Detroit Rep marks 70th season with Sarah Treem drama premiere
The theater opens its anniversary season with a Michigan premiere, joining a slate of 14 productions across the metro area this weekend.
By Ethan Cooper ·
The Detroit Repertory Theatre is opening its 70th season with the Michigan premiere of Sarah Treem’s drama “When You Were Young and Unafraid.” The production, which runs through December 13, anchors a busy theatrical weekend across the metro area that features 14 distinct performances ranging from opera to one-person shows.
The theater’s anniversary season begins at 13103 Woodrow Wilson in Detroit. Tickets are available at DetroitRepTheatre.com or by calling 313-868-1347. This production serves as the centerpiece for a weekend that includes the opening of several new stages and the conclusion of others.
Other major openings occur on Friday, November 6. Stagecrafters presents the comedy “Calendar Girls” at the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak, running through November 22. The Birmingham Village Players begins a revised abridgment of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare” at the Village Playhouse in Birmingham, also running through November 22. The Detroit Mercy Theatre Company starts its 56th season with Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice” in the Black Box Theatre on the University of Detroit Mercy campus, where it runs through November 15.
Comedy and music events fill the remaining schedule. Shelly Smith performs “On Hold: A One-Human Show” at Planet Ant Theatre in Hamtramck through November 14. Registered nurse John Dela Cruz presents two shows of “Nurse John: Against Medical Advice” at the Fillmore Detroit, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Friday. Newscaster Don Lemon and comedian DL Hughley perform together in “Anything Goes” at the Masonic Jack White Theatre, with doors at 6 p.m. on Friday.
The Detroit Opera concludes its season-opening run of “Tosca” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, at the Detroit Opera House. The All-City Poetry Slam Finals take place at 8 p.m. on Friday at Aretha’s Jazz Cafe, followed by the Decent Collective’s Dubstep Finals on Saturday at the same venue.
Family and literary events are scheduled for Sunday, November 8. “Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Got the Moves” plays at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Colorado poet Andre Gibson performs “Love Letter From the Afterlife” at 7:30 p.m. at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, with Megan Falley also appearing.
“Six: The Musical” holds its final performances at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit through Sunday, November 8. COSM Detroit continues its Shared Reality projection of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” on its large screen through New Year’s Eve, alongside sports events.
