Overview
Performance Network is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization that began its tenure in Ann Arbor in 1981. Performance Network became Ann Arbor’s professional theatre in September 1997 and built an elegant theatre in the heart of downtown in September 2000. Through it all, Performance Network has held to its mission statement “to provide uncompromising artistic leadership in the region and produce works that engage, challenge, and inspire audiences and artists.”
Its vision is as follows:
- To champion excellence in the theatrical arts.
- To add joy and meaning to people’s lives through theatrical entertainment.
- To honor our community’s intellectual and artistic integrity with the selection of our plays
- To cultivate an appreciation for the theatrical arts in a diverse and expanding audience for today and the future.
- To celebrate the expansive possibilities of theatre as an art form through a variety of offerings.
- To nurture artists, through creative enrichment and development programs
- To promote new plays and the work of new playwrights.
Performance Network’s primary stage, the Shure Theater, is an intimate space that seats 139 patrons. It showcases all seven productions of Performance Network’s professional season. The Theatre’s second space, known as The Mosh Pit Theatre, is a versatile black box theatre that can seat 20-40 audience members. Although it is currently used as a rehearsal hall for upcoming productions, plans are being made to convert the space to hold the Mosh Pit Second-Stage series.
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