Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. closes out its season of shows “based on a true story” with another challenging yet entertaining production, “Eureka Day.” Playwright Jonathan Spector’s biting …
Hot on the heels of its thrilling production of “The Pillowman,” Ixion Ensemble Theatre’s latest show, “Kindness,” is another dark look at the complexity of familial relationships and how …
Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. continues its provocative season of plays “based on a true story” with “Fairview,” a funny and biting satire. Directed by Janell Hall, the play holds a mirror up …
Twists of fate are a common element in fairy tales, and in an interesting twist of fate, two local theaters are currently producing very different shows based on such tales. Both highlight the dark …
With “Fatherland,” Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. continues a season of timely and important pieces that are vital for spurring conversation, challenging beliefs and assumptions, and building …
Live theater has the power to move us in ways that other forms of entertainment cannot. The communion of an audience sharing a live experience with performers who are showcasing both their talents …
People who have never been inside a prison might imagine that life inside is a daily fight for physical survival, like it is on shows like “Oz” or “The Mayor of Kingstown.” To …
Don’t say you weren’t warned. In her debut, “The Best We Could (a family tragedy)” — being staged by Peppermint Creek Theatre Co. through Sunday — playwright Emily …
Picture an insecure leader, so singularly focused on retribution for a perceived wrong that he formulates a complex scheme of revenge and sows such deep mistrust among his people that they kill each …
Lansing Community College’s debut production of the season, “Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties,” is not for everyone, but it is about everyone. Everyone, that is, who has ever …
