Articles tagged: Performance Network
Performance Network to showcase family dysfunction in 'Becky Shaw'
Posted: Jun 17, 2013Gina Gionfriddo’s Off-Broadway hit (and Pulitzer Prize finalist) “Becky Shaw”—now playing at Performance Network—has dialogue that’s been compared to “Aaron Sorkin having coffee with David Mamet.” Read more »
Script takes the wrong path up 'The Mountaintop' at Performance Network
Posted: May 06, 2013Bringing an icon like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. down to earth is a complicated, challenging process; and Katori Hall’s play “The Mountaintop,” now on stage at Performance Network, labors to do just that. Read more »
Performance Network's 'The Mountaintop' looks at final night of Martin Luther King Jr.
Posted: Apr 22, 2013Set the night before Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, in April 1968, the play imagines King's interaction with a sassy motel maid named Camae; but after an evening of conversation and laughter, King begins to question the mysterious woman's motives. Read more »
1927 captivates with 'The Animals and Children Took to the Streets'
Posted: Apr 11, 2013An animated child falls asleep, and the z’s that appear to float away get swatted like pests by a bathing neighbor (played by a real actor); animated chickens emerge from a live actor’s open coat; ... Read more »
with video: 1927's 'The Animals and Children Took to the Streets' coming to Performance Network
Posted: Apr 05, 2013"The Animals and Children Took to the Streets" Michael Kondziolka, the University Musical Society’s director of programming, confessed that when he first saw “The Animals and Children Took to the Streets”—now appearing on the Performance ... Read more »
Performance Network's Fireside Festival will offer readings of 4 new plays
Posted: Mar 08, 2013Theater fans who love to hear new works-in-progress should consider checking out Performance Network's upcoming, 4 day long Fireside New Play Festival, which kicks off on Sunday, March 10, and will offer staged readings of ... Read more »
Performance Network's 'Good People' is better than good
Posted: Mar 02, 2013What did you think of the play? Leave a comment and / or vote in the poll at the end of this post: In a key scene in David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Good People,” now being staged ... Read more »
Performance Network shines a spotlight on 'Good People'
Posted: Feb 18, 2013Mary Jo Cuppone—who has the best-friend role in Performance Network’s new production of David Lindsay-Abaire’s play “Good People”—didn’t have to study much to adopt a Boston accent for the play, since she lived in Beantown ... Read more »
with poll: Performance Network's 'Brill' will likely be music to many theatergoers' ears
Posted: Jan 20, 2013What did you think of "Brill"? Leave a comment and / or vote in the poll at the end of this post: In one scene of David Wells’ world premiere play “Brill,” now having its ... Read more »
Performance Network world premiere play explores the legendary 'Brill' Building
Posted: Jan 07, 2013In addition to learning lines, the two actors in David Wells’ “Brill,” a play now having its world premiere at Performance Network, are having to learn how to play instruments as well. Read more »
Performance Network and EMU Theatre to offer New Year's Eve reading of 'Striking 12'
Posted: Dec 17, 2012Performance Network Theatre and Eastern Michigan University Theatre will be popping the champagne this year’s New Year’s Eve, with a collaborative staged reading of "Striking 12," a jazzy holiday musical with an eclectic pop/rock/jazz score, ... Read more »
Performance Network rings in the holiday season with 'Silver Bells: A Christmas Cabaret'
Posted: Dec 10, 2012Performance Network, Ann Arbor’s professional theatre, will present its second annual Christmas concert and, "Silver Bells: a Christmas Cabaret" -Â an evening of seasonal music presented by some of Ann Arbor’s finest musical theater artists ... Read more »
Performance Network launches new Cultural Conversations series
Posted: Dec 03, 2012Performance Network Theatre is inviting audiences to discover the genius behind their award-winning productions by way of a brand new series, Cultural Conversations—a sequence of in-depth discussions with Michigan’s finest theater artists, led by associate ... Read more »
Performance Network's Fireside Festival offers a chance to warm up to new plays
Posted: Nov 27, 2012Performance Network Theatre has announced the lineup for the December installment of its Fireside New Play Festival, showcasing four full-length plays from emerging American playwrights. These new plays have been selected from hundreds of submissions ... Read more »
Performance Network offers an irresistibly fun take on 'A Little Night Music'
Posted: Nov 24, 2012What did you think of the show? Vote in the poll and / or leave a comment at the end of this post: The cast and crew of Performance Network’s new production of Stephen Sondheim’s ... Read more »
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