School's "in" for summer as the Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center presents Disney's "High School Musical" at 7 p.m. today and tomorrow at the Flat Rock High School auditorium, 28100 Aspen.
There also are matinees at 2 p.m. tomorrow and June 30.
"High School Musical" tells the story of an unlikely couple -- Troy, the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella, the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club. They mix up the social standards by crossing the boundaries of high school cliques and follow their dreams.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, and are available by calling 1-734-362-8153 or visiting www.dypac.com. For information, call 1-734-789-8703 or 1-734-671-2202.
Henry Ford Community College presents its One-Act Festival 2007 at 8 p.m. today and tomorrow and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Adray Auditorium of the Mackenzie Fine Arts Center, 5101 Evergreen Road, Dearborn.
The plays in this year's festival are "The Web" by Eugene O'Neill, "Hello From Bertha" by Tennessee Williams and "The F Show" by Nick Kabrovich.
All seats are $5. Call 1-313-845-9817.
The Players Guild of Dearborn will present the original comedy "Pass the Ducks" by Brian Townsend at 8 p.m. today and tomorrow at the Players Guild of Dearborn Theater, 21730 Madison.
The theater company's annual summer fund-raiser is a series of comedic sketches in the tradition of "The Carol Burnett Show" or "SCTV."
Tickets are $10 and are available online at playersguildofdearborn.org or at the box office the night of the show 45 minutes before curtain.
Spend a sultry summer night or two or three with Southgate Community Players at the Corner Playhouse, 12671 Dix-Toledo Road, Southgate.
The troupe's summer season begins with "Brunch: The Musical" July 13, 14, 20 and 21.
The presentation will be a cast reading/performance of an original musical by Rick Kunzi, as the show is tooled for some of New York's most prominent theater festivals in 2008. See a professional production in the works.
The series continues with the comedy "Run for Your Wife" July 27, 28, Aug. 3 and 4. Follow the perils of a London taxi driver as he tries to conceal the fact that he's married to two women.
Finally, it's "Murder at the Howard Johnson's" Sept. 14, 15, 21 and 22. A love triangle gets suspenseful in a lighthearted way as everyone at a motor lodge is plotting to murder someone.
All shows start at 8 p.m. Tickets for each show are $12. Or see all three for $30. Call 1-734-281-3108.
Southgate Community Players' Young People's Theatre presents "High School Musical" at 7 p.m. Aug. 10 and 11, with a matinee at 1 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Davidson Middle School auditorium, 13940 Leroy, Southgate.
Tickets are $10. Call 1-734-282-4727.
The Gem Theatre presents the new musical "Respect: A Musical Journey."
Based on Dr. Dorothy Marcic's book, "Respect: Women and Popular Music," the show takes a historical, hysterical, high-energy look at women's changes from 1900 to today as illustrated by popular songs. A narrator and three singers show music's depiction of women from "Someone to Watch Over Me" to "I Will Survive" and beyond.
The show runs through Sunday. Tickets are on sale for $39.50. Tickets are available by phone at 1-313-963-9800, through Ticketmaster and at the Gem Theatre box office. Group discounts for 15 or more and dining packages at the Century Grille and Elwood Bar & Grill restaurants are available.
Performance Network Theatre, 120 E. Huron, Ann Arbor, concludes its 25th anniversary season with Claudia Shear's "Dirty Blonde" July 12 through Aug. 19.
"Dirty Blonde" is a comedy about the life and career of vaudeville and movie star Mae West.
Evening performances are at 8 o'clock Thursdays through Saturdays, with matinees at 3 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $20 Thursdays, $30 Fridays and matinees, $37 for Saturdays. Special rates are available for groups. Rush tickets are available for seniors and students.
Call 1-734-663-0681 or visit www.Performancenetwork.org for tickets or information.
"Nunsense!" the Meadow Brook Theatre production of the popular stage musical, comes to Meadow Brook Music Festival July 20 and 21.
This is the original story that began the whole "Nunsense" series. It begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show, so they take over the school auditorium.
Tickets, $32.50 pavilion and $25 lawn, are on sale at Palacenet.com, The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster locations. Special Superfan seating also is available.
"Hi-5," the critically-acclaimed, three-time Emmy-nominated preschool TV series on Discovery Kids and TLC, is taking its music and action-packed live show coast-to-coast as part of a sizzling new summer concert tour, and will make a stop at Meadow Brook Music Festival for two shows at 2 and 7 p.m. July 25.
Tickets at $22.50, $15 pavilion and $10 lawn are on sale now at Palacenet.com, The Palace and DTE Energy Music Theatre box offices and all Ticketmaster locations. Special "Superfan" seating is also available. Discounts are available for groups at 1-248-371-2055.
Tickets go on sale next Friday for "Escanaba in Love" playing at the Gem Theatre in Detroit Sept. 19 through Nov. 4, with preview performances Sept. 12 through 18.
"Escanaba in Love" is a prequel to Jeff Daniels' "Escanaba in da Moonlight."
As deer-hunting season arrives, the Soady men meet their biggest challenge, the camp's first female visitor, young Albert Soady Jr.'s impromptu bride, Big Betty Balou.
Tickets are $39.50 ($19.95 for preview week) and will be available by calling 1-313-963-9800, in person at the Gem Theatre and at all Ticketmaster locations. Discounts for groups of 15 or more and dining packages at the Century Grille & Elwood Bar & Grill restaurants are available.
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