Only A Day May 30, 2026 at 2p Eastern Michigan University Sponberg Theatre Award-winning international playwright Martin Baltscheit’s Only A Day offers a chance to consider the power of empathy and the inevitability of death. In this stunning production, a fox and a wild boar cannot bring themselves to tell a dayfly that her life […]
Friday Youth Co Presents… The Other Children of the Sun By Rhiana Yazzie EMU’s Sponberg Theatre Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30 pm ‘Hero’ is a small word with a big meaning. In this Navajo folk play, two Children of the Sun must leave their home in the clouds to learn what it really means to […]
Teen Rep Co Presents… and… then he looked at me By Jose Casas EMU’s Sponberg Theatre Wednesday, June 3 at 8:00 pm Bullying and gun violence are unfortunate realities in the lives of many young people today. In and ... then he looked at me, Casas invites adults to consider the impact of these heavy […]
Thursday Youth Co Presents… Emily Song and the Queen of the Night Book, Lyrics, and Music by Marcus Yi EMU’s Sponberg Theatre Thursday, June 4 at 6:00 pm What does it mean to be in tune with the music of the world around you? Emily Song is a New York City kid who always knew […]
Friday Tween Co Presents… Frankie: The Untold Story of A Gurl Frankenstein By Jose Casas EMU’s Sponberg Theatre Thursday, June 4 at 7:30 pm Francesca, a brilliant and lonely kid, just wants to be a world-renowned scientist like her parents. When her emotions begin to frazzle and fray, her desire to discover new life leads […]
Sunday Tween Co Presents… Quetzali & The Comic Book Queen vs. the Alebrije of Darkness: Live in the School Cafeteria By Alvaro Saar Rios EMU’s Sponberg Theatre Friday, June 5 at 6:00 pm When Lali begins mysteriously growing a feather out of her arm, her best friend Nikki is thrilled to have a real-life superhero […]
Teen Rep Co Presents… Luchadora! By Alvaro Saar Rios EMU’s Sponberg Theatre Friday, June 5 at 7:30 pm Part memory play and part Lucha Libre función, Luchadora! follows Lupita, a young girl with strong dreams and a Nana with stories to tell as she reflects on 1960s Texas, the secrecy and magic of Lucha Libre, […]
Playwright Panels EMU’s Sponberg Theatre Friday, June 5 at 8:30 pm Join us to meet and engage with playwrights from this year’s Spinning Dot shows! Learn about what it means to be a playwright, what it has meant to be part of the BIPOC Superhero Project, and see their work performed by the Spinning Dot […]
Mariposa/Butterfly June 6th at 2p Eastern Michigan University Sponberg Theatre Two neighbors live side-by-side in Texas. A low fence separates their gardens, but much more divides them from each other. One grows flowers; the other raises vegetables. One was born in the U.S., the other in Mexico. One speaks English, the other Spanish. Their differences […]
Sunday Tween Co Presents… Quetzali & The Comic Book Queen vs. the Alebrije of Darkness: Live in the School Cafeteria By Alvaro Saar Rios EMU’s Sponberg Theatre Saturday, June 6 at 6:00 pm When Lali begins mysteriously growing a feather out of her arm, her best friend Nikki is thrilled to have a real-life superhero […]
Teen Rep Co Presents… and… then he looked at me By Jose Casas EMU’s Sponberg Theatre Saturday, June 6 at 7:30 pm Bullying and gun violence are unfortunate realities in the lives of many young people today. In and ... then he looked at me, Casas invites adults to consider the impact of these heavy […]
Friday Youth Co Presents… The Other Children of the Sun By Rhiana Yazzie EMU’s Sponberg Theatre Sunday, June 7 at 12:00 pm ‘Hero’ is a small word with a big meaning. In this Navajo folk play, two Children of the Sun must leave their home in the clouds to learn what it really means to […]