Theatre

Once Upon a Time

Athena Cocoves

The 1986 musical Into the Woods is an adaptation of the book of the same name by author James Lapine. Set to the music of...

Testing the waters

Athena Cocoves

French playwright Georges Feydeau’s 1907 comedy, A Flea in Her Ear, plays on a simple fear— does your partner’s sudden lack of libido reflect...

On Aging, Family, and Molotov Cocktails

Steven E. Sloan

The Velocity of Autumn

The Lion King Broadway Returns

Athena Cocoves

More than 95 million people around the world have witnessed the visual artistry, heard the unforgettable music, and experienced the unique storytelling of one...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory comes to Stranahan

Athena Cocoves

Got a craving for the sweet story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Willy Wonka will bring his mysterious and marvelous factory to the...

Village Players Perform “The Importance of Being Earnest”

Athena Cocoves

Oscar Wilde’s most famous and loved comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, stays relevant more than a century later due to its biting satire,...

6 Questions for Paula Poundstone

Athena Cocoves

Talking about weed, sluts, and robots with the legendary comic

Cutting Edge Performs “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change”

Athena Cocoves

We hate to say it, but love is not always kind, nor patient. Love often envies, and love often boasts. Love is beautiful and...

Art Walk—Live and Local Performances

Erin Holden

Come on out to downtown Sylvania’s Art Walk to see live local performances that include The Yipps, Mister Pac Man improv group, Cutting Edge...

Tree City Playhouse Presents “The Fourth Wall”

Athena Cocoves

Theatergoers are familiar with breaking the fourth wall, but what about decorating it? In American playwright A.R. Gurney’s 1992 The Fourth Wall, the lines...

Hamilton Musical Hits Detroit

Erin Holden

Don’t miss the sensational musical that made Lin Manuel Miranda a household name and had American history teachers jumping for joy that someone was...

Building “Fences”

Jeff McGinnis

Fences tells the tale of a retired Negro League baseball player named Troy Maxson whose career was sabotaged by being unable to play in the major leagues.

The Glass Menagerie

Erin Holden

Tennessee Williams’ tale of a painfully shy young woman’s search for meaning in her increasingly isolated world is the play that made him a...

Stomp into Stranahan

Jeff McGinnis

Since 1991, Stomp— the long-running stage percussion show featuring performers making music using unusual objects— has thrilled audiences, even inspiring some to later become...

Retro Valentine

Athena Cocoves

What happens when two friends spend over 50 years as pen pals, discussing hopes, dreams, ambitions, and more? Celebrate the sweetness of sentiment as...

Aglio e Olio: A multi-sensory performance

Athena Cocoves

Sometimes the simplest things remind us of what is most important. Explore the connection between food, our senses, and family in a unique and...

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