “White Ash Falling 9/11” spotlights actors coping

Review May 29, 2015
Article:9753; Posted: May 29, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Where were you on 9-11? What’s your story? Do you have one? Did you know someone who... Continue Reading

Mothers Nature: Three new works explore female relationships at Ixion

Review May 25, 2015
Article:9733; Posted: May 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. A mother’s nature is far from predictable--if only because no two mothers are alike. In “Mother’s Nature”... Continue Reading

Performers bare all for art

Review May 17, 2015
by John Quinn Article:9710; Posted: May 17, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. If LGBT playwright Ronnie Larsen is to be believed, there are uncanny parallels between... Continue Reading

Hamlet: to see it, or not to see it?

Review May 11, 2015
by John Quinn Article:9692; Posted: May 11, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. With a wink and a nod, Theatre Initiative takes a creative leap beyond Peter... Continue Reading

Frost/Nixon: Taut political drama makes history at What a Do

Review May 11, 2015
Article:9660; Posted: May 11, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Nowadays, Frost/Nixon is a historical drama, but it is one whose events continue to reverberate in politics... Continue Reading

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