"Shrek" Trailer!

Theatre Guild parent Amnon Steiner, along with his daughter, PTG Alum and current U of M student Shira, made this trailer for our spring musical:

Thanks for your hard work, Steiners! You can see Shira's three siblings in the show!

You can still see Shrek: The Musical this weekend - we have four performances left! Click here for ticket info!

"Shrek" Featured On Detroit's TV20!

Detroit's TV20 News aired a story about our production of Shrek on Friday!

Click Here to go to tv20detroit.com to see the clip and read the article!

AnnArbor.com "Shrek" Preview

Jennifer Eberbach from AnnArbor.com, wrote an article focused on our creative process being one of the first groups in the country to put on this version of Shrek: The Musical. 

An excerpt:

A large cast and crew in Pioneer High School Theatre Guild's production of "Shrek - The Musical," is hard at work rehearsing, building the set, sewing costumes, and making props. They are putting on the DreamWorks-animated-film-inspired musical on weekend days and evenings between April 27 and May 5.

To read the entire article, Click Here!

Theatre Guild On Detroit's FOX News!

Lee Thomas, of Detroit's Fox 2 News, ran a story on Theatre Guild's production of Shrek this morning!

Click Here to read the review online!
And Click Here to buy tickets!

Julia Glander in "Shirley Valentine"

Julia Glander (A Lie of the Mind, On The Verge, and The Heidi Chronicles Director) is staring in a one-woman play called Shirley Valentine at The Williamston Theater! Preview audiences have called it hilarious, moving, and touching.

Check out the preview:

Julia was recently interviewed by mlive about the show: Click here!

The show runs this Friday, March 29th, until Sunday, April 21st.

Ticket prices are:
Thursday evenings ~ $20
Friday & Saturday evenings ~ $25
Saturday & Sunday matinees ~ $22
Students (with valid ID) ~ $10

For more information about the show: Click here!

Check it out!

Zack Pearlman on "Community"!

Zack Pearlman (PTG Alum '06) will appear on NBC's comedy "Community" tomorrow evening (check local listings), in a lead guest appearance!

Zack has been very successful acting in Hollywood over the past several years! He was recently on an episode of Comedy Central's "Workaholics", has a reoccurring voice-over role in the Dreamworks series "Dragons: Riders of Berk", and had a lead role in MTV's 2012 show, "The Inbetweeners". He also starred in the 2010 film The Virginity Hit.

Last year, he also had a hilarious guest appearance on the Comedy Central sketch comedy show "Key and Peele". Check it out below (warning: this clip contains swearing):

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Danny Mooney's "Love And Honor"

Danny Mooney (PTG Alum '03) has a new movie coming out called Love And Honor!

Danny Mooney was one of the first members of Pioneer Theatre Guild's Comedy Troupe, and went on to get a Bachelors Degree in Film from The University of Michigan, with a Minor from the RC Drama Department.

Since acting on our stages, he has gone on with much success acting in the film industry, performing stand-up comedy, and doing animation voice-over work. Danny also has worked in several roles on the production side of movies, including Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer, and Editor. Love And Honor is Danny's feature-length directorial debut.

Love And Honor will be playing at the Michigan Theater starting on Friday, March 29th.  Parts of the movie were filmed here in Ann Arbor.

Click here for more information about the film and to watch a preview!

I Fight Dragons' Newest Video!

Brian Mazzaferri (Hair and Carousel Director) is lead singer and guitarist of the band I Fight Dragons, and last month they released a music video for their song "cRaZie$"!

This is their newest single off their album "KABOOM!", which is their first full length album. They have also produced two EPs, "Cool Is Just A Number" (2009) and "Welcome To The Breakdown" (2010).

For more info about them, check out their facebook page: Click here!

David Zinn's Graffiti Art

David Zinn (Paint Supervisor/Designer 2006-2011) has been recognized by the website Trend Hunter for his sidewalk chalk character Sluggo. Sluggo's adventures around Ann Arbor have been named in the "Top 100 Graffiti Art Trends of 2012". Sluggo is praised not only for his 3-dimensionality, but for his benevolence. :)

To read the article on TrendHunter.com: Click here!

Robert Hartwell Joins "Cinderella" Cast

Robert Hartwell (Urinetown Director) has joined the ensemble in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella on Broadway! This is Robert's third Broadway show since directing at Pioneer - to read more, check out our previous post here.

Although the music for this show is well-known from the TV Movies, this is the first time the show has been on Broadway and has a newly written script. Previews started January 25th, and tickets are on sale now!