Comedy by Jeff Daniels
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 – DECEMBER 18, 2013
George Noonan is having a mid-life crisis. The father of five girls and a flight attendant for a small Midwestern airline, he is scheduled to have a vasectomy. As he works up the courage to go through with the procedure, George becomes reflective on his struggles with his career, living up to his father’s expectations, and the nature of “being a man” in the modern world.
Directed by Guy Sanville
CAST:
by Lanford Wilson
JANUARY 16, 2014 – MARCH 15, 2014
Geri is a young prodigy searching for her birth father. While visiting her aunt in northern California, Geri meets a homeless veteran, Lyman, who has chosen to hide behind the curtain of the Redwood Forest. Discovering startling similarities between Lyman and her natural father, she decides he is the key to her true heritage. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Talley’s Folly, Book of Days and Rain Dance comes a magical story of family and self-discovery.
Directed by Stephanie Buck
CAST:
PRESS QUOTES
“Resident artist Stephanie Buck is making her Purple Rose directorial debut with “Redwood Curtain” and draws compelling performances from her cast.”
– EncoreMichigan.Com
“Costume designer Christianne Myers astutely dresses Leydenfrost in worn, stained, beaten layers of clothes, as well as a faded knit hat and a series of bags. Tom Whalen’s sound design brings Leydenfrost’s dog to life, and provides the quietly moving last scene with its soundtrack. Noele Stollmack’s lighting design, which integrated a subtle mist within the forest, played up the play’s elements of mystery.”
– MLIVE.Com
“It is hard to describe this play without using the word “magical” – not only because it’s an enchanting story, but because the main character, Geri, is a young piano prodigy who does in fact have supernatural gifts.”
– Detroit Theater Examiner
a World Premiere by Carey Crim, Jeff Daniels, Kirsten Knisely, Lauren Knox, David MacGregor, and Craig Pospisil
APRIL 3, 2014 – MAY 24, 2014
A collection of world premiere short comedies exploring the nature of love, loss, revenge and renewal, the evening includes new plays by Jeff Daniels, David MacGregor, Carey Crim, and other Purple Rose favorites.
Directed by Guy Sanville
CAST:
PRESS QUOTES
“They say comedy is all in the timing. If that’s true, then “Lovers, Liars & Lunatics” is runnin’ like a Rolex.”
– Encore Michigan
“Artistic Director Guy Sanville is not afraid to let the company bring out the big guns of physical comedy when it’s called for, but quickly dials it back for more subtle stories that satisfy in a different way.”
– Detroit Theater Examiner
Comedy by Joe DiPietro
JUNE 12, 2014 – AUGUST 30, 2014
A crush can make anyone feel young again – even a widower named Ralph. On an ordinary day in a routine life, Ralph decides to take a different path on his daily walk – one that leads him to an unexpected second chance at love. Despite the misgivings of family and the initial reluctance of Carol, the object of his affections, Ralph embarks on the trip of a lifetime and regains a happiness that seemed all but lost. The Last Romance is a heart-warming comedy about the transformative power of love.
Directed by Michelle Mountain
CAST:
PRESS QUOTES
“Indeed, one of the most fun things about “The Last Romance” is that it makes you realize the ways in which late life love can feel like adolescent love all over again.”
– MLive.com
“…a lovely, finely-crafted production that adults of any age will find deeply satisfying.”
– Detroit Theater Examiner
“You can’t ask for much more in an evening of theater.”
– Pride Source