Williamston Theater: Two Actors, Lots of Laughs

Williamston Theatre knows how to end their season right.  With a flat-out funny, goofy play whose script keeps throwing curve balls to the audience to keep them laughing and off kilter.

The play is Popcorn Falls by James Hindman which enjoyed a short run off-Broadway in 2018. 

The small town of Popcorn Falls has a big problem.  The beautiful falls which pulled in a huge tourist trade, dried up years ago.  Now the town is fighting bankruptcy.  

Stratford Season: Short Drive - World Class Theater

The biggest challenge when attending the Stratford Festival in Ontario Canada, the world class theater festival a comfortable 3-hour drive from Lansing, is what plays to NOT see.

The choices are difficult.  Stratford offers 12 plays - big and brash musicals, new works, classic theater, Shakespeare (of course), children’s plays, comedies and plenty of standards.  And sometimes the best plays are the ones you’ve never heard of before.

A few days at Stratford is like being at Disneyland for theater lovers: A charming town complete with a river and graceful swans, gourmet restaurants, lovely B&Bs and of course spectacular plays performed in comfortable theaters with stunning production value. I’m always frustrated by hearing about the great shows I missed.

Glix Picks - Early Summer Arts Choices

No, MSU undergrads, the Lansing area does not go to sleep when you leave for the summer.

Actually, the warm months in the mid-Michigan area are quite vibrant in the arts world.  And as an extra bonus many of the outdoor events are for free.

For this edition of Glix Picks I‘ll highlight two current offerings.

Peppermint Creek  has established itself as the theater company that likes to take chances with new and challenging material. For their final show of the season artistic director Chad Badgero chose to open our eyes with a historical play called “Indecent” by Paula Vogel. It opened on Broadway in 2015 and this is its Midwest premier.