2011-2012 Season
From Williams to Wilson – Ray Schultz in “Blanche & Beyond”.
“Tennessee Williams’ poetic realism really affected Lanford Wilson. Not that I didn’t see it before, but I certainly see more of it after Blanche & Beyond,” said Ray Schultz, director of Burn This and star of the touring one-man show Blanche & Beyond – showing at Performance Network Theatre on October 14 & 15 at 7pm. Ray Schultz spent […]
Names to Know: Modern Dance in the 1980s
Pina Bausch and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch was appointed as the Artistic Director of the Tanztheater Wuppertal in 1973 where she centered her thought on human need being the key subject of her pieces. Pina introduced the idea of Dance Theater where the dancers sing, speak, and sometimes cry. This was a completely unrecognizable form […]
Mid Year Appeal
We are reaching out to you, our community, to help us at Performance Network raise money. We know how much you enjoy theater especially Michigan’s Premier Professional Theatre at Performance Network. However, do you really know what goes into putting on one of our outstanding productions? Well, let us break it down for you. It […]
Who was Lanford Wilson?
“Nobody’s safe around a writer.” – Lanford Wilson Known for contrast. He blended hard-eyed view of the world with elegant language. Starred in his high school’s production of The Glass Menagerie as Tom. Wrote in elements of his personal life. The cafe below his apartment was the setting for Balm in Gilead. Judd Hirsch, Swoosie Kurtz, Christopher Reeve […]
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