Past Productions

2024, Festival of Short Plays & Pieces - “The Search” April 4, 5, 6

• Three short plays, a movement/dance piece and a poetry collection explore the places we find and experience the Good in life. The pieces explore how we can be understanding with each other in situations where we could be perturbed, how we can expand our gentle side through unexpected gifts from the innocent little ones, how we can learn to forgive ourselves, how we can give ourselves and others mercy while we challenge ourselves to a greater understanding of how it all fits together in a world that is far from perfect.

• We are pleased and honored to be hosting the U.S. premier of “Bliss Rd,” the Poetry Thesis presentation by Joshua Zeitler, recent graduate from Alma College’s Master’s in Creative Writing Program, which was first presented in Italy during his final residency.

• We are also presenting new material, “Estonia” from Raymond Goodwin, playwright extraordinaire for solo plays that are touching and meaningful. You may have seen many of his previous works produced by us or other theaters in our area. - Online Video

• We are presenting the winner of the first ever My Turn short play contest, “153” by Steven G. Martin of Lafayette, IN, which explores forgiving oneself in a unique dialogue. - Online Video

• New works also include Carolann Plank-Elliot’s fun short “Cold Feet” - Online Video

• Michelle Lucchesi’s movement piece, “A Dawning,” which challenges the way we see and hear what’s happening on stage while exploring spiritual growth and understanding. - Online Video

• We believe this year’s collection of short plays and pieces will be enjoyable, thought provoking and challenging. Please come join us.

MLK Love Sermons: Reading and Discussion.

A collection of readings from Martin Luther King’s sermons.

Tuesdays, January 23 & 30th. 6:30 and 7:30

Location: Ballyhoo Books and Brew. 111 W Superior St, Alma.

My Turn Performing Arts Collective is happy to join Zenlightenment:

Come Home to Alma for the Holidays. Presented: Millie and Mollie Mistletoe’s Musical Movement Masterpiece.

These sisters have been working arduously on this piece for decades. Much effort and talent has been poured into this masterpiece. These sisters come from a long line of dancers and singers that God has blessed with talent for generations. With such prestigious lineage we can only expect great great things.

2023, Festival of Short Plays for a Small Stage - June 8, 9, 10, 11

• 4th Annual Festival of Short Plays for the Small Stage: Choices

• The choices we make, make our life.

  • Featuring:

    • “Education” by William Campbell, “Eurekas” by Eoin Carney , & Silent Song and Dance” by My Turn PAC

    • Performed by:

      • William Campbell
        Max Dell
        Aisha Dell
        Audri Howell
        Terry LaForge
        Mike Klare
        Linda Hanson
        Michelle Lucchesi
        David Kingsworthy
        Kathryn Zettel
        Eli Lucchesi

2023, Always Tess - March 2, 3, 4, 5 | video recording

• In this solo play, a young woman reviews letters she has written to neighbors from a tumultuous time in her teen years, and to Ester Greenwood, the fictional narrator of The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, in an attempt to find solace, catharsis, and perhaps even healing. The letters track her journey through grief, from trying to wrench idealism from the world to finding it in the steadfastness and love of everyday people.

• A young woman attempts to find solace, catharsis and healing, in journey through grief, from trying to wrench idealism from the world to finding it in the steadfastness and love of everyday people. 

2022, Come Home to Alma for the Holidays - Dec 9

• “Tina Vivian’s Little Women” Readers theater selection from the holiday classic by Louisa May Alcott.

• Designed and performed by Tina Vivian.

2022, Gracious Creations - A Night of Poetry - Nov 17th

• SHOWCASE OF LOCAL POETS IN HONOR OF 'RUMI HOUR', A LOCAL GROUP OF POETS WHO DEDICATE ONE HOUR EVERY WEEK TO SHARING POETRY

• Featured Poets

  • Robert Vivian, Joshua Zeitler, Lynn Rather, Michelle Lucchesi, Kathryn Zettel, Jenny Main, Rachel Bono

• IN COLLABORATION WITH ALMA ART CENTER

2022, Nectar & Thorns: A Love Story - Sept 29, 30, Oct 1, 2 | video recording

• A memory play about love and healing. Summer 1978. Joe Modders, 19 years old and home from his freshman year of college, is the sole employee of the Merrinsville Historical Village in rural “Up North” Michigan. Mia and Maisy, 17 and 18 years old, arrive from downstate. They are refugees from war torn Vietnam. Maisy is spirited and sarcastic. Mia is gentle and often withdrawn. Joe is smitten. The long summer days will act as a salve, drawing out emotions that threaten the fragile world the three have slowly built in the heat and haze of that long ago summer. (Approx  67 minutes)

• The Third Installment in the series “Another Street in Michigan”, a Stolen Mills Production

• Written and performed by Raymond Goodwin

• Featuring music by Michelle and Eli Lucchesi and Choreography by Kathryn Zettel

• Author of “Last Man in Merrinsville” and “Stormy Inland Sea”, “Beyond Telling” and “North Grier Street”. He is also the author of “Sawdusted: Notes from a Postboom Mill,” a 2011 Michigan notable book.

