Encore Michigan
Monster Box does Chicago hit ‘E/R’
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
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
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
Detroit Public brings story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Motown with rock, roll and tenderness
The history of rock and roll is replete with people who did not get credit or the money they deserved for the influence they had... Continue Reading
‘Tenderly’ at The Meadow Brook brings a beautiful American music story to life
Rosemary Clooney is one of the few popular singers of her era to successfully cross the bridges to jazz and acting. And as a song... Continue Reading
‘Almost Maine’ at What A Do Theatre loves…almost
SPRINGFIELD, Mich.–Some things are not exactly, quite…there. You know you feel something. Or you know you are close to arriving somewhere. You’re just not quite... Continue Reading
‘Bright New Boise’ at UDM plays to the “rapture” at Hobby Lobby
DETROIT, Mich.–The characters in Samuel D. Hunter’s A Bright New Boise, playing this week at The Boll Theatre at the downtown YMCA here, and produced... Continue Reading
‘Ancient History’ at Outvisible lovingly begs the question: Just what is going on here?
ALLEN PARK, Mich.–Playwright David Ives has long mastered one of the most difficult things in writing–dialogue. In plays like All In The Timing, The Lives... Continue Reading
