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The cast of Pirates, the Musical getting ready for Opening Night Here’s an blog entry by Paul Bruce. I just came from The Players Guild of Dearborn, where the StarShine Theater Workshop (2017) gave their public performance as the culmination of an entire week of “theater camp” for mentally/physically challenged children and young adults. Every…

One of the characters in Arsenic and Old Lace is Adam Hoskins. He is the dead man in the window seat when the show opens. Adam is played by himself, an experienced and traveled trouper. He has appeared in at least three productions of Arsenic being seen in productions with the Avon Players, Stagecrafters, and…

Guild member Paul Bruce, Director of Arsenic and Old Lace, is a teacher at Salina Intermediate School in Dearborn. Whenever Paul is associated, either acting or directing, with an appropriate show at the Guild, he makes arrangements for a group of about 200 students, staff, and parents to attend the show. On the day after…

Paul Bruce is an Honorary Member of the Guild. He is also a teacher at Salina Intermediate School in Dearborn. Salina serves an area of Dearborn with a large Arab population, many of whom are from Yemen. When Paul is involved in a Guild production, either directing or acting, he usually makes arrangements to bring…

by Paul Bruce I just came from The Players Guild of Dearborn where the awesome troubadours who populate that space have just scored big for the second time, making them two for two with the productions that compose this season. LEGALLY BLONDE, the musical version of the movie of the same name, is a masterfully…

by Richard Moore Roughly three years ago Ways  Means began discussions with the Dearborn Symphony regarding collaboration of a fundraiser to benefit both organizations. Several ideas were hatched and a year ago the two determined it would be a murder mystery. Plans came together quickly and a site was chosen – the 19th District Courthouse…

Being on the Ark By Julie Ballantyne Brown The cast of Two by Two on The Ark. From left to right: Tom Varitek as Ham, Kathleen Duffy as Rachel, Mark Wagner as Japheth, Mike Moseley as Noah, Sue Delosier as Esther, Brian Townsend as Shem, Julie Ballantyne Brown as Leah, and Leah Paige Cooley as…

Our Lights and Sound Governor, David Reynold, II, is the Scenic Designer for our production of The Mousetrap. David is using a computer program to help him design the sets. Computers can make designing easier, but, more importantly, the design can be “to scale.” David is able, for example, to tell exactly how wide the…

Gordon Mosely is pictured working on the fireplace for The Mousetrap set. This is a modular fireplace that will easily be assembled for placement on a set, or disassembled for storage. In the picture above you can see two of the bolts that hold portions of the fireplace together. It will be able to put…

February 3, 2016 Tallon Roofing and Home Repair are back on the roof today with a load of new shingles. In the shop you can see the beginning of Master Carpenter Gordon Mosley’s fireplace. Gordie is making this one in a modular way so that it can be taken apart and stored for use on…