Theater
The Heritage Theatre Group to stage "Blithe Spirit"
by (Heritage Theatr...)
Submitted 07-17-2014 under NONPROFITS
“Hail to Thee Blithe Spirit!” Famous author, Charles Condomine invites over the eccentric Madame Arcati to hold a séance at his house so that he can do some research on the occult for a novel. Little does Charles know he will be...
Catalyst Radio: The University Wits highlights local works, with "In A Single Bound" beginning Thurs.
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 07-14-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW Featured in this episode of Catalyst Radio is the local theatre group The University Wits. Formed by a team of Grand Valley State University grads who...
Blithe Spirit
by (Heritage Theatr...)
Submitted 07-02-2014 under
The Heritage Theatre Group presents the classic comedy Blithe Spirit, by Nöel Coward, in which a famous author participates in a seance as part of research for a new book, and finds his new marriage haunted – quite literally – by the...
Black theatre group creates safe space to explore race
by (kendravanderlip)
Submitted 06-17-2014 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Edye Evans Hyde knows Grand Rapids is missing something crucial in its theatre community. This is why she recently started the Ebony Road Players, a nonprofit black theatre troupe that focuses on racial issues. The company took to the stage at...
"Marilyn's Kennedy" play set for world premier in May, auditions this weekend
by (The University Wits)
Submitted 03-21-2014 under NONPROFITS
The story shows audiences some of our nation's most iconic figures in some of their darkest moments. Love, lust, power, and beauty collide in this intense account of the secrets in our American Camelot. Performances for this production will be...
Heritage Theatre turns to Kickstarter to produce Blithe Spirit
by (Heritage Theatr...)
Submitted 12-01-2013 under NONPROFITS
Like any other nonprofit community theatre company, Heritage Theatre Group can’t sustain itself on ticket sales alone; this year, they’re trying a new method of raising $3,500: running a Kickstarter campaign to produce Noel Coward’...
Story Cafe builds community through storytelling
by (Waltonm)
Submitted 08-13-2013 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Billy and Marcia Angel's love of storytelling has followed them across oceans and continents. The couple has been hosting an evening called Story Rounds in the houses where they've lived in London, Whales and Florida. They would invite...
UICA screening French film "Something in the Air"
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 06-28-2013 under OPINION
Olivier Assayas’ new film “Something in the Air” opened at the UICA this Friday. The film follows a group of secondary school students in Paris as they marinate in their own discontent and mild revolutionary spirit. The film’...
"Let It Be" revisits classic Beatles repertoire
by (adrian)
Submitted 09-14-2012 under OPINION
A few Mondays ago, Aquinas College's Circle Theatre hosted an event quite different than the average musical. Indeed it had music, dance and theatrics in abundance but instead of a play, the troupe, dubbed "Let It Be," performed...
Local theater hosts international debut of next-gen, sustainable stage lighting
by (wealthytheatre)
Submitted 05-10-2012 under NONPROFITS
An American company has developed a protoype version of the most revolutionary stage lighting instrument in over three decades: an LED version of the Source 4 light, by ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls). And this weekend, with the support of the ETC...