FOR TONIGHT, Potter Sale, Colleen Bawn, Room with a View
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Jane Zussman
Oct 23, 2015, 11:07:12 PM10/23/15
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FOR TONIGHT — has only ONE MORE night (Saturday at 7:30) It’s a unique collaboration between MSU Federal Credit Union Institute for Arts & Creativity at Wharton Center and MSU’s Department of Theatre, giving an elite group of students rom high school through grad school the chance to work with Broadway professionals, Adam Theodore Barry and Hannah Elless. Both were excellent, and were well matched by their costars MSU students Lukas Jacob and Hannah Martin.
This year’s immersive three week program helped further develop this new musical by Shenelle and Spencer Williams with book by Whitney Rhodes. The indie-rock anthem-upon-anthem seemed to turn the volume/energy up to “eleven” from the start and pretty much keep it there throughout act one. So much was music and so little dialogue, it was hard to follow at first, but the story did emerge through marvelously imaginative “black box” staging (direction and choreography by visiting professional Joe Barros.) The program did not state a “setting” but it seemed to be 19th century England dealing with epic themes of family, loyalty, prejudice and acceptance. It is a very high energy, well-staged saga that was obviously a wonderful experience for all the talented ensemble members, and brought the audience to its feet.
Pasant Stage at Wharton Center
Tickets are available from the Wharton Center Box Office, 1.800.WHARTON, whartoncenter.com
$15/$10 students
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When thinking of Holiday Gifts: Buy Local - (and buy from a Riverwalk Theatre Advertiser; YOU can become a RWT advertiser! Go to RiverwalkTheatre.com, pull down the “more” menu and scroll to the “get involved” heading for more info.)
Thursday, November 5, 5:30 - 9:00 pm
Friday,November 6, 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday,November 7, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Our show is at All Saints Church, 800 Abbot Road, East Lansing
Our sale showcases the work of more than 30 potters. A variety of
wheel-thrown and hand-built pieces in stoneware and porcelain. For holiday
gifts, there is an outstanding selection of mugs, bowls, casseroles,
teapots, planters and lamps as well as jewelry, sculptural and decorative
items for home and garden. New items each day.
Free admission, gift certificate raffle.
Like us on facebook, check out our website: glpg.org
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11/6 - 15 - Lansing Community College Theatre Program presents The Colleen Bawn
By Dion Boucicault, directed by Andy Callis
8 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2015
8 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2015
8 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2015
8 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015
2 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 2015
Dart Auditorium 500 Capitol Avenue, Lansing 48933
The course of true love is anything but smooth as friends and family stop at nothing to make sure the "right" match is made. Set in 19th C Ireland, this magical melodrama is full of suspense and romance, humor and tragedy, music and dance, and surprisingly relevant social commentary with a mosaic of unforgettably Irish characters.
"The Colleen Bawn is a play with a lot of heart," said director Andy Callis. "In a sense the heart is the protagonist and heartlessness the antagonist. Various characters scheme against, spy on, and threaten others who happen to stand in the way of their twisted sense of status. This heartlessness is opposed to a specifically Irish heartbeat - a heartbeat exemplified by wonderful music, the Irish language, good humor, romance, and yes, whiskey."
The cast of LCC students includes Sarah Wilke as Eily O'Connor, the Colleen Bawn, and the secret love of Hardress Cregan (Zach Riley); Teri Brown as Mrs. Cregan, Hardress' selfish upper-class mother; Boris Nikolovski as Myles, a trickster and moonshiner with a good heart; Jesse Frawley as Father Tom, a problem solver who likes his whiskey and tobacco; Connor Kelly as Kyrle Daly, a young man in love; Hannah Feuka as Anne Chute, a young woman in love; Dustin Dikes as Mr. Corrigan, a somewhat villainous, social climbing attorney; Ian Whipp as Danny Mann, the sniveling hunchbacked servant totally devoted to the point of villainy to his master, Hardress; Kelley McNabb as Sheelah, Danny's loving mother - a bit peevish bit salt-of-the-earth; and company members Drew Birchmeier, Lae'la Ivey Brown, Ben Guenther, Richard Kopitsch, Nick Lemmer, Ndegwa McCloud, and Anna Raymo.
Live music will be performed throughout, featuring Jeff Boerger and Bob Borcherding.
The play is sponsored in part by ProAssurance. With a regional office in Okemos, ProAssurance is committed to enriching Michigan communities by supporting artistic, cultural, and community activities. ProAssurance companies provide healthcare and legal professional liability coverage, as well as workers' compensation insurance. To learn more, visitProAssurance.com or follow on Twitter.
