Encore Michigan
Call for new plays for festival at Western Michigan Univ.
KALAMAZOO, MICH.–Western Michigan University’s 4th Annual Activate: Midwest New Play Festival is now seeking unproduced full-length plays from playwrights living in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, or Wisconsin. ... Continue Reading
‘Rat Pack’ brings sizzle to The Barn
AUGUSTA, Mich.–Lots of good things come out of the Barn Theatre. And very often, those good things return to its stage. The latest is the... Continue Reading
Monster Box’s Dinner with Friends a feast
WATERFORD TWP., Mich.–Folks who are good friends for a long time may often see everything they have in common–the parallel tracks they are following in... Continue Reading
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich.–EncoreMichigan.com’s annual Wilde Awards program, which rewards the best productions, actors, artists, designers, writers and theater technicians, was held at The Berman Center... Continue Reading
Dio’s ‘Great American Trailer Park’ is thought provoking and funny
PINCKNEY, Mich.–Watching The Great American Trailer Park Musical these days, one might wonder if some of the jokes are still cool. Some are certainly cringe-worthy.... Continue Reading
Martin Kohn signs off from reviewing after fifty years
DETROIT, Mich.–On August 22, 1967, I wrote my first play review. As of August 22, 2017, I have written my last. My health is good,... Continue Reading
Mason Street puts on a fine wedding with ‘It Shoulda Been You’
SAUGATUCK, Mich.–Sometimes you think you know what you’re getting into only to have the show’s creators surprise you—and then surprise you again. It Shoulda Been... Continue Reading
‘Rent’ winds up the Barn’s ’17 season
AUGUSTA, Mich.–For Gen X’ers, Rent was their musical. It was about them and touched on themes that mattered to them—themes that were literally life and... Continue Reading
