January 26, 2021
Chelsea — The Purple Rose Theatre Company announces general auditions, via video submission, for the 2020 / 2021 season. The Purple Rose is seeking actors ages 18 years and over. Both Equity and
[ Read More ]CHELSEA — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Purple Rose Theatre Company shut its doors on March 13 to keep patrons, staff, and artists safe. With the state of Michigan executive order
[ Read More ]In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Purple Rose Theatre Company shut its doors on March 13 to keep patrons, staff, and artists safe. With the state of Michigan executive order that soon
[ Read More ]David Bendena, sitting down upstairs in a conference room behind the iconic Purple Rose stage just before the opening of Jeff Daniels’ “Roadsigns,” doesn’t appear to be tired in the least. It’s
[ Read More ]When trying to describe the world-premiere of Jeff Daniels’ “Roadsigns,” Purple Rose Theatre Director Guy Sanville kept returning to the same word. “It’s just beautiful; and I like beautiful.
[ Read More ]Roadsigns, a beautiful, lyrical new play by Jeff Daniels, will make its world premiere this month at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea. The play follows Lance, a young poet, as he embarks on a
[ Read More ]There is a point in the process where a writer turns over his or her baby – and it really is their baby – to a theatre production company, and the writer is no longer in control of what happens
[ Read More ]They took their bows with smiles of satisfaction and pride. They soaked in the applause from a very appreciative audience. And then they disappeared “behind the curtain” and into the night. But
[ Read More ]“GUEST ARTIST,” a new film written by and starring Michigan’s own Jeff Daniels and directed by Timothy Busfield, will be presented at Ann Arbor’s Michigan Theater on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019.
[ Read More ]As the director gets a play on its feet and the actors get to know their roles and the lights begin to shine, the magic truly begins to happen on and off the stage. And Director Michelle Mountain
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