Welcome to a new way to enjoy your West Michigan summers! With a mind toward getting back to our "black box" roots, Actors' is proud to present the inaugural Second Space Series, hosted at Dog Story Theater. In 2013, we present two memorable works of the contemporary stage: the contemporary classic The Beauty Queen of Leenane and the recently published 2012 Humana Festival standout Maple and Vine! Purchase your S2X Pass today and save up to 25% on door prices. Seating at Dog Story is limited to 50 seats so we recommend getting your seats early.
The Beauty Queen Of Leenane
by Martin McDonagh
July 17 – 28, 2013 – 8PM
Dog Story Theater, 7 Jefferson Avenue SE,
Grand Rapids
Maureen Folan is plain.
Maureen Folan is lonely. Maureen
Folan’s sisters have moved on to marriage and children while she remains as the
caretaker for her manipulative, aging, and harshly critical mother Mag. When Mag interferes with Maureen’s first and
possibly final chance for a love of her own, their already awful relationship
takes an even sharper turn for the worse. [Read More]
Circle Mirror Transformation
by Annie Baker
August 21 – September 1, 2013 – 8PM
Dog Story Theater, 7 Jefferson Avenue SE,
Grand Rapids
When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty's six-week-long
community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games,
hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of epic proportions are
waged and won. A beautifully crafted diorama, a petri dish in which we
see, with hilarious detail and clarity, the antic sadness of a motley
quintet. [Read More]
Called “piquantly funny, cleverly executed and darkly
playful” by the New York Times, Maple and Vine is a unique new play that
examines whether our 20th and early 21st century
“evolutions” are all they are cracked up to be.
