Marat/Sade

April 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

The Hilberry Theatre presents Marat Sade

The 50th Hilberry Season concludes with The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade, or simply, Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss. The drama opens Friday at the Hilberry Theatre, located on the campus of Wayne State University. The drama runs on select dates through May 11.

From the Hilberry Theatre Company:

While an inmate at France’s infamous insane asylum, Charenton, the libertine and seductive author the Marquis de Sade directs fellow inmates in an intense re-creation of the breathtaking murder of Jean-Paul Marat. This fact-based play-within-a-play is total theatre. Philosophically problematic, it engages the eye, the ear and the mind with every imaginable dramatic device, technique and stage picture.

For tickets, call (313) 577-2972 or visit the Wayne State University Theatre Box Office at 4743 Cass Avenue on the corner of Hancock. Click here for tickets online.

About the Hilberry Theatre Company

The Hilberry Company is unique in that it is the nation’s only graduate theatre company staffed by young up-and-coming professionals that also runs on a rotating repertory schedule. About forty graduate students are selected in national competition to receive fellowships to work in this theatre and study for advanced degrees. The company performs an annual season of six plays, including high school matinees for nearly 6,000 students. Through the years four Hilberry productions have been selected to appear at the American College Theatre Festival.

Performance Times:

  • Friday, April 19 at 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 20 at 8 p.m.
  • Wednesday, April 24 at 2 p.m.
  • Thursday, April 25 at 8 p.m.
  • Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 2 at 8 p.m.
  • Friday, May 3 at 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 4 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 9 at 8 p.m.
  • Friday, May 10 at 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 11 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

 

 

 

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Marriage at the Hilberry

February 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Before the Wedding

Discover the business side of matrimony when The Hilberry Theatre of Wayne State University presents “Marriage” by Nikolai Gogol. The comedy opens Friday and runs on select dates through April 6.

From Wayne State University:

Marriage is a poetic and hilarious, fractured fairy tale about the business of marriage. A town matchmaker and a newly betrothed busybody match wits in an intense race to marry off a gun-shy suitor. One bride, four men, two matchmakers and one family are seduced into the calamity that ensues and it is anybody’s guess whether the bride will make it to the altar.

Cast includes:

Annie Keris (Agafya), Brent Griffith (Podkoliosin), Alec Barbour (Stepan), Sarah Hawkins-Moan (Fiokla), Ty Mitchell (Kochkariev), Joshua Blake Rippy (Arina), Chelsea Ortuno (Dunyashka), Chris Call (Poach’Tegg), Miles Boucher (Anuchkin), and Topher Payne (Zhevakin).

Production team includes:

James Thomas (Director), Michelle Brock (Choreographer), Dana Gamarra (Stage Manager), Michael Wilkki (Scenic Designer), Leah McCall (Lighting Designer), Clare Hungate-Hawk (Costume Designer), Heather DeFauw (Sound Designer), Leazah Behrens (Property Master), Max Amitin (Technical Director), Curtis Green (Asst. Technical Director), Kimbra Essex (Paint Charge), Kevin Replinger (Publicity Manager), and Max Bolton (Publicity Designer).

Calendar Information:

  • Wednesday 2 p.m. Feb. 27 (Postshow Talkback)
  • Thursday 8 p.m. Feb. 28 (Preshow Discussion), Mar. 7, 21
  • Friday 8 p.m. Feb. 22 (Opening Night), Mar. 8, 22, 29
  • Saturday 2 p.m. Feb. 23, Apr. 6
  • Saturday 8 p.m. Feb. 23, Mar. 9, 30, Apr. 6

For tickets, click here.

The image above is a detail of the painting “Before the Wedding” by Konstantin Makovsky, a  work created in 1890.

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DETROIT

January 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Hilberry presents DETROIT

The Hilberry Theatre presents DETROIT by Lisa D’Amour. The Pulitzer-nominated comedy will be performed Thursday and Friday in honor of the 50th anniversary season of the Hilberry before opening in London and New York City later this summer.

From the Hilberry:

In a first-ring suburb just outside a city that could be Detroit, Ben and Mary see sudden signs of life at the deserted house next door and invite their new neighbors over for a barbecue. The fledgling friendship soon veers out of control, shattering the fragile hold Ben and Mary have on their way of life — with unexpected comic consequences. Detroit is a fresh, off-beat look at the seductive moment when we dare to open ourselves up to something new.

The cast includes: Danielle Cochrane (Sharon), Edmund Alyn Jones (Frank), Joe Plambeck (Ben), Vanessa Sawson (Mary), David Sterritt (Kenny). Ms. Sawson was video profiled by Roy Feldman in the Green Room of Detroit Performs.

The production team includes: Lavinia Hart (Director), Courtney Rasor (Stage Manager), Veronica Zahn (Assistant Stage Manager), Pegi Marshall-Amundsen (Scenic Designer), Heather Defauw (Lighting Designer), John D. Woodland (Costume Designer), Curtis Green (Technical Director), Kimbra Essex (Assistant Technical Director) Max Amitin (Properties Master), Samuel G. Byers (Sound Designer), and Alex Stewart (Publicity Manager).

Click Here for tickets and more information.

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Passport to New Worlds

February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Detroit Passport to the ArtsThe Detroit Passport to the Arts program encourages Detroit’s next generation to participate in the city’s vibrant arts community by breaking down the barriers of cost and accessibility. In a partnership with a unique array of the city’s arts organizations, DP2A offers its members an affordable way to attend some of the best performances in the city. Past and current partner organizations include: the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings, Detroit Film Theatre, Michigan Opera Theatre, Hilberry Theatre, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, Mosaic Youth Theatre, and the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble.

In addition to performances, DP2A passport holders enjoy exclusive after-party events, talks with the artists, backstage tours, and other special events. DP2A is administered by Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings and its partners, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble and the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival and is driven by a steering committee of young leaders. For more information, please visit www.dp2a.org.

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Truth on the First Take

January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Cripple of InishmaanIt’s not the camera that never lies. The people it captures are the ones who tell the truth.

The Hilberry Theatre shows why in its production, “The Cripple of Inishmaan,” a play by Martin McDonagh. The dark comedy tells the story of what happens to a small community when a famed Hollywood director arrives to make a documentary about life on the islands off the western coast of Ireland in the mid 1930s. The filmmaker is greeted by a young physically challenged orphan and outcast. The young man is given a role to play, creating much gossip, confusion and character.

For a complete review of this production, please visit Encore Michigan. The web portal specializes in presenting news, reviews and analysis of theater in Michigan.

Final performances of The Cripple of Inishmaan are Thursday, Feb. 2 through Saturday, Feb. 4. Tickets are $12-30. For more information, please visit Hilberry Theatre online or call (313) 577-2972.

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