Encore Michigan
Revel in Opera Modo’s ‘La Gioconda’ at The War Memorial
Editor's Note: This review was updated from its initial publishing to reflect the reviewer seeing the second cast. DETROIT, Mich.–Sometimes you leave a theater thinking... Continue Reading
Flint Rep fills imagination with empty ‘Chairs’
FLINT, Mich.–Humans get nervous around nothingness. We have a tendency to want to fill it up, to insert things into the blanks even to the... Continue Reading
ICYMI: TheatreTalk with David Kiley on Stateside.
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–EncoreMichigan editor David Kiley talks to Michigan Radio's Stateside this week about the touring company of Les Mis at The Wharton, Hello Dolly... Continue Reading
Ixion’s ‘Apples in Winter’ bakes up a heart-wrenching pie
LANSING, Mich.–There are few jobs more terrifying than that of parent. If you don’t believe that, try attending Apples in Winter at Ixion and see... Continue Reading
Williamston receives MCACA grant
WILLIAMSTON, Mich.–The Williamston Theatre has been awarded two grants from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). The first is a $22,500 Operational... Continue Reading
Black and Brown Theatre’s ‘Our Voices’ 11/8
DETROIT, Micxh.–Black and Brown Theatre’s Our Voices program teaches interested community members how to write and direct their own short play. Some of the playwrights... Continue Reading
Penny Seats ‘Dracula’ benefits from Zettelmaier’s triple play
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–Riffing on great public-domain characters is a smart angle to galvanize an audience’s attention and sell tickets. Casual theatre goers, after all, gravitate... Continue Reading
ICYMI: TheatreTalk on Michigan Radio Stateside
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–In this installment of TheaterTalk, Encore Editor-in-Chief David Kiley talks to Cynthia Canty about Joe Zettelmaier Ghost Story project, an Agatha Christie classic... Continue Reading