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2016 Wilde Awards Honor Best Productions and Performances of Michigan's 2015-16 Season
by A.A. Cristi - August 30, 2016

It was another Wilde night at West Bloomfield's Berman Center for the Performing Arts, as Michigan's professional theater community came together for The 15th Annual Wilde Awards presented by EncoreMichigan.com. Established in 2002, The 2016 Wilde Awards honored the best productions, performances an...


Planet Ant to Present ONE CAT AWAY FROM SIXTY-ONE, 1/15-30
by Tyler Peterson - January 07, 2016

Planet Ant is proud to present One Cat Away From Sixty-One January 15-30,  directed by 2015 Box Fest Detroit winner Tricia Turek. Tickets ($10) are on sale now at www.planetant.com. A complete performance schedule follows this release....


The Penny Seats Presents ELEKTRA, 7/10-26
by Courtnie Mele - July 01, 2014

These words rang in my ears the other week when I crashed a rehearsal of The Penny Seats' summer production Elektra (as adapted by Ann Arbor's own Anne Carson) for a sneak peek of the glorious mayhem that is sure to delight audiences at the West Park Band Shell July 10 - 26....


Award-Winning HAMTOWN RACES Returns to Planet Ant
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2016

Planet Ant will bring an encore presentation of Margaret Edwartowski's award-winning play, Hamtown Races, to the theatre November 23 - December 17. Tickets ($10-$20) are on sale now online at www.planetant.com. A complete schedule follows this release....


Go Comedy! Sets End of Year Offerings
by Tyler Peterson - December 19, 2014

2014 will end with four special events at Go Comedy! On Tuesday, December 23, the theater will host a special fundraiser event for The Detroit Creativity Project. The following weekend, for the second year in a row, the theater will host a 24-hour improv marathon for charity, followed by a roast 2...


SEX WITH STRANGERS to Open Next Month at Detroit Public Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2016

Continuing its inaugural season, Detroit Public Theatre will heat up the late winter & early spring nights as it presents SEX WITH STRANGERS, running March 9 - April 3, 2016....


Planet Ant to Present INVASION!, 11/28-12/20
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2014

Planet Ant Theatre is set to present the Detroit premiere of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's critically acclaimed play Invasion! November 28 - December 20. Tickets ($10-$20) are on sale now at www.planetant.com. A complete performance schedule follows this release....


SEX WITH STRANGERS Opens Tonight at Detroit Public Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016

Continuing its inaugural season, Detroit Public Theatre will heat up the late winter & early spring nights as it presents SEX WITH STRANGERS, running tonight, March 9, through April 3, 2016....


BoxFest Detroit Sets 2016 Festival
by Tyler Peterson - May 10, 2016

The producers of BoxFest Detroit are pleased to announce "BoxFest Detroit 2016," an annual theater festival that showcases and creates opportunities for women directors. BoxFest Detroit 2016 will run Fridays and Saturdays, August 19 - 27 at Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff Ave, Hamtramck, MI 48212. F...


Wilde Award Nominations Announced for 2014 Season
by Laura Meltzer - August 26, 2014

The Wilde Awards 2014 Ceremony will be taking place September 22nd and hosted by EncoreMichigan.com....


James Corden, Idris Elba Among Winners at RTS Programme Awards
by Caryn Robbins - March 19, 2014

The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain's leading forum for television and related media, has announced the winners of the RTS Programme Awards 2013....


Planet Ant to Open 2015-16 Season with SEANCE 13
by Tyler Peterson - September 03, 2015

Planet Ant Theatre will kick off its 2015-16 season September 25 with a new original comedy sequel Seance 13 featuring the original cast & crew from the 2011 hit Seance 4 in an all new horror spoof. The season continues through July 2016 with more original comedy, award winning published works and s...


Ringwald to Premiere THE HUNG MAN, 4/1-25
by Tyler Peterson - March 14, 2016

The Ringwald Theatre is proud to continue its Season of Classics with the world premiere of THE HUNG MAN by Detroit playwrights Ian Bonner and Marty Shea....


