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Venue |
What It Is |
Website |
Directions |
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Abreact Performance Space |
The only donation-only theater in Detroit. Locals who love drama perform experimental works you won't see anywhere else. |
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| Ann Arbor Performance Network |
Small theater, high quality, unexpected works! |
http://www.performancenetwork.org/ |
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Baldwin Theater/Stagecrafters |
Our local group puts on a few great performances! |
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College players with a fine reputation! |
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BoxFest Detroit
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Women directors in Detroit put on powerful programs in August! Check them out! |
http://www.boxfestdetroit.com/ |
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| Breathe Art Theater |
Small theater cross-border artists (Detroit-Windsor) |
http://www.breathearttheatre.com/ |
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Usually sells out in summer, a pretty elite bunch! |
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Detroit Dance Collective (DDC) |
A local amateur association of fine dancers! |
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The DIA's theater of special films. I've never seen a bad one here. |
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Detroit Repertory Theater |
Small theater of simply excellent little-known programs |
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Detroit Symphony Orchestra |
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| Dreamland Theater |
If I said "artistic puppetry," would you believe me? |
http://www.dreamlandtheater.com/ |
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Pretty popular stuff with high price tags |
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Fox Theater |
Difficult to find shows at a theater which won't publish its season. |
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Unusual odds and ends which appear from time to time in theater, music, and film |
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Hilberry Theater |
With the Bonstelle, an excellent college program |
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Jewish Ensemble Theater |
Small ethnic theater and excellent reputation; better deals in its preview weeks, a bit pricey for what you get. |
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Macomb Center for Performing Arts |
Often overpriced and generically popular, a few gems |
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Magenta Giraffe Theater --
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A small theater of great ambition! |
http://www.magentagiraffe.org |
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Masonic Theater |
A Fisher clone |
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Matrix Theater Company --
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A small experimental theater with high energy! |
http://www.matrixtheatre.org/ |
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Meadowbrook Theater |
Under new management styles, the verdict is out. |
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| Michigan Opera Theater |
The place for the finest dance and opera in Detroit! |
http://www.motopera.org |
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Orchestra Hall |
The place for high class events, even if not always the DSO! |
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PlanetAnt |
A favorite 40-seat theater of local experimentalists led by local artists |
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Plowshares Theater Company |
African-American playwrights and artists |
http://www.plowshares.org/09-10_Season/Welcome_to_Plowshares.html |
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Project Theater Detroit --
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Original local Detroit theater productions |
http://www.projecttheatre.com/ |
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Purple Rose Theater |
Out in Chelsea, a bit highbrow, but good performances |
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Redford Theater |
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Stagecrafters |
Royal Oak's own under-valued repertory group! |
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| The Tipping Point Theater |
Northville's small theater is elegant and classic. |
http://www.tippingpointtheatre.com/ |
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University of Michigan Musical Society (UMS) |
What an excellent yearly program. Get on their mailing lists! |
http://www.ums.org/ |
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Wayne State University Dance Companies |
They post their performances without warning, so watch! |
http://www.dance.wayne.edu |
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Who Wants Cake Theater --
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Ferndale's alternative and experimental theater |
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