The Theatre Company at Detroit Mercy presents “The Grown Ups,” with Kasai Hooper (left), Li Udell and Gavin Rapuzzi, April 4 to 13 at the Marlene Boll Theater at the Boll Family YMCA, 1401 Broadway in Detroit. For tickets, call 313-993-3270 or go to DetroitMercyArts.com.
Whether you want to tap your toes and laugh or get caught up in an absorbing story, local stages will raise the curtain on entertaining options as the Detroit Mercy Theatre Company presents the drama “The Grown Ups,” Divine Child High School offers the musical comedy “The Addams Family” and the Fisher Theater hosts the North American tour of the musical comedy “The Book of Mormon.”
DETROIT MERCY THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS ‘THE GROWN UPS’
The Detroit Mercy Theatre Company presents Simon Henriques and Skylar Fox’s “The Grown Ups” April 4 to 13 at the Marlene Boll Theater inside the Boll Family YMCA, 1401 Broadway in Detroit.
The play, which is described as part satire and part scary, focuses on a group of camp counselors who gather each night around a camp fire and wonder whether to reveal to the children at camp what is happening in the outside world, which is facing a looming crisis.
The counselors are also struggling with whether to pass on camp traditions that are exclusionary or racist, and examines how scary it is to change the world that shaped you, especially when doing so is an important thing to do.
As the camp counselors swap stories around the campfire and bond, they challenge each other’s preconceived beliefs and perspectives, especially under the shadow of turmoil in the outside world.
The show is timely given current world events that make the future seem uncertain and unpredictable.
Director and Performing Arts Department Chair Andrew Papa said “The Grown Ups” is a show he hopes will provoke discussion among attendees on the drive home.
“What if something like this were to happen? How would we respond?” he said. “What can we do to ensure the story of the show doesn’t become a reality?
“It’s a piece that’s just as intellectual as it is emotional, and it’s also a great call to action.”
Show times are 7:30 p.m. April 4, 5, 11 and 12, with 3 p.m. April 6 and 13 matinees. General admission is $25, with $18 tickets for seniors and Detroit Mercy faculty, staff and alumni, and $10 tickets for veterans and students.
All tickets are $10 on April 11 for community night, and $5 on April 5 for students and alumni of the College of Liberal Arts and Education/College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, with code CHASS25, with free tickets to faculty and staff of CLAE/CHASS by emailing [email protected].
On April 6, Genevieve E. Meyers, PhD of UDM Department of Political Science, will lead a discussion on navigating chaos, drawing on historical precedents and contemporary analysis, and discussing the role of government agencies and the impact on civil society in the event of a nationwide crisis on American soil.
To order tickets, call 313-993-3270 or go to DetroitMercyArts.com.
Divine Child High School Theatre presents the musical comedy “The Addams Family” March 28 to 30 and April 4 to 6 at the high school auditorium, 1001 Silvery Lane in Dearborn. For tickets, go to dchstheater.ludus.com.
DEARBORN DIVINE CHILD H.S. PRESENTS THE MUSICAL ‘THE ADDAMS FAMILY’
The musical “The Addams Family” brings its spooky and comedic vibe to Dearborn Divine Child High School for two weekends, March 28 to April 6, at the high school auditorium, 1001 Silvery Lane.
When Wednesday Addams falls in love with a “normal” young man, she begs her family to provide “one normal night,” which is anything but ordinary.
The show includes the songs “When You’re an Addams,” “One Normal Night,” “Full Disclosure,” “The Moon and Me,” “Crazier Than You” and “Live Before We Die.”
Show times are 7:30 p.m. March 28 and 29 and April 4 and 5, with 2:30 p.m. March 30 and April 6 matinees. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students, with a $2 student discount for the Friday performances.
To order tickets online, go to dchstheater.ludus.com.
The North American tour of the musical comedy “The Book of Mormon” returns to Detroit April 1 to 6 at the Fisher Theater, 3011 W. Grand Blvd. For tickets and more information, go to BroadwayInDetroit.com.
‘THE BOOK OF MORMON’ RETURNS TO THE FISHER THEATER
The Tony Award-winning Best Musical “The Book of Mormon” returns to Detroit April 1 to 6 at the Fisher Theater, 3011 W. Grand Blvd. in Detroit.
The show, a satirical musical comedy, follows two Mormon missionaries who are sent to a remote Ugandan village, where they humorously explore religion, poverty and race, while learning their own lessons about faith and friendship.
Show times at 7:30 p.m. April 1 to 5 and 6:30 p.m. April 6, with 2 p.m. April 5 and 1 p.m. April 6 matinees. Tickets start at $40 and are available at the Fisher Theater box office and online at BroadwayInDetroit.com.