Play
World Premiere of Mob Play "Boardwalk Blues" at Dog Story Theater
by (The University Wits)
Submitted 06-03-2016 under NONPROFITS
The University Wits are a Grand Rapids theatre company in their fourth season and are recognized for excellence in theatrical design. They are best known for creating original works as well as producing published classics. Their upcoming production...
Play exploring racial issues based on actual experiences of local community members showing at Wealthy Theatre
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 04-01-2016 under NEWS
A play grappling with racial issues in the West Michigan area, “LINES:The Lived Experience of Race 2016” is showing this weekend, April 1-3, 2016 at the Wealthy Theatre. Actors will be performing the actual experiences and words of local...
Restaurant Week Specials include Dinner AND a Show
by (Heritage Theatr...)
Submitted 08-18-2015 under NONPROFITS
What better to do after a fantastic dinner during Restaurant Week, than to go see a musical about people in the food service industry? Heritage Theatre Group presents TIP$ the Musical. This original show features snark, sass and...
Disc golf popularity continues to grow in Grand Rapids community
by (NGarbaty)
Submitted 07-24-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
Casual Riverside Park-goers walking through the park a few weekends back might have encountered dozens of Frisbees- or "discs," as they're called in the sport of disc golf- flying through the air. Competitive disc golfers at the...Homeschool Performing Arts Production of the Music Man
by (veronicahetke)
Submitted 01-05-2015 under
Ladies and Gentlemen! Either you are closing your eyes to a situation you do not wish to acknowledge, or you are unaware… of the amazing show that is about to take place in your community!...Our Hope Fundraiser: Flying Standby, a One-Woman Play
by (marcellascott)
Submitted 09-09-2014 under
OUR HOPE ASSOCIATION FUNDRAISER Presenting…Flying Standby Join us for Our Hope’s 2014 fundraising event featuring Tonya Meeks in the bittersweet one-woman show, “Flying Standby”. Meeks reveals how the...
Review: "One Man, Two Guvnors" at Circle Theatre
by (andreemi)
Submitted 07-18-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Circle Theater’s new show, “One Man, Two Guvnors,” is a raucous slapstick comedy of the Italian Commedia dell'arte comedy style. The boisterous, high-energy cast mixes elements of audience participation with improvised...
Catalyst Radio: The University Wits highlights local works, with "In A Single Bound" beginning Thurs.
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 07-14-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW Featured in this episode of Catalyst Radio is the local theatre group The University Wits. Formed by a team of Grand Valley State University grads who...
Blithe Spirit
by (Heritage Theatr...)
Submitted 07-02-2014 under
The Heritage Theatre Group presents the classic comedy Blithe Spirit, by Nöel Coward, in which a famous author participates in a seance as part of research for a new book, and finds his new marriage haunted – quite literally – by the...
More than access, inclusive playground designs benefit all
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 05-27-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
According to the US Census, 12% of the population has a disability severe enough that it affects at least one function of daily living. Imagine all the mothers, fathers, siblings, grandparents, and friends who are involved in their daily lives....