Tickets $5 students, $10 seniors and LCC faculty/staff, $15 adults
Contact LCC Performing Arts Production Office, 517-483-1488
Web www.lcc.edu/showinfo
11/6 - 15 - Lansing Community College Theatre Program presents The Colleen Bawn
By Dion Boucicault, directed by Andy Callis
8 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2015
8 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2015
8 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2015
8 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015
2 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 2015
Dart Auditorium 500 Capitol Avenue, Lansing 48933
The course of true love is anything but smooth as friends and family stop at nothing to make sure the "right" match is made. Set in 19th C Ireland, this magical melodrama is full of suspense and romance, humor and tragedy, music and dance, and surprisingly relevant social commentary with a mosaic of unforgettably Irish characters.
"The Colleen Bawn is a play with a lot of heart," said director Andy Callis. "In a sense the heart is the protagonist and heartlessness the antagonist. Various characters scheme against, spy on, and threaten others who happen to stand in the way of their twisted sense of status. This heartlessness is opposed to a specifically Irish heartbeat - a heartbeat exemplified by wonderful music, the Irish language, good humor, romance, and yes, whiskey."
The cast of LCC students includes Sarah Wilke as Eily O'Connor, the Colleen Bawn, and the secret love of Hardress Cregan (Zach Riley); Teri Brown as Mrs. Cregan, Hardress' selfish upper-class mother; Boris Nikolovski as Myles, a trickster and moonshiner with a good heart; Jesse Frawley as Father Tom, a problem solver who likes his whiskey and tobacco; Connor Kelly as Kyrle Daly, a young man in love; Hannah Feuka as Anne Chute, a young woman in love; Dustin Dikes as Mr. Corrigan, a somewhat villainous, social climbing attorney; Ian Whipp as Danny Mann, the sniveling hunchbacked servant totally devoted to the point of villainy to his master, Hardress; Kelley McNabb as Sheelah, Danny's loving mother - a bit peevish bit salt-of-the-earth; and company members Drew Birchmeier, Lae'la Ivey Brown, Ben Guenther, Richard Kopitsch, Nick Lemmer, Ndegwa McCloud, and Anna Raymo.
Live music will be performed throughout, featuring Jeff Boerger and Bob Borcherding.
The play is sponsored in part by ProAssurance. With a regional office in Okemos, ProAssurance is committed to enriching Michigan communities by supporting artistic, cultural, and community activities. ProAssurance companies provide healthcare and legal professional liability coverage, as well as workers' compensation insurance. To learn more, visitProAssurance.com or follow on Twitter.
Tickets $5 students, $10 seniors and LCC faculty/staff, $15 adults
Contact LCC Performing Arts Production Office, 517-483-1488
Web www.lcc.edu/showinfo
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11/18, 11/20, 11/21, 11/22
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
MSU OPERA THEATRE presents A Room With a View, music by Robert Nelson, libretto by Buck Ross
7:30 p.m. Wednesday
8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday
3:00 p.m. Sunday
Fairchild Theatre, MSU Auditorium
A young woman is torn between social convention and her heart in this romantic comic opera set in Italy and England. Based upon the novel by E.M. Forster
and made famous by the Merchant-Ivory film.
Preview lectures are held 45 minutes before each performance.
Reserved seating. $20 for adults; $18 for seniors; $5 for students. Tickets available from College of Music box office, (517) 353-5340, online at music.msu.edu, or at the door.
The 2015/16 opera season is underwritten by the Worthington Family Foundation, and a grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. The Fall opera is generously sponsored by Jack and Dottie Withrow.
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11/18, 11/20, 11/21, 11/22
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
MSU OPERA THEATRE presents A Room With a View, music by Robert Nelson, libretto by Buck Ross
7:30 p.m. Wednesday
8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday
3:00 p.m. Sunday
Fairchild Theatre, MSU Auditorium
A young woman is torn between social convention and her heart in this romantic comic opera set in Italy and England. Based upon the novel by E.M. Forster
and made famous by the Merchant-Ivory film.
Preview lectures are held 45 minutes before each performance.
Reserved seating. $20 for adults; $18 for seniors; $5 for students. Tickets available from College of Music box office, (517) 353-5340, online at music.msu.edu, or at the door.
The 2015/16 opera season is underwritten by the Worthington Family Foundation, and a grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. The Fall opera is generously sponsored by Jack and Dottie Withrow.
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Jane Zussman
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