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BECOMING DR. RUTH

written by MARK ST. GERMAIN

LIMITED RUN: MAR 9 through MAR 19   Thu / Fri / Sat 7:30pm; Sat 3/18 and Sun 2pm

Contains adult themes.

Yes. That Dr. Ruth! It is 1997 and pioneering radio and television sex therapist Dr. Karola Ruth Siegel is packing up her apartment in Washington Heights. As she does so, she shares the fascinating and moving events that led her to become America’s most famous sex therapist.

From fleeing the Nazis in the Kindertransport and joining the Haganah in Jerusalem as a sniper, to her struggle to succeed as a single mother newly arrived in America, Ruth’s astounding true story is full of moments of heartbreak, hope, and triumph.

Farmers Alley Theatre is excited to welcome back Kathy Mulay (Bright Star, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) to direct this production. Becoming Dr. Ruth stars Diane Wasnak in the titular role. Diane has performed professionally all across the country and made her Broadway debut in Busker Alley starring Glenn Close. Diane also starred in Mystère for Cirque du Soleil. She is internationally renowned for her mime and movement work and as part of the first American female circus clown duo.

Written by award-winning playwright Mark St. Germain, you'll surely be moved by this life-affirming (and a little bit sexy) one-woman tour-de-force of a play!

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"Fascinating, heartbreaking, and hilarious!" - Broadway World

“[Dr. Ruth’s] story is certainly a stirring one…[and this is] an illuminating portrait.”  - NY Times

CHICKEN & BISCUITS

written by DOUGLAS LYONS

Playing: APRIL 21 through MAY 7   Thu / Fri / Sat 730pm Sun 2pm

America's dishiest family is coming together for Grandpa's funeral — hopefully without killing each other! Hot off this hysterical and heart-warming play's run on Broadway in 2021, we are thrilled to present the Michigan premiere of CHICKEN & BISCUITS. 

When a family secret reveals itself at the altar, two sisters, Beverly and Baneatta, are faced with a truth that could either heal or break them. It's a charming, fast-paced comedy full of love, a little shade, and really good dish.

Variety Magazine exclaimed this play is “Laugh out loud funny! A feast of Black joy, love and laughter.”

TICKETS ON SALE 3/10/23

RENT

music, book, and lyrics by JONATHAN LARSON

Playing: JUNE 23 through JULY 9   Thu / Fri / Sat 730pm Sun 2pm

Contains adult language and mature themes.  Recommended for ages 15 and up.

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. 

This is theatre at its best – exuberant, passionate and joyous.

TICKETS ON SALE 4/21/23