Couth Nights!
Because no one wants to be uncouth!Details about our Couth Nights will be found here and on our Events Calendar. Parents and guests are always welcome to accompany us! Remember: When you commit, you are responsible for the ticket(s) you reserve!
Last Season:
Sept 28: Real Companion @ PlanetAnt
| Show | Venue | Date(s) | Cost | Directions | Details |
| Real Companion | PlanetAnt Theater, Hamtramck | Sept. 28 | $13 | Colin is a has-been-child-reality-television-star who is housebound after breaking both of his legs in a freak accident. His extremely quintessential “Show Mom” Irene hires nursing student, Cassie to take care of Colin while she is away on her book tour. . . . And then the comedy begins… | |
| Arrangements: |  We will meet at the SE Lexington lot before 7:30 pm to carpool to Hamtramck. Show is at 8, but it’s General Admission, so we will arrive several minutes early. Street parking at PlanetAnt is free. 2357 Caniff St, Hamtramck, MI 48212 |
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Oct. 12: Evil Dead The Musical @ City Theater
| Show | Venue | Date(s) | Cost | Directions | Details |
| Evil Dead: The Musical | City Theater, Hockeytown Cafe | 6:15 pm Oct. 12 | $34 | Meet in SE Lexington lot @6:15pm. Casual dress | A fan of the films? Want an immersive horror-comedy-musical experience? Want to sit in the splatter zone? |
| Alternative: | DFT Film | ||||
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November 22 : Temples of Lung and Air @ Detroit Public Theater
| Show | Venue | Date(s) | Cost | Directions | Details |
| Temples of Lung and Air | Detroit Public Theater | Nov. 22 | ~$25 | Virtuosic solo performer Kane Smego explores race, identity and language in his one-man show. Poetry, hip-hop and storytelling join forces in his tale of growing up a white boy in the South, with a black father figure and a love of hip-hop. | |
| Alternative: | PlanetAnt or Detroit Film Theater choice tba | ||||
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December 8 : WSU Dance Program @ Music Hall
| Show | Venue | Date(s) | Cost | Directions | |
| WSU Dance Program | WSU, Music Hall | Dec. 8 | ~$15 | Every year, our dance companies come together to celebrate contemporary dance masters from around the world in one thrilling weekend. | |
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January 23: Apocalypse Now @ ROHS
| Show | Venue | Date(s) | Cost | Directions | Details |
| Apocalypse Now | ROHS Auditorium | Jan. 24 | Free | ROHS | The epic film to accompany Heart of Darkness |
| Alternative: | None | ||||
January 26: Nat Geo LIVE: When Women Ruled @ Macomb
| Show | Venue | Date(s) | Cost | Directions | Details |
| When Women Ruled the World | Macomb Ctr for Perf Arts | Jan. 26, 3:00 pm | $15 | Often neglected in the history books, these women were considered exceptions to the rule, political pawns in a patriarchal society. But their power and influence is undeniable. | |
| Alternative: | None | ||||
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February 13: A Winter's Tale @Hilberry WSU
| Show | Venue | Date(s) | Cost | Directions | Details |
| A Winter’s Tale | Hilberry Theater, WSU | Feb. 13 | $15 | Including one of Shakespeare’s most famous and funny stage directions, “’Exit, pursued by a bear,” The Winter’s Tale is a romance, a comedy, and a fairy tale… | |
| Alternative: | BoxFest @ PlanetAnt | ||||
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March 12: Carmina Burana @DSO
| Show | Venue | Date(s) | Cost | Directions | Details |
| Carmina Burana | Orchestra Hall, Detroit | Mar 14 | ~$30 | Orff based Carmina on 24 poems — but a far cry from love sonnets, these verses deal in lust, gambling, drinking, and the fickle hand of fate (“O Fortuna!”). Orff sought to impart to his audiences a sense of “oneness with the universe,” reminding us that the same Wheel of Fortune which makes men kings can also knock that crown away. | |
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April 18: Rules for Active Shooters @ Detroit Repertory Theater
| Show | Venue | Date(s) | Cost | Directions | Details |
| Rules for Active Shooters | Detroit Repertory Theatre | Apr 18 | ~$15 | An immersive docu-drama about a mass shooting. | |
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May 6: Annual Dinner @ TBD
| Show | Venue | Date(s) | Cost | Directions | Details |
| A cool dinner | TBD | May 6 | $25 | To follow | Celebrate the end of the year and the end of the exam! |
| Alternative: | Why would we? | ||||
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Other Options That May Change Things
As of this writing, still waiting to hear from:
- DFT
- Jazz Cafe at Music Hall
- Shakespeare in Detroit
- Matrix Theater
- Hinterlands
- Cinema Detroit
Venues:
- Detroit Symphony
- Detroit Opera House
- Macomb Ctr for Perf Arts
- UMS Ann Arbor
- WSU Hilberry, Bonstells
- Stagecrafters
- City Theatre
- RO Shakespeare in the Park
- Village Players, Birmingham
- Farmngton Players
- Avon Players
- Ridgedale Players
- Warren Civic Theater
- Tipping Point Theater
- St. Dunstan’s Guild
- Players Guild of Dearborn
- Abreact Theater
- Detroit Chamber Orch
- Detroit Dance Collective
- Jazz Cafe at Music Hall
- Meadowbrook Theater
- WSU Studio Theater
- WSU Dance
- Redford Theater
- DFT – Detroit Film Theatre
- PlanetAnt
- BoxFest Detroit
- Detroit Rep
- Matrix Theater
- JET – Jewish Ensemble Theater
- Detroit Public Theater
- Hinterlands
- Tipping Point
- Cabaret313
- Shakespeare in Detroit
- UofD Mercy
- Cinema Detroit
