Calendar of Events
Theater, Dance, and Opera
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TuesdayDecember 2008 |
"The Great Russian Nutcracker": Moscow Ballet.
This touring company of top Russian dancers presents its acclaimed storybook treatment of Tchaikovsky's beloved Christmas ballet. This production features costumes and sets based on Russian folk art and designed by Valentin Federov. Also, local ballet dancers and students fill out various minor roles as mice, snowflakes, angels, butterflies, and party guests.
Michigan Theater. Tickets $25-$65 in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office and all other Ticketmaster outlets, and at the door. To charge by phone, call (248) 645-6666.
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WednesdayDecember 2008 |
"A Christmas Carol": Wild Swan Theater.
Dec. 10-14. Hilary Cohen directs this award-winning local children's theater company in Jeff Duncan's musical adaptation of the Dickens Christmas classic about crabbed old Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after visits by 3 spirits on the night before Christmas. As with all Wild Swan productions, the performance is interpreted in American Sign Language. Audio description and backstage "touch" tours are available for blind audience members by prearrangement. The cast features Jeff Duncan, Sandy Ryder, Mike Morgan, and Carter Pair.
WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg. Towsley Auditorium, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Tickets $12 (children & seniors, $8) in advance and at the door. 995-0530.
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ThursdayDecember 2008 |
"A Christmas Carol": Wild Swan Theater.
Dec. 10-14. Hilary Cohen directs this award-winning local children's theater company in Jeff Duncan's musical adaptation of the Dickens Christmas classic about crabbed old Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after visits by 3 spirits on the night before Christmas. As with all Wild Swan productions, the performance is interpreted in American Sign Language. Audio description and backstage "touch" tours are available for blind audience members by prearrangement. The cast features Jeff Duncan, Sandy Ryder, Mike Morgan, and Carter Pair.
WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg. Towsley Auditorium, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Tickets $12 (children & seniors, $8) in advance and at the door. 995-0530.
"A Christmas Carol": Emergent Arts.
Dec. 4-7 & 11-14. Tim Henning directs his adaptation of Dickens's familiar tale of Ebenezer Scrooge's tortuous journey from bilious tightwad to gracious benefactor. Cast: Steve Elliott, Andrew Taylor, Bill Cross, Andy Jentzen, Patricia Petiet, and Bob Seeman.
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 3257 Lohr Rd. $15 (seniors & students with ID, $12; kids age 12 & under, $10) in advance at emergentarts@hotmail.com and at the door. 330-7815.
"Henry IV, Part 1": Greenhills School.
Dec. 11 & 12. Benjamin Cohen directs seniors in Shakespeare's history play about King Henry IV of England. Part 1 depicts the king's successful quashing of a rebellion against his reign and the young prince's metamorphosis from wayward partier to regal warrior.
Greenhills School Campbell Center for the Performing Arts, 850 Greenhills Dr. (off Earhart). Free. 769-4010.
"Geoffrey & Jeffrey": Performance Network Professional Season.
Every Thurs.-Sun. (except Nov. 27), Nov. 6-Dec. 28. David Wolber directs the world premiere of Royal Oak playwright Kim Carney's gleefully over-the-top comedy, based on the local couple of Charlie Sutherland and the late Jim Posante, about an older gay couple who discover that one of them has both a daughter and a granddaughter. Cast: Tom Whalen, Jim Porterfield, Callie McKee, and Heidi Bennett.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Tickets $27 & $29 (Thurs.), $32 & $34 (Fri. & Sun.), $25 & $27 (Sat. matinee), and $39 & $41 (Sat. eve.) available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over. $10 student discounts available in advance, half-price student tickets at the door only. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.
"Born Yesterday": P.T.D. Productions.
Dec. 11-14 & 18-20. Bob Wittersheim directs Garson Kanin's 1946 comedy about a smoothie who arrives in Washington, D.C., shortly after WW II seeking to grease the political skids so he can set up a moneymaking scheme. When his girlfriend's lack of social graces threatens to hold him back, he hires a writer to educate her on high-society manners, with unexpected results.
Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti. Tickets $16 (students & seniors, $12; Thurs., pay what you can) in advance and at the door. 483-7345.
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FridayDecember 2008 |
"A Christmas Carol": Wild Swan Theater.
Dec. 10-14. Hilary Cohen directs this award-winning local children's theater company in Jeff Duncan's musical adaptation of the Dickens Christmas classic about crabbed old Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after visits by 3 spirits on the night before Christmas. As with all Wild Swan productions, the performance is interpreted in American Sign Language. Audio description and backstage "touch" tours are available for blind audience members by prearrangement. The cast features Jeff Duncan, Sandy Ryder, Mike Morgan, and Carter Pair.
WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg. Towsley Auditorium, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Tickets $12 (children & seniors, $8) in advance and at the door. 995-0530.
"A Christmas Carol": Emergent Arts.
Dec. 4-7 & 11-14. Tim Henning directs his adaptation of Dickens's familiar tale of Ebenezer Scrooge's tortuous journey from bilious tightwad to gracious benefactor. Cast: Steve Elliott, Andrew Taylor, Bill Cross, Andy Jentzen, Patricia Petiet, and Bob Seeman.
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 3257 Lohr Rd. $15 (seniors & students with ID, $12; kids age 12 & under, $10) in advance at emergentarts@hotmail.com and at the door. 330-7815.
"Oliver Twist": Young Actors Guild.
Dec. 12-14. Sue Roe directs Robert Thomas's drama, a faithful adaptation of Dickens's well-loved tale about an orphan who falls in with a gang of pickpockets in 19th-century London.
Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. $15 (kids age 11 & under, $10). 913-9800.
"Henry IV, Part 1": Greenhills School.
Dec. 11 & 12. Benjamin Cohen directs seniors in Shakespeare's history play about King Henry IV of England. Part 1 depicts the king's successful quashing of a rebellion against his reign and the young prince's metamorphosis from wayward partier to regal warrior.
Greenhills School Campbell Center for the Performing Arts, 850 Greenhills Dr. (off Earhart). Free. 769-4010.
"Reduce, Reuse, Rock Out": Groove (U-M University Activities Center).
This U-M student percussion and dance ensemble performs high-energy percussion using traditional and nontraditional instruments (trash cans, propane tanks, toothbrushes, and more).
Michigan Theater. Tickets $7 (students, $5) in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office, and at the door. 763-TKTS.
"Born Yesterday": P.T.D. Productions.
Dec. 11-14 & 18-20. Bob Wittersheim directs Garson Kanin's 1946 comedy about a smoothie who arrives in Washington, D.C., shortly after WW II seeking to grease the political skids so he can set up a moneymaking scheme. When his girlfriend's lack of social graces threatens to hold him back, he hires a writer to educate her on high-society manners, with unexpected results.
Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti. Tickets $16 (students & seniors, $12; Thurs., pay what you can) in advance and at the door. 483-7345.
"Geoffrey & Jeffrey": Performance Network Professional Season.
Every Thurs.-Sun. (except Nov. 27), Nov. 6-Dec. 28. David Wolber directs the world premiere of Royal Oak playwright Kim Carney's gleefully over-the-top comedy, based on the local couple of Charlie Sutherland and the late Jim Posante, about an older gay couple who discover that one of them has both a daughter and a granddaughter. Cast: Tom Whalen, Jim Porterfield, Callie McKee, and Heidi Bennett.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Tickets $27 & $29 (Thurs.), $32 & $34 (Fri. & Sun.), $25 & $27 (Sat. matinee), and $39 & $41 (Sat. eve.) available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over. $10 student discounts available in advance, half-price student tickets at the door only. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.
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SaturdayDecember 2008 |
"Beatrix Potter's 'The Tailor of Gloucester'": Theatre IV (Michigan Theater Foundation Not Just for Kids Series).
