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The Maids
April 26-May 18, 2013
By: Jean Genet
Translated by: Bernard Frechtman
Directed by: Frannie Shepherd-Bates
The first two performances of The Maids on April 26 and 27 are being offered as excursions to purchasers of the Detroit Passport to the Arts. The space is very intimate - for guaranteed seating, we recommend you look into a passport!
Detroit Passport to the Arts provides an introduction to the Detroit cultural scene for people 45 & under. With an affordable passport, DP2A offers an opportunity to experience Detroit and its culture with like-minded people. A passport provides access to six performances, including dance, opera, symphony, theatre, film and chamber music, followed by six social networking events.
For more information about DP2A visit www.dp2a.org
or call 248-559-2095.
Magenta Giraffe Theatre Company presents its fifth annual Staged Reading Festival featuring Michigan playwrights.
Friday, May 24
Fall
A parent's suicide provides the backdrop for this exploration of isolation, identity and assimilation in a family of Korean immigrants living in America. Inspired by a true story.
Saturday, May 25
Bloom
Daniel is 15, has just lost his father, and is sleeping on a couch in his aunt’s basement in Flint, Michigan. After a violent outburst at his new school, his social worker Michelle suggests he spends a week working in an urban garden in the middle of the city with her father, Bobby. A week soon turns into a few months, and as the two men work together over the summer, they form an unlikely friendship and begin to help each other heal some old wounds.
A Play by Franco Vitella
The playwright Franco Vitella attempts to write a play, but has no idea what it's about or how it ends. As the writer struggles through starts, stops, and revisions, a group of actors attempt to perform the show without incident. A Play By Franco Vitella destroys theatrical barriers by blending characters with their real-life counterparts and examining what it means to be an actor, writer, and audience member.
The Friday Afternoon Bucket List of Booze
A group of longtime friends gathers regularly to sample exotic kinds of alcohol, laugh, and talk about everything - romantic dilemmas, caring for elderly parents, the joy of menopause - everything except for the fact that one of them is dying. Ultimately they have to confront this hard truth and the effect it has on all of their lives.
Sunday, May 26
The Antichrist Cometh
A happily married couple is getting ready to host a small dinner party when the husband makes the surprising discovery that he just might be the Antichrist. Should the party go on as planned or should he start making plans for the Apocalypse? Or perhaps a festive combination of the two?
Love is Strange