OUR 2019-2020 SEASON - Get a FLEX PASS today!
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 PM
Sundays at 2:00 PM
ADMISSIONS by Joshua Harmon
Michigan Premiere
Bill and Sherri are white, progressive and proud. Respectively the headmaster and dean of admissions of a New Hampshire boarding school, they’ve dedicated their 15-year tenure to diversifying the school’s mostly white population. But when their high-achieving son’s Ivy League dreams are crushed, the family’s reaction betrays a schism between their public values and their private aspirations. An incisively funny look at privilege, power, and the perils of whiteness.
Directed by David Wolber. Featuring Joe Bailey (The Legend of Georgia McBride), Sarah Burcon (Mrs Fifty Bakes a Pie), Diane Hill (The How and the Why, The Stone Witch, The Totalitarians, and The Revolutionists), Jeremy Kucharek, and Cynthia Szczesny.
September 20 - October 13, 2019 (Single tickets: $22)
FOLLIES IN CONCERT by Stephen Sondheim & James Goldman
Theatre NOVA Fundraiser
Sondheim's Broadway smash hit musical concerns a reunion in a crumbling Broadway theatre of the past performers of the "Weismann's Follies" that played in that theatre between the World Wars. A fundraiser for Theatre NOVA and presented in concert, Follies is a glamorous and fascinating peek into a bygone era, and a clear-eyed look at the transformation of relationships over time, with countless songs that have become standards, including "Broadway Baby", "I'm Still Here", "Too Many Mornings", "Could I Leave You?" and "Losing My Mind." Directed by Diane Hill. Music Direction by Brian E. Buckner. LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
November 7 - 17, 2019 (Single tickets: $30)
Only one flex ticket per pass may be applied to Follies in Concert.
DJ WHITTINGTON’S KOOL KAT: A HIP-HOP PANTO by Carla Milarch and R. Mackenzie Lewis - World Premiere
All the holiday hilarity and happiness you’ve come to love from our annual Panto returns in this hip-hop twist on a seasonal favorite. Kids ages 2 to 102 will enjoy this rollicking family entertainment, complete with heroes, villains, original tunes and parodies of popular songs, physical comedy and fun (and candy!) -- this time set to the hip-hop stylings of DJ Whittington and his Kool Kat’s sick beats.
Directed by Carla Milarch. Featuring Asia Marie Hicks, Alaina Kerr, and Mike Sandusky.
Nov. 29 - Dec. 29, 2019, Fri. at 7:30 pm, Sat. at 3pm & 7:30pm, and Sun. at 2:00 pm
(Single tickets: $25 for adults, $10 for kids 16 years and under)
APPLE SEASON by E. M. Lewis
Michigan Premiere
When her father dies, Lissie returns to her family's apple orchard after escaping from there with her brother Roger many years before. But a chance encounter with an old flame conjures haunting family secrets she thought she'd left behind. As Lissie tumbles down a rabbit hole of memory and grief, she must choose whether to preserve her tangled past--or burn it to the ground. Directed by David Wolber,
January 31 - February 23, 2020 (Single tickets: $22)
ARABIC TO ENGLISH by David Wells
World Premiere
In a high-stakes trial, an Arab American man is accused of fraudulent marriage to gain a visa. Losing in court will send him to a country he barely knows. His interpreter, a young Arab American woman, is on the verge of entering a storybook American life, about to be married to his White American trial lawyer. When romance blossoms between the interpreter and the defendant, it may be up to her to decide which words to translate, and which to leave unspoken. Directed by Carla Milarch.
March 20 - April 12, 2020 (Single tickets: $22)
RELATIVITY by Mark St. Germain
Michigan Premiere
In 1902, Mileva and Albert Einstein had a daughter. After 1904, the child was never seen or spoken of again. When a reporter comes to interview Einstein about his mysterious family history forty years later, even more personal secrets unfold. This delightful comedy by the author of Freud’s Last Session explores questions about exceptionalism, family, and the responsibilities of the heart.
Directed by Carla Milarch. Featuring Anne Damman, Ellen Finch and Phil Powers (Mazel Tov, John Lennon, Clutter, and Jihad Jones and the Kalashnikov Babes).
May 8 - 31, 2020 (Single tickets: $22)
GOD KINDA LOOKS LIKE TUPAC by Emilio Rodriguez
World Premiere
When a young black high school student creates an unconventional portrait of God for a student art exhibition, her white and Latina teachers must decide whether to encourage her provocative approach or convince her to choose a more traditional path. But is it her expression that needs rethinking– or those that want her to assimilate? A fresh and funny exploration of political correctness and societal expectations that turns code-switching upside down. Directed by David Wolber.
June 26 – July 19, 2020 (Single tickets: $22)