This renowned touring children's theater company performs its adaptation of Beatrix Potter's holiday classic, the story of a poor tailor whose cat and the mice it has trapped are all blessed with the gift of speech for Christmas Eve and decide to work together to help the tailor complete a cherry-colored coat the mayor has ordered for his Christmas wedding.
Michigan Theater. Tickets $14 (MTF members, $12) in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office & all other Ticketmaster outlets, and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS.
"A Christmas Carol": Wild Swan Theater.
Dec. 10-14. Hilary Cohen directs this award-winning local children's theater company in Jeff Duncan's musical adaptation of the Dickens Christmas classic about crabbed old Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after visits by 3 spirits on the night before Christmas. As with all Wild Swan productions, the performance is interpreted in American Sign Language. Audio description and backstage "touch" tours are available for blind audience members by prearrangement. The cast features Jeff Duncan, Sandy Ryder, Mike Morgan, and Carter Pair.
WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg. Towsley Auditorium, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Tickets $12 (children & seniors, $8) in advance and at the door. 995-0530.
"Oliver Twist": Young Actors Guild.
Dec. 12-14. Sue Roe directs Robert Thomas's drama, a faithful adaptation of Dickens's well-loved tale about an orphan who falls in with a gang of pickpockets in 19th-century London.
Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. $15 (kids age 11 & under, $10). 913-9800.
"Geoffrey & Jeffrey": Performance Network Professional Season.
Every Thurs.-Sun. (except Nov. 27), Nov. 6-Dec. 28. David Wolber directs the world premiere of Royal Oak playwright Kim Carney's gleefully over-the-top comedy, based on the local couple of Charlie Sutherland and the late Jim Posante, about an older gay couple who discover that one of them has both a daughter and a granddaughter. Cast: Tom Whalen, Jim Porterfield, Callie McKee, and Heidi Bennett.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Tickets $27 & $29 (Thurs.), $32 & $34 (Fri. & Sun.), $25 & $27 (Sat. matinee), and $39 & $41 (Sat. eve.) available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over. $10 student discounts available in advance, half-price student tickets at the door only. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.
Cultural Show: Children's Russian Club.
Local Russian children present the club's staged adaptations of 2 literary works. The first, based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, tells the story of a girl whose heart is turned to ice by the sinister queen. Also, a condensed version of Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare's high-spirited, sharp-tongued comedy about 2 pairs of young lovers. The plays are performed in Russian, with English-language synopses provided.
Washtenaw Community College Liberal Arts and Sciences Bldg. Auditorium, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Free. 741-1953.
Christmas Festival: Great Lakes Branch of the Anthroposophical Society of America.
The program begins with a performance of the late Katherine Katz's Nativity drama The Ann Arbor Christmas Play. Followed by lighting of the Christmas tree, singing, and socializing. Bring a Christmas sweet to share.
Rudolf Steiner House, 1923 Geddes Ave. (Parking permitted on the west side of Oswego and the east side of Ridgeway.) Free. 485-3764.
"A Christmas Carol": Emergent Arts.
Dec. 4-7 & 11-14. Tim Henning directs his adaptation of Dickens's familiar tale of Ebenezer Scrooge's tortuous journey from bilious tightwad to gracious benefactor. Cast: Steve Elliott, Andrew Taylor, Bill Cross, Andy Jentzen, Patricia Petiet, and Bob Seeman.
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 3257 Lohr Rd. $15 (seniors & students with ID, $12; kids age 12 & under, $10) in advance at emergentarts@hotmail.com and at the door. 330-7815.
"Born Yesterday": P.T.D. Productions.
Dec. 11-14 & 18-20. Bob Wittersheim directs Garson Kanin's 1946 comedy about a smoothie who arrives in Washington, D.C., shortly after WW II seeking to grease the political skids so he can set up a moneymaking scheme. When his girlfriend's lack of social graces threatens to hold him back, he hires a writer to educate her on high-society manners, with unexpected results.
Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti. Tickets $16 (students & seniors, $12; Thurs., pay what you can) in advance and at the door. 483-7345.
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SundayDecember 2008 |
"Born Yesterday": P.T.D. Productions.
