Come One, Come All...

...Come to Michigan's largest producing professional theatre of all! If you live in Michigan, or you are presented with an opportunity to spend a decent amount of time exploring Metro Detroit, a visit to Meadow Brook Theatre is a must.

As evident from the attention-grabber of this particular blog, Meadow Brook theatre is Michigan's largest producing professional theatre, located on the campus of Oakland University (Go Oakland!) at 207 Wilson Hall, Rochester Michigan.

Image from: http://www.mbtheatre.com/

The 2011 season at Meadow Brook will end with performances of everyone's favorite holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.  Dates for performances of this play range from November 19 until December 23. Plays to look forward to at Meadow Brook for the upcoming year are "Nunset Boulevard," "Mary Stuart," "Spreading it Around," "From my Hometown," and "Xanadu."

I had the pleasure of going to see two comedies at the Meadow Brook Theatre last year. Last year was the first time I had ever been to Meadow Brook Theatre and, needless to say, after my viewing of the first play, I was eager to return for another great evening of lots of laughs and quality entertainment. I was not sure what to expect upon my first visitation of Meadow Brook Theatre. However, I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the theatre. I found the seats quite comfortable (which is important when going to a theatre because what are you supposed to do for the 3 hours you are watching a play if the seats dig into your back??) I was also impressed with sound quality, and, although this has much to do with the prop designers and less to do with Meadow Brook itself, I was extremely impressed with the way the stage was transformed into relevant scenery for each play.

As I stated in an earlier blog about the Fox Theatre, I love going to plays because plays are so real. You feel a more personal connection with the actors because you are watching them live and sometimes have to do improv, and you feel a sense of unity with the audience when everyone in the theatre responds to funny, scary, or surprising parts of the play.

Visit Meadow Brook Theatre for more information about the theatre itself and for dates on upcoming plays.

P.s. Did I mention that Oakland University students can buy up to two tickets each time visiting the theatre at only $10 each by presenting a valid student ID? 

Even more of a reason to visit!