AMAZING DAVE Launches Planet Ant Theatre's 2017-18 Season This Week Photo AMAZING DAVE Launches Planet Ant Theatre's 2017-18 Season This Week
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2017

Planet Ant Theatre opens it 2017-18 season September 15 with Amazing Dave, an original one-act comedy directed by Shawn Handlon featuring several members from the new Improv Colony Farm Team. Amazing Dave will continue Friday and Saturday evenings through September 30....


SEE YOU NEXT DOOMSDAY Begins 4/10 at Planet Ant
by Tyler Peterson - March 25, 2015

Doomsday comes to Hamtramck April 10 at Planet Ant when the original comedy See You Next Doomsday premieres for a four week run. Tickets ($10-$20) are on sale now at www.planetant.com. A complete performance schedule follows this release....


Horn Rim Productions Presents THOM PAIN and LADY GREY by Will Eno This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2014

The Mix Studio Theater is set to present Horn Rim Productions' staging of two new plays by Will Eno: Thom Pain (based on nothing), with Peter Knox as Thom Pain, and Lady Grey (in ever lower light), with Kristin Beckett as Lady Grey. Both plays are directed by Ron Miller....


Planet Ant to Present ARMCHAIR DATING, Begin. 1/30
by Tyler Peterson - January 19, 2015

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Planet Ant offers an original romantic comedy by award-winning playwright Margaret Edwartowski. Armchair Dating will make its premiere at Planet Ant Friday, January 30 for a three week engagement, ending on Valentine's Day. Tickets ($10) are on sale now at www.plane...


Planet Ant Presents Box Fest Winner RIOT GRRRL 90'S by Dyan Bailey 1/13-28
by A.A. Cristi - January 05, 2017

Planet Ant will present the original one-act Riot Grrrl 90s written and directed by the 2016 Box Fest winner Dyan Bailey, January 13-28. Tickets ($10) are on sale now online at www.planetant.com. A complete schedule follows this release....


The Ringwald Starts 10th Season With World Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - September 19, 2016

Dubbed "Essential Ringwald", the 10th season will highlight the kind of shows The Ringwald has come to be known for in its 10 year history.  And kicking off the season will be a bloody good world premiere!   ...


Original Comedy THE FALL Opens Friday
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2016

Planet Ant will present the original comedy, The Fall, from the winners of its 2016 Colony Fest, Natural Born Killaz, October 14-29. Tickets ($10) are on sale now online atwww.planetant.com. A complete schedule follows this release....


Planet Ant's ARMCHAIR DATING Begins Today
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2015

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Planet Ant offers an original romantic comedy by award-winning playwright Margaret Edwartowski. Armchair Dating will make its premiere at Planet Ant today, January 30 for a three week engagement, ending on Valentine's Day. Tickets ($10) are on sale now at www.planet...


James Corden, Idris Elba Among Winners at RTS Programme Awards
by Caryn Robbins - March 19, 2014

The Royal Television Society (RTS), Britain's leading forum for television and related media, has announced the winners of the RTS Programme Awards 2013....


Open Book Theatre Company to Host Improv Fundraiser 1/6/2017
by Ashlee Latimer - December 24, 2016

On Friday, January 6th Open Book Theatre Company will present a night of Improvisation.  The show will be hosted by Jaclynn Cherry and Sean Paraventi two actors who have worked numerous times with Open Book and are well known throughout Detroit for their work in the improv community, most notably wi...


2016 Wilde Awards Nominations Announced!
by Tyler Peterson - July 01, 2016

Theater professionals from across Michigan will gather Aug. 29 when The 2016 Wilde Awards are presented at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield. Presented by EncoreMichigan.com, the most comprehensive resource for news and information about the state's p...


Michigan Shakespeare's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST and More Top 2014 Wilde Awards; Winners Announced!
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2014

Michigan's 2013-14 professional theater season was a tempestuous one, an even more unsettled year than usual for the state's theaters. So perhaps it was appropriate that this year's Wilde Awards were the 13th annual edition....






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