Insatiable Appetite: Encore Theatre serves up a delicious “Little Shop of Horrors”

Fri, 09/08/2023 - 3:30pm by strattonl

Feed me!

Closet of Secrets: PTD Productions' "Perfect Arrangement" opens the door to address homophobia in 1950s America

Mon, 08/21/2023 - 8:30am by christopherporter

Would you be willing to hide who you are in exchange for being more accepted by society? Or would the lies and facade crush you?

Make the Trek: "Return to the Forbidden Planet" reimagines "The Tempest" as a campy sci-fi musical

Tue, 08/15/2023 - 6:30pm by christopherporter

If you’re drawn to the idea of outdoor theater and goofy jukebox musicals that combine elements of Shakespeare and Star Trek—well, Scotty, the Penny Seats Theatre Company is currently staging a show in Ann Arbor's Burns Park that will likely beam you right up.

A Sort of Homecoming: Fuzz Fest 8 and Deniz Tek

Tue, 08/08/2023 - 2:45pm by christopherporter

It was homecoming night on Friday at this year's Fuzz Fest.

Encore Theatre's "42nd Street" brings excellent energy to a classic backstage story

Mon, 06/05/2023 - 12:00pm by christopherporter

The Encore Theatre’s production of 42nd Street is a great burst of energy, a thunderous display of tap dancing and a funny, charming, nostalgic return to another place and time.

The STEM of the Problem: "Digging Up Dessa" follows a young female archeologist grappling with sexism in the science world

Mon, 05/15/2023 - 2:00pm by christopherporter

Getting Dirty: Digging Up Dessa at EMU unearths the truths of both past and present

“Crying in H Mart”: Michelle Zauner’s Memoir Helps Me Process the Loss of My Mother

Tue, 05/09/2023 - 10:30am by strattonl

Each year, I look forward to the summer solstice. There’s something magical about the longest day of the year and the maximum amount of daylight that it brings.

A Ghost Story: Purple Rose’s world premiere of the humorous but serious "In Common" explores friends struggling with relationships, past and present

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 12:45pm by christopherporter

A young woman races about frantically trying on one dress after another. She’s going out to meet with friends who want to introduce her to a man. But she’s not sure she’s ready yet. 

Action Pain-ing: The ghost of painter Jackson Pollock is a conflicted priest's confidant in Theatre NOVA's "SPLATTERED!"

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 11:00am by strattonl

For Him the Bells Toll: Wild Up performed Julius Eastman’s "Feminine" at Rackham Auditorium

Thu, 04/20/2023 - 9:30am by christopherporter

The sound of countless bells, gentle and cloudlike, opened Los Angeles-based chamber ensemble Wild Up’s presentation of Julius Eastman’s Feminine in Ann Arbor’s Rackham Auditorium on the afternoon of Sunday, April 17, as part of UMS’s 2022-23 season.