Metro theaters open new seasons and host major performances this weekend
Detroit Repertory Theatre kicks off its 70th season while local venues host opera, comedy, and dance events through the holiday season.
By Chioma Brooks ·
Theater venues across the Detroit metro area open new seasons and host major performances this weekend. The Detroit Repertory Theatre begins its 70th season with the Michigan premiere of Sarah Treem’s drama When You Were Young and Unafraid. The production runs through Dec. 13 at the theater located at 13103 Woodrow Wilson in Detroit.
The Detroit Mercy Theatre Company starts its 56th season with Sarah Ruhl’s play Eurydice. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and runs through Nov. 15 in the Black Box Theatre on the University of Detroit Mercy campus.
Other local companies present new works in Birmingham and Royal Oak. Stagecrafters presents the comedy Calendar Girls starting Friday, Nov. 6, at the Baldwin Theatre. The run continues through Nov. 22. The Birmingham Village Players offers The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [abridged] [revised] [again] at the Village Playhouse. That production also runs from Nov. 6 through Nov. 22.
Established musicals and dance productions remain on the schedule. Six: The Musical runs through Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit. COSM Detroit screens George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker on its big screen through New Year’s Eve. The screening runs alongside sports events at the venue.
Performers and comedians take the stage in Hamtramck and downtown Detroit. Shelly Smith performs On Hold: A One-Human Show at Planet Ant Theatre from Nov. 6 through Nov. 14. Registered nurse John Dela Cruz presents Nurse John: Against Medical Advice at the Fillmore Detroit on Friday, Nov. 6. Doors open at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Music and poetry events are scheduled in Detroit and Ann Arbor. The All-City Poetry Slam Finals take place at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Aretha’s Jazz Cafe. The Decent Collective’s Dubstep Finals follow on Saturday, Nov. 7. Colorado poet Andre Gibson performs Love Letter From the Afterlife at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. Megan Falley also performs at that event.
Family and crossover events round out the lineup. Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Got the Moves plays at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Fox Theatre. News caster Don Lemon and comedian DL Hughley perform an Anything Goes show at the Masonic Jack White Theatre on Friday, Nov. 6. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Detroit Opera concludes its season-opening run of Tosca at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in the Detroit Opera House.
