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Olivia Allen

Facilitator Olivia Allen (she/her) is a director, teacher, playwright, and applied theatre practitioner in Southeast Michigan. Olivia is the Co-Artistic

“If You Don’t Have Love and Compassion, You Won’t Survive Here” – June 25

This session focused on imagining the future of the summer writing project and exploring what it means to create original work together. The ensemble reflected on last year’s performances and discussed how writing can create opportunities for voices, stories, and experiences to be shared in new ways.

“I thought it was beautiful and relatable” – June 23

Stefania Antonescu

Facilitator Stefania Antonescu is a Romanian-born applied theatre practitioner, facilitator, and former actress with experience leading theatre workshops in prisons

Sam Aupperlee

Facilitator Sam Aupperlee is an applied artist and theatre educator from Grand Rapids, Michigan. They have been able to work

Mari Davis

Facilitator Mari is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan, where she studied Sociology and Ethnic Studies with a

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH

Lift up your hands for the most groundbreaking, gut-busting, gender-bending character ever to grace the stage! Join the outrageous Hedwig Schmidt as she shares her story, backed by her rock band “The Angry Inch,” for an immersive rock event that will inspire anyone who feels life has given them an inch when they deserved a mile.

TEMPLES OF LUNG AND AIR

Previews: September 25 and 26
Opening Night: September 27
Closing: November 3, 2019

PARADISE BLUE

Previews: September 25 and 26
Opening Night: September 27
Closing: November 3, 2019

NO CHILD…

Written and performed by Nilaja Sun and captured on tape in the studios at the WNED PBS in Buffalo with the support of the Chautauqua Theater Company, No Child… is a breathtaking solo show exploring the New York City public school system. Sun fearlessly transforms herself with rapid-fire precision into the teachers, students, parents, janitors, security guards, and administrators of a New York City public high school. Sun demonstrates how one determined woman can change the lives of countless others in this tour de force, crackling with wit and wisdom and showing us the transformative power of art.

FROM BROADWAY TO OBSCURITY

Eric Gutman’s From Broadway to Obscurity, which was recorded at Marygrove Theatre by Detroit Public TV, is a musical love letter to both Broadway and Michigan. At the peak of his career playing several roles in the Tony and Grammy award-winning smash hit Jersey Boys on Broadway, Eric Gutman made the decision to return to his hometown in Metro Detroit so he could raise his two young daughters close to family. Weaving together beloved songs from musical theatre and popular music, dead-on celebrity impressions, and sneak peeks at what goes on backstage at one of the biggest hits in Broadway history, Gutman, who made the transition from Broadway star to suburban Michigan Dad, will share his extraordinary gifts with audiences in this thrilling concert experience.