Monthly Archives: October 2010

UM-Flint’s Tricky “Drowsy Chaperone” is a Total Treat

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

By Kathleen Kirby It may be a modern script, but everything about “The Drowsy Chaperone”, which opened Friday at UM-Flint, screams vintage comedy. Lovers of performance and theatricality are definitely in for a treat. Created first as an alternative to … Continue reading →

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The Flint Community Players announce the opening of their 2010 Holiday musical, the multiple Tony Award winning musical comedy…THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE!

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Take six somewhat neurotic, overachieving, compulsive, eccentric and competitive middle and high school students (Who are actually played by six neurotic, overachieving, compulsive, eccentric and competitive ADULT ACTORS!)  mixed with one very retentive (but sparkling) moderator, one vice principal (who … Continue reading →

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“The Things They Carried” Brought O’Brien Novel to Life at Whiting

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

By Joseph Michael Mishler War is an obscenity.  According to Tim O’Brien, a true war story has no moral. O’Brien wrote those words more than twenty years ago in his novel about Vietnam, The Things They Carried. The American Place … Continue reading →

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Joe Mishler:Dinner Theatre Fundraiser will Launch New Troupe

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

The Blue Heron Theatre Company will hold a dinner theatre at the Calvary United Methodist Church located at 15010 N. Holly Rd. – the corner of Quick Rd and N. Holly Rd. The play is called “We Build ‘Em, but Who … Continue reading →

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“Dracula” Offers Both Tricks and Treats

Posted on October 23, 2010 by

By Kathleen Kirby In this season of ghosts and goblins, Clio Cast and Crew opened their season Friday with a somewhat tongue-in-cheek version of the well known vampire story, “Dracula”.  A nicely appointed set design, technically well-done sound and lights, … Continue reading →

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FLINT YOUTH THEATRE HOSTS “MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT” WITH MOSES GOLDBERG: BEYOND A CHILD PLAYWRIGHT

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

Friday, October 22, following the 7:30 P.M. performance Flint Youth Theatre hosts Beyond a Child playwright, Moses Goldberg this Friday evening.  A reception will be held in Goldberg’s honor following a performance of FYT’s production of Beyond a Child.  Patrons attending Friday … Continue reading →

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“Beyond A Child” Offers Life Lessons

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

By Kathleen Kirby At Flint Youth Theatre, the theme of the 2010-11 season is RITES OF PASSAGE: Life Lessons and Stories About Coming of Age. Peter Pan and his Lost Boys aside, most everyone grows up. We pass from childhood … Continue reading →

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“The Saints of St. John Street” Recalls 1950s Flint

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

by Kathleen Kirby For anyone who grew up in Flint in the 1950s, the musical story now playing at The New McCree Theatre will surely hit a nostalgic nerve.  “The Saints of St. John Street”, which opened Thursday, is an … Continue reading →

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FYT’S STAGED READING OF FARRAGUT NORTH CAPTURES “POLITICS AS USUAL” FROM AN INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

FLINT – Flint Youth Theatre’s staged reading of Farragut North will be performed Sunday, October 17 at 6:00 P.M. This timely and starkly realistic insider’s view of the American political process is written by Beau Willimon. Farragut North is the first staged … Continue reading →

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