Monthly Archives: July 2011

Michigan Shakespeare Festival’s “Tartuffe” Features Local Performers

Reviewed by Kathleen Kirby We were pleased to be able to travel to the Michigan Shakespeare Festival in Jackson, MI, Saturday to see a production of Moliere’s Tartuffe. It was a splendid show rife with glorious costumes and hilarious comedy. … Continue reading

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FLINT YOUTH THEATRE INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE “MILESTONE STORIES” THROUGH RITES OF PASSAGE PROJECT

Monday, August 1, 7:00-8:30 p.m. and Tuesday, August 2, 7:00-8:30 p.m.  Flint Youth Theatre is hosting two discussion sessions to collect stories from the community for its Rites of Passage Project.  Both sessions will take place at FYT, 1220 East Kearsley … Continue reading

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Healing Our Community Through Words

Flint, MI (July 22, 2011) – The play EMBERS: The Flint Fires Verbatim Theatre Project will be performed throughout the community in late August and early September, with a dialogue session immediately following. The 90-minute play begins each night at … Continue reading

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Fling Youth Theatre Brings Dickens’ “Great Expectations” to Bower Stage

Reviewed by Kathleen Kirby Flint Youth Theatre’s current production of the Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations is beautifully set and exceptionally well choreographed. Costumes are marvelous and the lighting is crisp. In short, the technical aspects of this production are … Continue reading

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In Spite of Heat, Flint City Theatre’s “Waiting for Godot” is Worth the Wait

Reviewed by Jeff Bean (Ed. Note: Flint Area Theatres welcomes Jeff, with his background in both professional theatre and teaching, to our growing group of reviewers.) While losing a pound of flesh is more Shakespeare than Beckett, it is what … Continue reading

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Blue Heron Theatre Company Succeeds in Scratching “The Seven Year Itch”

Reviewed by Matt Bach A fallen tomato plant and a bottle of champagne. A middle-aged man home alone while his wife and daughter are away on vacation. A beautiful young temptress. And there you have all the key elements of the … Continue reading

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Kearsley Park Players’ “Little Red Riding Hood” Offers A Delightful Twist on the Tale

Reviewed by Kathleen Kirby OMG! Kearsley Park Pavilion was inundated with kids Thursday evening for the opening performance of Little Red Riding Hood!  They were piling out of cars and scrambling to seat themselves onto a never-ending array of rugs … Continue reading

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FLINT YOUTH THEATRE’S OFF THE PRESS SERIES SUMMER SPECIAL “THE QUALITY OF LIFE”: TWO COUPLES SEEK A CONNECTION DESPITE VASTLY DIFFERENT VIEWS

FLINT – Flint Youth Theatre’s staged reading of The Quality of Life will be performed Sunday, July 31 at 6:00 P.M. Written by Jane Anderson, The Quality of Life follows two couples as they confront loss and survival in the … Continue reading

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FLINT YOUTH THEATRE’S “GREAT EXPECTATIONS”: ‘PIP’ COMES OF AGE THROUGH THE TWISTS AND TURNS OF THE CHARLES DICKENS CLASSIC

FLINT – Flint Youth Theatre’s production of Great Expectations tells a story full of remarkable characters all shaping the coming-of-age journey of the young and ambitious “Pip.” Running July 22 through August 6, this is the fifth and final production … Continue reading

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BLUE HERON THEATRE COMPANY TO PRESENT “THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH”

            The Seven Year Itch by George Axelrod is a romantic comedy.  A husband named Richard is left home for the summer while his wife and daughter go on vacation.  What starts out to be a boring time turns into … Continue reading

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