Articles tagged:pioneer theatre guild

Posted: Thu Jan 6 3:31 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

FutureStars, the area's most popular high school talent show, is back for a ninth year of music, dance, and fun at Pioneer High School. Talented teens from all of Ann Arbor will be performing in four preliminary shows, with different themes, in front of a panel of judges that include ...

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Posted: Sun Oct 31 6:01 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
Pioneer Theatre Guild will see what it can do with 'Hairspray'

Pioneer High School's Theatre Guild will present the celebrated, multi-Tony Award-winning musical "Hairspray," based on the 1988 movie by John Waters, on Saturday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, November 7 at 2 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, November 12-13, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, November 14 at 2 p.m. All performances happen ...

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Posted: Sat May 1 1:41 p.m. by Pioneer Theatre Guild
Loosening our Feet One Last Time

After weeks of preparation for a show that never seemed to slow down, Footloose had its grand opening this past weekend, and was a huge success! The cast and crew all attached Energizer bunnies to their feet, and what a blast we had! As much fun as this show is, ...

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Posted: Sat Apr 17 5:18 p.m. by Pioneer Theatre Guild

Well things are getting crazier at Pioneer Theatre Guild again, with Footloose coming up right around the corner. The process for this show has come and almost gone in the blink of an eye, but has been nonetheless a very exciting one! We have had speakers talk to us about ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 16 11:13 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Pioneer Theater Guild's "Spelling Bee" has M-E-R-I-T

This is part of an ongoing series of theater reviews of local high school productions, written by high school students, that will appear on AnnArbor.com. This week, Greenhills School's Katherine Krauss (see bio at end of story) reviews Pioneer High School's "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," which opened ...

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Posted: Thu Feb 4 2:50 p.m. by Pioneer Theatre Guild

This past weekend, Pioneer Theatre Guild performed our 45-minute one-act competition piece, “Eurydice” by Sarah Ruhl, at St. John’s High School as part of the state-wide MIFA theatre competition. The experience was exquisite. We’ve been rehearsing since late November now, the actors running their scenes over and over again, and ...

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Posted: Sat Jan 16 11:56 p.m. by Roger LeLievre AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Pioneer's FutureStars Talent Competition was a cliffhanger

Critics of the hit TV show “Glee” who think so much raw talent would be hard to find in a real-world high school need to check out the Pioneer Theatre Guild. Finals for the group’s FutureStars 2010 talent competition were held Saturday night, and it was a real cliffhanger. Round ...

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Posted: Sat Jan 9 9:05 a.m. by Pioneer Theatre Guild

Well, times at Pioneer Theatre Guild have been nothing less than hectic this past week or so. FutureStars, our annual talent competition, opened last night with our two themes "Disney Goes Pop" and "On My iPod II". They were both received with very loud and energetic audiences, which is always ...

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Posted: Mon Dec 7 12:09 p.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

Unions representing teachers in Washtenaw County have declined to reopen their contracts to discuss pay cuts or other concessions to help balance school budgets. The unions say community conversations about the future of education in Washtenaw County need to take place before considering pay or benefit cuts for teachers. poll ...

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Posted: Sun Nov 29 5:56 a.m. by Nathan Bomey Business news director
ForeSee Results CEO Larry Freed: Cyber Monday 'a little bit over hyped'

Customer satisfaction is ForeSee Results CEO Larry Freed’s obsession. Freed, who leads the rapidly growing Ann Arbor-based online survey firm, regularly emphasizes that a satisfied customer is a repeat customer. And repeat customers are what online retailers need as the National Retail Federation projects a 1 percent drop in total ...

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Posted: Thu Nov 26 noon by Pete Bigelow AnnArbor.com
Ex-Wolverine Charles Woodson gives $2 million to Mott Children's Hospital

The idea first occurred to Charles Woodson in May when he returned to Ann Arbor to play in a charity golf outing organized by some former University of Michigan teammates. Woodson wanted to make an impact.

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Posted: Tue Nov 17 5:53 p.m. by Pioneer Theatre Guild
Returning from "Oklahoma"

Pioneer Theatre Guild is slowly coming off two incredible weekends of shows. “Oklahoma!” was very well received with large crowds at every show. We truly appreciate everyone who came and supported us, and we hope that every audience member was able to gain something special from our characters’ stories and ...

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Posted: Wed Nov 11 1:44 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Pioneer High's 'Oklahoma!' more than OK

This is the first in a new series of theater reviews of local high school productions, written by local high school students, that will appear on AnnArbor.com. This week, Huron High School student Mia Ruf (see bio and more about this program at end of story) reviews the Pioneer Theatre ...

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Posted: Sat Nov 7 11:23 a.m. by Pioneer Theatre Guild
Opening Night for "Oklahoma!"

Here we are- opening night! And the excitement is high at Pioneer Theatre Guild! I’m Daniel Mozurkewich, new assistant author of this blog. First, you should know a little about me- I am a senior at Pioneer, and have worked continuously with Theatre Guild since “High School Musical”- the fall ...

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Posted: Sat Oct 31 2:26 p.m. by Pioneer Theatre Guild
Opening Night is Just Around the Corner!

Well, it is getting to be that time where the “Oklahoma!” cast is gearing up for our big debut! Our huge cast of 56 people is working harder than ever to bring this incredible historical landmark to life in the glory that it deserves.

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