Monthly Archives: February 2011

Vertigo’s “Apartment 3A” is a Love Story with a Twist

By Kathleen Kirby Vertigo Theatrics’ cozy third floor studio space is a perfect fit for the Jeff Daniels play that opened Friday for a one weekend run in Flint’s Masonic Temple.  Apartment 3A is a love story with a couple … Continue reading

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McCree Theatre’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” is an Outstanding Tribute to Black History Month

By Kathleen Kirby Flint’s New McCree Theatre couldn’t have picked a better tribute to Black History month than August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone which opened Thursday evening. A definite departure from the often musical-based offerings at McCree, this … Continue reading

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“Love is Murder” Launches Blue Heron Theatre in Holly

By Kathleen Kirby The Blue Heron Theatre Company was launched this week in Holly with its inaugural production of Love is Murder.  A slapstick comedy by the prolific (over 300 plays) Tim Kelly, the play focuses on the somewhat wacky … Continue reading

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FYT INVITES STUDENTS TO OPEN AUDITIONS AND TECHNICAL INTERVIEWS FOR TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Flint Youth Theatre announces open auditions and technical interviews for To Kill a Mockingbird. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Harper Lee and adapted by Christopher Sergel, To Kill a Mockingbird will be directed by FYT Executive Artistic … Continue reading

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“Dearly Departed” Coming to Flint Community Players in March

The Flint Community Players will present “Dearly Departed” by David Botrell & Jessie Jones March 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 20  2011 (At the F.A Bower Theatre) Can there really be a play with more southern drawl and dysfunction than … Continue reading

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UM-Flint Show Deals in Dreams, Disappointment, and Destiny

By Kathleen Kirby Dreamers exist and persist. Sometimes they prevail; sometimes they don’t.  Still, where would we be without them? So goes the message carried in the plot of The Ruby Sunrise by Rinne Groff which opened Friday at UM-Flint.  … Continue reading

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Life Lesson Well Taught in FYT’s “The Great Gilly Hopkins”

By Kathleen Kirby Child foster care is at the heart of Flint Youth Theatre’s current offering as Katherine Paterson’s well known and acclaimed book The Great Gilly Hopkins takes the stage at Elgood Theatre.  Thoughtful, heartwarming as well as slightly … Continue reading

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FYT’S THE GOOD NEGRO REVEALS A COMPLICATED TRUTH AT THE HEART OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

FLINT – Flint Youth Theatre’s staged reading of The Good Negro will be performed Sunday, February 20 at 6:00 P.M. Paralleling momentous events of the Civil Rights Movement, this fictional play is by Tracey Scott Wilson. The Good Negro is … Continue reading

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BLUE HERON THEATRE COMPANY TO LAUNCH WITH “LOVE IS MURDER”

Holly’s new Blue Heron Theatre Company makes its debut with a production of Tim Kelly’s Love is Murder.  Performance dates are February 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 2011, at 7:30pm, and on February 20 and 27, 2011, at 2:00pm.  … Continue reading

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BELOVED, AWARD-WINNING STORY THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS PACKS A POWERFUL PUNCH, UP-CLOSE AT FLINT YOUTH THEATRE

FLINT – Flint Youth Theatre’s production of The Great Gilly Hopkins puts a popular, award-winning story about redemption, the need to be wanted and the ability to change one’s heart on stage February 11 through 26. This is the third … Continue reading

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