Encore Michigan
Read Broadway World’s review of “Sizwe Bansi is Dead” at Matrix Theatre
The Matrix Theatre Company opened their 2016-2017 season with Sizwe Bansi is Dead, an incredibly thought provoking play, by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston... Continue Reading
Full Monty bares the souls of the unemployed at The Encore
DEXTER, Mich. – Most of us spend so much time at our jobs that our work comes to define us. It’s why losing a job,... Continue Reading
Zettelmaier’s “Pulp” a yummy salad bowl of genres murder yarn
WILLIAMSTON, Mich. – For the opening of Williamston’s 11th season, they’re presenting a show that mixes not one, not two, but five genres in an... Continue Reading
Outvisible’s “Cagebirds” tweets whole new meanings
ALLEN PARK, Mich.–Playgoers were filing out at the end of Outvisible Theatre’s production of Cagebirds, when the youngest member of the audience—he must have been... Continue Reading
Farmers Alley presents “1776,” a divided Congress, and other…surprises?
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – In her program notes for Farmers Alley’s current production of 1776, Director Kathy Mulay suggests the shocking revolution we’re experiencing in today’s... Continue Reading
Puzzle Piece’s “Ambition Facing West” plays out the struggle across generations
FERNDALE, Mich. – Even if you aren’t Croatian like the three generations of family featured in Ambition Facing West, the theme of push and pull... Continue Reading
PuppetART’s “Firebird” a sweet Russian folktale for all ages
DETROIT, Mich. – The art of puppetry is nearly as old as entertainment itself, for good reason. It combines many genres of art—storytelling, classical and folk... Continue Reading
Mamet’s “November” timely for Election Cycle at Monster Box
WATERFORD, Mich.–Given the current political climate, a comedy about politics seems like a sure thing. However some of the jokes in Monster Box Theatre’s production... Continue Reading
