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Posted on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 12:23 p.m.

The New Theatre Project announces additional performance of 'The Mute Quire'

By AnnArbor.com Staff

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The New Theatre Project has announced that one additional performance of "The Mute Quire" has been added to accommodate overflow crowds.

The additional performance on Thursday, June 28 at 8 p.m. has been planned and will be a completely pay-what-you-can show. “Only have $1 - we want you! Have $100? Well, how could we say no?” said artistic director Keith Paul Medelis in a press release.

The Detroit Theatre Examiner called "The Mute Quire" “one of the freshest, most cheerfully engaging plays we’ve seen in a while.” And Damn Ann Arbor wrote, “this play reminded me of just how wonderful, entertaining, engaging and dynamic theater can be.”

The show features two forgotten actors; a printer and his apprentice; an absurd clown and a sad one. All these characters collide in a print shop to publish the plays of the recently dead Shakespeare. Before ink meets paper, they’re battling over the soul of poetry, drama, nonsense. Using verse and movement, theater company Fratellanza transforms history into a living celebration of love.

"The Mute Quire" is devised and performed by Jim and Paul Manganello with Josh Berkowitz and features original music by Michael Malis. There are now four remaining performances Thursday, June 28-Sunday, July 1 at 8 p.m. Tickets on Thursday are pay-what-you-can and Friday-Sunday are $15 and $10 for students/industry.

Performances take places at the Mix Studio Theater, 130 W. Michigan Ave. in Ypsilanti. Tickets are available for purchase via Brown Paper Tickets, accessible through www.thenewtheatreproject.org. More information is also available at www.fratellanzatheater.org or by calling the box office at 734-645-9776.

Comments

vida

Wed, Jun 27, 2012 : 12:32 p.m.

I find it rather interesting that this article is quoting "blogs" as sources for recommendations. It seems this paper is becoming more and more provincial as the days go by.