Planet Ant to Open 2015-16 Season with SEANCE 13
By: Tyler Peterson Sep. 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 showcase shows from the winners of Box Fest and Colony Fest. A Complete performance schedule for Seance 13 and the full Planet Ant season schedule follow this release.
Kicking off the season will be the theatre's first Main Stage Series production Seance 13 September 25 - October 17. In 2011, Planet Ant Home Team Members Dyan Bailey (Warren), Lauren Bickers (Hamtramck), Michael Hovitch (Ferndale), Sean McGettigan (Dearborn), Tara Rase (Plymouth) and Cara Trautman (Pleasant Ridge) created Seance 4 - the fourth installment in a fictional horror franchise. Four years later, the same group is back to revisit the series nine sequels later under the direction of Shawn Handlon (Harper Woods). This fast-paced horror spoof follows a young hipster couple who moves into a house where a demon has wreaked havoc for 37 years, including the events depicted in Seance 4. Now, the demon is looking to be born as a human, and has chosen the hipster bride to carry his seed. Meanwhile, a brilliant demonologist, who has ties to this house, seeks to destroy the demon before it can be born with help or hindrance from a pastor, a realtor and a cop with something to prove. Seance 13 plays September 25 - October 17 on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm with 2:00 pm Sunday matinees on October 4 and 11. Tickets ($10-$20) are on sale now at www.planetant.com and will be available at the box office 30 minutes prior to performances based on availability.
Unless otherwise stated tickets are $20 Friday, September 25 @ 8:00 pm (Opening weekend tickets: $10)
Saturday, September 26 @ 8:00 pm (Opening weekend tickets: $10) Friday, October 2 @ 8:00 pm
Saturday, October 3 @ 8:00 pm
Sunday, October 4 @ 2:00 pm Friday, October 9 @ 8:00 pm
Saturday, October 10 @ 8:00 pm
Sunday, October 11 @ 2:00 pm Friday, October 16 @ 8:00 pm
Saturday, October 17 @ 8:00 pm Planet Ant 2014 - 2015 Season
As it has done for more than 20 years, Planet Ant continues to highlight local writers, directors and performers this season. The theatre's Main Stage Series features full-length original and published works with an 8:00 pm show time Friday and Saturday and 2:00 pm Sunday. Late Night Series presentations feature one-act original and experimental material with a 9:00 pm show time Friday and Saturday evening. Tickets are $20 for Main Stage performances and $10 for Late Night performances and can be reserved or purchased online at www.planetant.com or in person at the theatre on the night of the performance based on availability.
Late Night Series
An original one act comedy created by Reclassify Pluto, the improv team that won the 2015 Colony Fest improv competition. Reclassify Pluto consists of the following local improvisers: Maggie O'Reilly, Julia Schroeder, Janelle Soulliere, Katie McGraw, Matt Penridge and Mitch Socia. November 25 - December 19Orson's Shadow by Austin Pendleton
Directed by Chuck Reynolds
Main Stage Series
This award winning play that is based on true events in 1960 London is an ingenious tale of two Hollywood giants-Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier. The place is a West End theater in which Welles is to direct Olivier and the young Joan Plowright in "Rhinoceros," Lonesco's absurdist masterpiece. But it is the rehearsal process that brims with absurdity as titanic personalities, including Vivien Leigh, wrestle the muse in this witty and incisive depiction of the drama of theatre.
January 15- January 30, 2016
Planet Ant presents the winner of 2015 Box Fest
Late Night Series
The 2015 Box Fest winning director will have the opportunity to present a play of her choice at Planet Ant.
February 12 - March 5, 2016
The Aliens by Annie Baker
Directed by York Griffith
Main Stage Series Two angry young men sit behind a Vermont coffee shop and discuss music and Bukowski. When a lonely high-school student arrives on the scene, they decide to teach him everything they know. A play with music about friendship, art, love and death
March 18 - April 9, 2016
TBA: An original Planet Ant Home Team Sketch Show
Directed by Mike McGettigan
Main Stage Series Members of the Planet Ant Home Team will write and original two-act multimedia sketch comedy show utilizing stage, screen and song.
May 6 - May 21, 2016
Fish Dinner 3 by Quintin Hicks
Directed by Dave Davies
Late Night Series The Wilde-Award winning one-man show, Fish Dinner returns to Planet Ant Theatre for the third and final chapter: Fish Dinner 3. Detroit Second City alum Quintin Hicks stretches the limits of character performance and improv to introduce you to a world of unique and unforgettable characters. Side-splittingly hysterical, with pockets of poignant tragedy, expect to see some familiar faces and perhaps a few new ones! June 3 - June 25, 2016
Alone with Friends by Margaret Edwartowski
Directed by Kelly Komlen
Main Stage Series A successful romance novelist relies on her relationship with her main character as she maneuvers through the writing of her latest novel and the re-evaluation of her reclusive life
July 8 - July 23, 2016
The Best of Ant Farm
Late Night Series A one act anthology of the best original pieces submitted to Planet Ant's Ant Farm program, which provides a space for local writers to have staged readings of their works.
Late Night Saturdays & Improv Mondays Throughout this season on select Saturday evenings, Planet Ant will present a late night show featuring a rotating schedule of improvisation. Tickets are $5 at the door. The Planet Ant Improv Colony has generated over twenty original comedies and continues to perform every Monday night in Michigan's longest-running improv comedy show - Improv Mondays. At 8:00 pm the show kicks off with a guest improv troupe followed by a performance by Planet Ant's resident Home Team. The night closes with The Ant Jam, an opportunity for anyone to improvise on the Planet Ant stage. Tickets are $5 at the door.
Planet Ant Theatre is located at 2357 Caniff in Hamtramck, MI 48212. It is a non-profit professional theatre founded 22 years ago on the principle of artistic freedom and artistic experimentation leading to the growth of community, artistic fulfillment, and artistic success. The theatre has presented more than 80 high quality professional productions to southeastern Michigan with a commitment to providing the best in theatrical productions that has brought it critical acclaim and awards from across the region. More information on Planet Ant Theatre is available online at www.planetant.com.
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