Dec. 11-14 & 18-20. Bob Wittersheim directs Garson Kanin's 1946 comedy about a smoothie who arrives in Washington, D.C., shortly after WW II seeking to grease the political skids so he can set up a moneymaking scheme. When his girlfriend's lack of social graces threatens to hold him back, he hires a writer to educate her on high-society manners, with unexpected results.
Riverside Arts Center, 76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti. Tickets $16 (students & seniors, $12; Thurs., pay what you can) in advance and at the door. 483-7345.
"Geoffrey & Jeffrey": Performance Network Professional Season.
Every Thurs.-Sun. (except Nov. 27), Nov. 6-Dec. 28. David Wolber directs the world premiere of Royal Oak playwright Kim Carney's gleefully over-the-top comedy, based on the local couple of Charlie Sutherland and the late Jim Posante, about an older gay couple who discover that one of them has both a daughter and a granddaughter. Cast: Tom Whalen, Jim Porterfield, Callie McKee, and Heidi Bennett.
Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Tickets $27 & $29 (Thurs.), $32 & $34 (Fri. & Sun.), $25 & $27 (Sat. matinee), and $39 & $41 (Sat. eve.) available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $3 discounts available for seniors age 60 & over. $10 student discounts available in advance, half-price student tickets at the door only. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696.
"Oliver Twist": Young Actors Guild.
Dec. 12-14. Sue Roe directs Robert Thomas's drama, a faithful adaptation of Dickens's well-loved tale about an orphan who falls in with a gang of pickpockets in 19th-century London.
Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. $15 (kids age 11 & under, $10). 913-9800.
"A Christmas Carol": Wild Swan Theater.
Dec. 10-14. Hilary Cohen directs this award-winning local children's theater company in Jeff Duncan's musical adaptation of the Dickens Christmas classic about crabbed old Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after visits by 3 spirits on the night before Christmas. As with all Wild Swan productions, the performance is interpreted in American Sign Language. Audio description and backstage "touch" tours are available for blind audience members by prearrangement. The cast features Jeff Duncan, Sandy Ryder, Mike Morgan, and Carter Pair.
WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg. Towsley Auditorium, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. Tickets $12 (children & seniors, $8) in advance and at the door. 995-0530.
"The Nutcracker": Dance Alliance.
Lisa Darby Clark directs local dancers and members of Jazz Dance Theater in a production of Tchaikovsky's ballet.
Saline High School Ellen Ewing Performing Arts Center, 1300 Campus Pkwy., Saline. Tickets $13 in advance at the Dancer's Boutique (2414 E. Stadium in Ann Arbor) & Dance Alliance (811 W. Michigan in Saline), and at the door. 429-9599.
"A Christmas Carol": Emergent Arts.
Dec. 4-7 & 11-14. Tim Henning directs his adaptation of Dickens's familiar tale of Ebenezer Scrooge's tortuous journey from bilious tightwad to gracious benefactor. Cast: Steve Elliott, Andrew Taylor, Bill Cross, Andy Jentzen, Patricia Petiet, and Bob Seeman.
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 3257 Lohr Rd. $15 (seniors & students with ID, $12; kids age 12 & under, $10) in advance at emergentarts@hotmail.com and at the door. 330-7815.
Student/Faculty Concert: Arts in Motion Dance Studio.
Performances by Arts in Motion dance (3 p.m.) and music (4 p.m.) students and faculty. Also, a chance to try out one of the studio's Nia aerobic exercise (1 p.m.) and tap dance (2 p.m.) classes. All proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Huron Valley and Alpha House, a local family-oriented homeless shelter.
Forsythe Middle School, 1655 Newport Rd. at Sunset. $5 suggested donation. 222-6246.
Children's Puppet Shows: Dreamland Theater.
Dec. 7, 14, & 21 . The Dreamland Puppet Troupe presents several marionette, rod, and shadow puppet shows for kids.
Dreamland Theater, 26 N. Washington, Ypsilanti. $5 (kids age 3 & under, free). 657-2337.
