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September 2019
The Brass Tacks Ensemble’s Play Reading Group – A Doll’s House, Part 2
BTE continues its super fun Play Reading Club! Meeting every other Tuesday at 6:30pm, the club will gather in Isaac’s living room (at 3118 Williamsburg Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48108 — there is a cat) and read a public domain, classic-yet-rarely-produced, I-should-have-read-this-before play. All present will have an opportunity to read a character (or a few characters!), and discussion will focus on the BTE mission statement: Clarity, Universality, Entertainment, and the Essential Elements of the Theater. The club will also…
Find out more »November 2019
Festival of Staged Readings
Friday, Nov. 1 - New Works (written in the Brass Tacks Ensemble's Play Writing Club) Saturday, Nov. 2 - Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe Friday, Nov. 8 - New Works (written in the Brass Tacks Ensemble's Play Writing Club) Saturday, Nov. 9 - The Brass Tacks Ensemble's 20th Anniversary Party!
Find out more »Festival of Staged Readings – Doctor Faustus
Friday, Nov. 1 - New Works (written in the Brass Tacks Ensemble's Play Writing Club) Saturday, Nov. 2 - Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe Friday, Nov. 8 - New Works (written in the Brass Tacks Ensemble's Play Writing Club) Saturday, Nov. 9 - The Brass Tacks Ensemble's 20th Anniversary Party!
Find out more »Festival of Staged Readings
Friday, Nov. 1 - New Works (written in the Brass Tacks Ensemble's Play Writing Club) Saturday, Nov. 2 - Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe Friday, Nov. 8 - New Works (written in the Brass Tacks Ensemble's Play Writing Club) Saturday, Nov. 9 - The Brass Tacks Ensemble's 20th Anniversary Party!
Find out more »February 2020
Playwriting Club
The Brass Tacks Ensemble's Writing Club will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Ann Arbor District Library (downtown branch, Lamplighter Room) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The first session will take place on Tuesday, February 11. This year we plan to focus on one-act and full-length plays, always considering the Brass Tackian principles of Clarity, Universality, Entertainment, and the Essential Elements of the Theater. Do you have a piece floating around in the back of…
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The Reading Club will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea on Washington St., with the first session to be held on February 25 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. We are planning to work through plays with an eye on producing them in the future. We'll be taking suggestions for plays to read aloud (and already have a few in mind), casually, with a group of fellow actors and directors. If one piques our interest,…
Find out more »March 2020
Playwriting Club
The Brass Tacks Ensemble’s Writing Club will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Ann Arbor District Library (downtown branch, Lamplighter Room) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The first session will take place on Tuesday, February 11. This year we plan to focus on one-act and full-length plays, always considering the Brass Tackian principles of Clarity, Universality, Entertainment, and the Essential Elements of the Theater. Do you have a piece floating around in the back of…
Find out more »April 2020
Playwriting Club
The Brass Tacks Ensemble’s Writing Club will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Ann Arbor District Library (downtown branch, Lamplighter Room) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The first session will take place on Tuesday, February 11. This year we plan to focus on one-act and full-length plays, always considering the Brass Tackian principles of Clarity, Universality, Entertainment, and the Essential Elements of the Theater. Do you have a piece floating around in the back of…
Find out more »May 2020
Playwriting Club
The Brass Tacks Ensemble’s Writing Club will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Ann Arbor District Library (downtown branch, Lamplighter Room) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The first session will take place on Tuesday, February 11. This year we plan to focus on one-act and full-length plays, always considering the Brass Tackian principles of Clarity, Universality, Entertainment, and the Essential Elements of the Theater. Do you have a piece floating around in the back of…
Find out more »June 2020
Play Reading Club
The Reading Club will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month (certain exceptions due to holidays are listed in the event dates), and they will be held online via Zoom until we can safely return to an in-person meeting place. We are planning to work through plays with an eye on producing them in the future. We'll be taking suggestions for plays to read aloud (and already have a few in mind), casually, with a group of fellow…
Find out more »July 2020
Playwriting Club
The Writing Club will be held on the first Tuesday of each month (WHILE WE ARE ON A STAY-AT-HOME ORDER, THE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA A ZOOM LINK - EMAIL US AT THEBRASSTACKSENSEMBLE@GMAIL.COM BY 5 P.M. ON THE DAY OF THE GROUP TO REQUEST AN INVITE) at the Ann Arbor District Library (downtown branch, Lamplighter Room) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The first session will take place on Tuesday, February 11. This year we plan to focus on…
Find out more »Play Reading Club
The Reading Club will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month (certain exceptions due to holidays are listed in the event dates), and they will be held online via Zoom until we can safely return to an in-person meeting place. We are planning to work through plays with an eye on producing them in the future. We'll be taking suggestions for plays to read aloud (and already have a few in mind), casually, with a group of fellow…
Find out more »