Friday, September 3, 2010 8 p.m.
Saturday, September 4, 2010 8 p.m.
Sunday, September 5, 2010 8 p.m.
Varner Studio Theatre
Tickets $8 all seats, sold at the door

Additional student-directed productions are offered throughout the season. Visit oakland.edu/mtd for information.

Company
by Stephen Sondheim
Fred Love, director
Alissa Hetzner, musical director
Follow the lives of five married, once married, or soon-to-be married couples and their mutual friend Robert, a 30-something bachelor who has been unable to commit to a long-term relationship even with himself! Eventually, Bobby learns that while relationships aren't perfect, they are a necessary part of “Being Alive”.

Thursday, October 7, 2010 8 p.m.
Friday, October 8, 2010 10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 9, 2010 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 10, 2010 2 p.m.
Thursday, October 14, 2010 8 p.m.
Friday, October 15, 2010 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 16, 2010 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 17, 2010 2 p.m.
Varner Studio Theatre
$17 General , $9 Students and all 10 a.m. matinee seats




After the Fall
by Arthur Miller
Michael Gillespie, director
This searing and soaring autobiographical play by one of the giants of the twentieth century American Theatre deals emotionally with issues of betrayal, guilt, redemption and the death of love. The play takes place in the mind of Quentin, the narrator who stands in for the author, and is set during the period of the anti-communist witch-hunt conducted by Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Thursday, November 11, 2010 8 p.m.
Friday, November 12, 2010 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 13, 2010 8 p.m.
Sunday, November 14, 2010 2 p.m.
Thursday, November 18, 2010 8 p.m.
Friday, November 19, 2010 10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 20, 2010 8 p.m.
Sunday, November 21, 2010 2 p.m.
Varner Studio Theatre
$13 General , $7 all 10 a.m. matinee seats




Bells are Ringing
Book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Music by Jule Styne
Karen Sheridan, director
Fred Love, musical director
The Susanphone answering service provides the backdrop for this delightful and uplifting production, in which the lines blur between a switchboard operator’s job and her penchant for eavesdropping. With book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Jule Styne, the score includes the classic songs, “Just in Time” and “The Party’s Over.”

Friday, February 11, 2011 10 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 12, 2011 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Location Eisenhower High School, 6500 25 Mile Road, Shelby Township (click here for a map)
Tickets $17 General , $9 Students









Pageant Plays
Michael Gillespie, director
April 14 – 15, 2011
Touring May – June to schools & organizations
This series of performances in various styles is based on the idea of the medieval festivals dramatizing stories from the Old and New Testaments. Our communal celebration will involve wide participation by students and faculty.