Deadline is March 17!

Ann Arbor, MI— Performance Network Theatre is currently accepting submissions for the Fireside Festival of New Works, which will be held May 2nd through 5th, 2010. All submissions should be unproduced, full-length scripts by playwrights currently living in, or with close ties to Michigan.

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Starlight Dinner Theatre will be presenting Opal’s Husband, the hilarious sequel to the popular Opal’s Baby, which ran last season. Opal’s Husband follows the further adventures of the beloved Opal Kronkie. This time she has an unexpected husband and jealous daughter who covets the old man’s fortune.

Returning to reprise their roles are Jane Zussman as Opal and Winifred Olds as Rosie. Opal’s neighbor and best friend, “Mr. Handsome” will be played by Jane’s real life hubby Mark Zussman.

You can come for dinner or just the show. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Waverly East Intermediate School. Reservations are required for dinner.

The show runs March 12, 13, 19, and 20. Ticket prices include dinner and the show for $30—$25 for seniors (62+) and students 22 and under with a valid student I.D. Show-only tickets are also available for $15, and can be purchased at the door.

For more information or to make reservations, contact Starlight Dinner Theatre at (517) 243-6040 or email starlightdinnertheatre@yahoo.com. You may also visit the website at starlightdinnertheatre.com.

The manager of the Riverwalk Theatre in Lansing was the guest of honor at his own theatre Saturday afternoon for a party to celebrate 15 years in his current position. Mike was joined by hundreds of his theater friends for an event that marked a decade and a half of being the most famous behind-the-scenes person in Lansing Theater.

Mike has been in charge of the theater since 1995. As the community theater’s only paid employee, he oversees a staff of volunteers that includes cast members, directors, producers, behind-the-scenes help, and a board of directors. Many at the party joked, “Mike keeps them all in line.” He has also led the theater through several renovation and expansion projects, and is in charge of tickets and public relations.

Mike was presented with a plaque to honor his service and gifts from the community. We hope he will wear his new MIentertainment shirt proudly.

Rating: 3 out of Fordyce 

The first regular play to be performed in the Riverwalk Theatre’s “Black Box” is The Watch List. This original work by Lansing writer Eric Dawe is intriguing and thought-provoking. It is the story of a group that defends civil liberties against government repression that suddenly finds itself in the embarrassing position of having terminated one of its own employees because her name appeared on the federal government’s “Terror Watch List.”

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