2022, Short Plays for a Small Stage

• 4th Annual Festival of Short Plays for the Small Stage: Freedoms

• Evocative exploration of freedoms that come with personal, social, spiritual sickness and healing.

• Featuring:

  • “Two of 19” by Zachary C. Guerra, “Always” by Michelle Lucchesi, and “Dance of Freedom” by Kathryn Zettel

  • Performers:

    • Tre’quan Lafond
      Abigail Saxton
      Linda Hanson
      Carolann Plank
      Kathryn Zettel
      Michelle Lucchesi

2022, Beyond Telling - March 3, 4, 5, 6 | video recording

• George Telling, a newspaper columnist, navigates through the memory of a dark night in his recent past. It explores, with subtle power, the psychological impact of violence on individuals and communities. Audience members are welcome to participate in an after-performance talk back session.

2021, Nov-Dec

• Wanton World: A Gamer Mashup Mystery Dinner by Michelle Lucchesi, Directed by Michelle Lucchesi.

2021, Oct-Nov.

• Maiden/Crone: Easter Leaving and A Little Mysterious Bleeding by Robert Vivian, Directed by Kat Johns.

2021, Sept.

• Another Street in Michigan: North Gier Street by Raymond Goodwin, Directed by Kat Johns

2021, May. Short Plays for a Small Stage: Mortal Mystery.

• Things We Didn’t Lose in the Fire by Joshua Zeitler, Directed by Kat Johns

• Clipped by TLC (Tim Chanko, Linda Pohl, and Christopher Tremblay) Directed by Jeff Howell

• The Waiting Room by Joshua Zietler, Directed by Anthony Emmons

• The Heart of Things by Michelle Lucchesi, Directed by Michelle Lucchesi

• Stormy Inland Seas by Raymond Goodwin, Directed by Kat Johns

2021, Feb.

• Who Shot Cupid? An online hybrid short by Michelle Lucchesi. Directed by Michelle Lucchesi | video recording

2020, Oct.

• An Evening of TLC: Four Short Plays by TLC (Tim Chanko, Linda Pohl and Christopher Tremblay) Directed by Kat Johns with Joshua Zeitler

2020, March. Short Plays for a Small Stage.

• Delirium by Michelle Lucchesi, Directed by Michelle Lucchesi

• Pallets by Raymond Goodwin, Directed by Raymond Goodwin

• The Last Night of the World, by Cody Daigle, Directed by Stacey Pattison

• Game Theory by Peter Sagal, Directed by Kat Johns

• On the Edge by Craig Pospisil, Directed by Damian D. Sanderson

2019, Oct-Nov.

• Fredricks Demise: A Victorian Murder Mystery Dinner by Diana Harker Luehm, Directed by Pepper Near, Artistic Director Michelle Lucchesi

2019, June.

• Join the Healing Dance, Benefit for Kathy Francis, in collaboration with Alma College’s Heritage Center and local and regional poets, dancer, choreographers, vocalist, storytellers, and musicians, including: Kristen Bennett, Kate Troxell, Tom Glover, Sweet Adeline’s Heart of Michigan Chorus, Academy of Performing Arts Dancers, DuHadway Dance Dimensions Dancers, Charlie DuHadway, Michelle Lucchesi, Damian Sanderson, Carlee Gifford, MidMichigan Highland Dancers, Jennifer Otto, Eileen DeLorenzo, Eli Lucchesi, Jessica Pittman, Nic Gariss, Margaret Towersey Metcalf, Al Bartholomew, Rosely Conz, Ariane Dolan, Third Coast Dance, and Ericka Gross.

2019, May. Short Plays for a Small Stage

• Quack Therapy by Joshua Zeitler, Directed by Joshua Zeitler

• Battle of Wits by Diamond Neph, Directed by Diamond Neph

• Enlightenment by Shelagh Stephenson, Adapted and Directed by Damian David Sanderson

• Apollo General Hospital by Theresa Polgar, Directed by Chrisitan Heintzelman

• The Space Inside My Head by Michelle Lucchesi, Directed by Michelle Lucchesi

• Earth’s Trump by Michelle Lucchesi, Directed by Pepper Rae Near

• House Upon the Sand by Scott Henze, Directed by Sophia Rizzo