Backstage Brunch: 2019-2020 Season Announcement

Saturday, April 20; 11am-2pm

Join us at CityFlats Ballroom for a delicious brunch with live music, silent and live auctions, and the announcement of our exciting 39th season! We have 1 world premiere, 1 national premiere, and 3 Michigan premieres!
Tickets are just $35 which includes entry and brunch.

Saturday, April 20; 11am-2pm at CityFlats Ballroom.
Convenient parking available in the Monroe Center parking ramp.

Second Space: "Lungs"

March 28-31, April 4-6

An innovative, smart, and funny drama that follows a couple through the surprising life cycle of their relationship as they grapple with questions of family and change, hope, betrayal, happenstance, and the terrible pain you can only cause the people you love.

The Wolves

April 18-20, 25-27 at 8pm

Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. The Wolves is a portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals.

Finalist - 2017 Pulitzer Prize
Winner - 2015 American Playwriting Foundation Relentless Award

Sweat

May 16-18, 23-25 at 8pm; May 19 at 3pm

Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, Sweat tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat. Sweat is a powerful and emotional look at identity, race, economy, and humanity.

Winner - 2017 Pulitzer Prize
Winner - 2017 Obie Award
Winner - 2 2017 Drama Desk Awards
Nominated - 3 Tony Awards

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

September 13-15, 20-22, 27-29 at 8pm; September 23 at 3pm

15-year old Christopher has an extraordinary brain. He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road. He detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight and Christopher finds himself being falsely accused of killing a neighbor's dog. He decides to investigate the crime. The secrets he unearths prompt him to leave his trusted teacher and the familiar streets of his hometown for a life-changing trip to London. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a thrilling and heartwarming adventure story featuring an unforgettable young hero.

Winner - 5 Tony Awards
Winner - 7 Laurence Olivier Awards
Winner - 6 Drama Desk Awards
Winner - 5 Outer Circle Awards
Winner - Drama League Award

At the Table

November 8-10, 15-17 at 8pm; November 11 at 3pm

Six friends head out of the city on their annual retreat for the weekend. With no social media, no cell phones, no internet allowed, all this leaves them with one thing to do… look up from their screens and talk to each other. And when the liquor starts flowing and the tongues start to loosen, no conversation is uneventful and no topic is off-limits. At the Table is a comedy that begs the question: what happens when those with privilege are pushed to the periphery and a marginalized minority suddenly finds its voice amplified? Who is allowed at what discussion table, and who isn’t?

Winner - 4 Jeff Awards

The Burnt Part Boys

February 2, 7, 8, 9 at 8pm; February 3 at 3pm

The Burnt Part Boys takes place in rural West Virginia in 1962. A young boy and his older brother try and come to terms with their past so they can move ahead to the future. With a group of friends, they embark on a life-altering journey to the coal mine that took their parents’ lives. This bluegrass and pop-inspired musical looks at the power of family bonds, friendships that unite us, and the importance and need to understand.

Nominated - 2011 Lucille Lortel Award
Finalist - 2006 American Theatre Critics Award

Second Space: "Blank"

February 14-17, 21-23

THE PLAY YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IS SEALED INSIDE AN ENVELOPE....
No rehearsals, no director, 7 performances - a different performer each night, each laying eyes on the script at that moment for the very first time....

In a joint effort between audience and performer, gaps in the script are filled in to reveal a story, made up on the spot, that celebrates the human imagination. As inventive as it is engaging, BLANK reverses the typical theater experience: A script riddled with blanks leaves the audience in charge of how the story will unfold. The concept might be simple but the result is nothing short of empowering and extraordinary as a random audience member sees their future determined by the imagination of others.

WE DARE YOU NOT TO GOOGLE FOR MORE. JOIN THE ACTORS AND LEAP.