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Nov
13
Thu
Issue Launch: Harlequin Creature 5.5 @ Literati Bookstore
Nov 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Literati is pleased to help launch issue 5.5 of literary journal Harlequin Creature with a very special listening party. That’s because issue 5.5 of the journal is, in fact, a viynl record.

 

Poetry Night in Ann Arbor @ Mendellsohn Theatre
Nov 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
The Neutral Zone, a local teen center, is partnering with U of M to put on night of poetry at the Mendelssohn on Thursday, November 13th at 7 pm. Local high school students reading and the two featured readers of the night are Franny Choi and Danez Smith, both nationally recognizedpoets that perform all over the country.
their websites (with bios) are
The Facebook event is http://bit.ly/PNAA14FB
tickets for students are 5 in advance and 7 at the door

Tickets can be purchased online at http://bit.ly/NZPNAA14

 

Nov
18
Tue
Moth Storyslam @ Circus
Nov 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Monthly open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each month 10 storytellers are selected at random from among those who sign up to tell a 3-5 minute story on the monthly theme. The 3 judges are recruited from the audience. Monthly winners compete in a semiannual Grand Slam. Space limited, so it’s smart to arrive early. November theme: Accident. $8. Doors open, and sign up start at 6.

Nov
21
Fri
RC Players: Breaking News @ Keene Theater
Nov 21 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Breaking News:  A Tragedy-Comedy about the Comedy of Tragedy

The sleepy town of Hiddlesville is rocked with explosions, and everybody’s got something to say about it. Television pundits and government agents are honing in on the situation… which is exactly what the bombers want.

Written and directed by University of Michigan Junior Skyler Tarnas,  Keene Theater, East Quad (basement). Free.

Shows also on Saturday, November 22nd- 8 PM and Sunday, November 23rd- 2 PM

Nov
22
Sat
RC Players: Breaking News @ Keene Theater
Nov 22 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Breaking News:  A Tragedy-Comedy about the Comedy of Tragedy

The sleepy town of Hiddlesville is rocked with explosions, and everybody’s got something to say about it. Television pundits and government agents are honing in on the situation… which is exactly what the bombers want.

Written and directed by University of Michigan Junior Skyler Tarnas,  Keene Theater, East Quad (basement). Free.

Show also on Sunday, November 23rd- 2 PM

Nov
23
Sun
RC Players: Breaking News @ Keene Theater
Nov 23 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Breaking News:  A Tragedy-Comedy about the Comedy of Tragedy

The sleepy town of Hiddlesville is rocked with explosions, and everybody’s got something to say about it. Television pundits and government agents are honing in on the situation… which is exactly what the bombers want.

Written and directed by University of Michigan Junior Skyler Tarnas,  Keene Theater, East Quad (basement). Free.

Staged Performance of Jean Anouilh’s Antigone @ Keene Theater
Nov 23 @ 7:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Staged reading for RC faculty and students.

Dec
5
Fri
RC Drama: Angels in America, and Night Mother @ Keene Theater, RC
Dec 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

U-M drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs RC students in scenes from Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Tony Kushner’s celebrated 2-play series exploring the apocalyptic fears at the heart of contemporary culture, and ‘Night Mother, Marsha Norman’s controversial 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a divorced woman, living with her mother, who chooses suicide in an effort to take control of her own life.

Dec
6
Sat
RC Drama: The Seagull @ Keene Theater, RC
Dec 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

U-M drama lecturer Kate Mendeloff directs RC students in scenes from Chekhov’s tragedy about the plight of the artist, the irrevocable passage of time, and a hopelessly misguided love that evokes both humor and pathos.

Dec
16
Tue
Moth Storyslam @ Circus
Dec 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Monthly open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each month 10 storytellers are selected at random from among those who sign up to tell a 3-5 minute story on the monthly theme. The 3 judges are recruited from the audience. Monthly winners compete in a semiannual Grand Slam. Space limited, so it’s smart to arrive early. December theme: Rewards. $8. Doors open, and sign up start at 6.

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