Dani Cochrane News

The Elizabeth Theater (located above the Park Bar and GoGo's in Downtown Detroit) will be hosting the Detroit premiere of a film, "THE CORRIDOR. DEFENDED.," written and produced by native Detroiter, Mike Targus, on August 25th, 2016 at 8 p.m.

Mid-Michigan's award winning professional theatre company, Williamston Theatre, located at 122 S. Putnam Street in downtown Williamston, heads to the lake for the World Premiere of Summer Retreat by Annie Martin.   Performances begin Thursday, July 14 and run through Sunday, August 21.  Tickets for this madcap comedy are now on sale.

Last year's staged reading of Motherhood Out Loud was so popular that Matrix Theatre Company has brought it back for four performances over Mother's Day weekend. Performances for this limited engagement run are May 6 - 8, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 3pm at Matrix Theatre located at 2730 Bagley in the heart of southwest Detroit.

In April, Two Muses Theatre will continue its fifth season at its new space, shared with the Monster Box Theatre, in Waterford. Two Muses Theatre had to relocate in December 2015, following the closing of its original home inside the West Bloomfield Barnes & Noble. Two Muses is opening in the new location with Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, How I Learned to Drive, April 1-17. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!

In April, Two Muses Theatre will continue its fifth season at its new space, shared with the Monster Box Theatre, in Waterford.  Two Muses Theatre had to relocate in December 2015, following the closing of its original home inside the West Bloomfield Barnes & Noble.  Two Muses is opening in the new location with Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, How I Learned to Drive, April 1-17.

Open Book Theatre Company is excited to present the romantic comedy Dead Man's Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl.  The play will open November 6 and run for 3 weekends, closing November 21.

Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play that is sure to stimulate much debate on social issues - past and present. It plays at Two Muses Theatre from tonight, June 5 through June 21.

Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play that is sure to stimulate much debate on social issues - past and present. It plays at Two Muses Theatre from June 5 through June 21.

Open Book is teaming up with Southgate Parks and Recreation to offer exciting theatre workshops for Downriver school children.  Each workshop will be taught by the professionals of the critically acclaimed local theatre company.  The classes will take place at the new Market Center Park in Southgate at the corner of Eureka and Toledo and will culminate in a performance at the newly built amphitheater.  These workshops will be fun and challenging for all students, regardless of their previous experience.

Following the Two Muses Theatre 2pm performance on June 7 of Clybourne Park, there will be a panel discussion/talkback session to discuss the parallels between the gentrification and racial issues explored in the play and similar issues experienced by Detroiters and Michiganders at large.

Matrix Theatre Company presents a special staged reading celebrating motherhood Thursday, May 7; Friday, May 8; and Saturday, May 9 at 8 pm, and Sunday, May 10 at 3 pm at Matrix Theatre located at 2730 Bagley in the heart of southwest Detroit.

Open Book Theatre Company has announced the third play in its Inaugural Season. Independence, by Lee Blessing, will open February 27th and run for 6 performances.

Meadow Brook Theatre presents Things My Mother Taught Me, Jan. 7-Feb. 1 as the first show of the new year.

Slipstream Theatre Initiative excitedly says "Hello" to the Detroit Area Theatre Scene! Slipstream is a new company founded in Ferndale and focuses on current takes on classical works as well as featuring original works by local playwrights. The mission is simple: use a core ensemble of actors and focus on the intent of the playwright while making viable,contemporary and thought provoking art. The company utilizes some of Detroit's well known talent (as well as several newcomers), a minimalistic technical approach and the area's most unique spaces to cross the divide between old and new. Slipstream will work in conjunction with several companies in the area and is set to perform on most theaters' "dark" nights, offering a weeknight outing for an affordable price while leaving the weekends free for more established companies' seasons. Based in Ferndale but using different venues around the area to suit each show, Slipstream promises to make you rethink what makes something "classical" and what defines "contemporary."