As the semester wraps up, stop by the Arthur Miller Theatre tomorrow for the last performance of A New Brain, SMTD’s production of the 1998 musical about a composer during a medical emergency. After collapsing into his lunch, composer Gordon wakes up in the hospital to find himself surrounded by friends, family, and a large green frog from the children’s show he is meant to be writing for. For just $13 with a student ID, don’t miss the matinee tomorrow at 2:00 PM.
PREVIEW: The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath is playing tonight, Friday, December 6th at 8:00pm, Saturday, December 7th at 8:00pm, and Sunday, December 8th at 2:00pm at the Power Center. SMTD will show the heart-wrenching story of the Joad family, a group forced to leave their home in the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma in search of jobs and a better life. Instead of finding it, they struggle to be welcomed anywhere and even to survive. Don’t be too turned off by the dismalness, though–I’ve heard it’s also an uplifting ode to courage and resolve! With climate change and poverty combining and beginning to force people to move today, it’s a fitting time to think about the challenges and values brought up in John Steinbeck’s famous novel.
You can find information about tickets here: https://tickets.smtd.umich.edu/single/eventDetail.aspx?p=4478.
PREVIEW: A Christmas Story
Welcome to the holiday season! A Christmas Story is playing for free this Sunday December 8th at 1:30 in the Michigan Theater screening room. A holiday classic, the story centers around a young boy named Ralphie Parker, who lives in 1940’s Ohio. Throughout the movie, he doges bullies, visits Santa, witnesses his dad win a major award, and most importantly attempts to convince everyone that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift. A movie for the whole family!
Here is a link to the page on the Michigan Theater website: https://www.michtheater.org/show/a-christmas-story/
The show is free so make sure to arrive early to guarantee a seat!
PREVIEW: Greenie Night Live
This Saturday night, be sure to join University of Michigan a cappella ensemble 58 Greene as they present Greenie Night Live!
When? Dec. 7th, 2019 at 7PM.
Where? 1324 East Hall, University of Michigan.
Tickets will be $5 pre-sale, otherwise $8 at the door.
This event is on the Passport to the Arts, which means if you are a student with a Passport ticket voucher, you can come for free! Passports can be found at the Community Center in the dorms, Pierpont Commons, the Spectrum Center, or the Office of New Student Programs.
PREVIEW: ComCo Presents: Chest Hairs Roasting On An Open Fire
When I saw the poster for this event and noted the strikingly distinct abdominal muscles of their Burt Reynolds drawing, I knew I had to go. Finals szn is truly upon us, and I for one am crawling out of my skin trying to pull my GPA out of the grave I’ve dug for its once-great body. We deserve a break to simply sizzle in nonsense for a while.
Join me in this holiday-scented adventure in improv comedy Friday, December 6th at 8pm in Angell Hall, Auditorium A. Admission is just $2 for a wild night of laughs. Bring your friends, your coworkers, your lovers, and (most importantly) your chest hair. If I can find some way to stick some of my split end trimmings on my chest, I promise to do it in the shape of a heart.
PREVIEW: The Room
The cult classic, The Room will be showing Thursday, December 5th at 10pm this week. It’s the same protocol as Rocky: don’t read a synopsis, don’t look up the show rituals, just come and be prepared to get pelted with spoons.
For the spoiler-prone folks, The Room is one of those, so-good-it’s-bad type deals where the ego of man is given a shoestring budget and a movie set. The film is rich with discontinuities, uncomfortable intimate scenes, and acting so bad it almost feels like an ironic, auteur-driven choice like that of The Lobster and other cerebral movies of the past decade. The Room is the ultimate oppositional viewing experience, so grab a student ticket for $8.50 and join the celebration of a masterpiece.
