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Resident Artists and Theater Companies: Michigan Classical Repertory Theatre Some of our friends and colleagues: Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority Ypsilanti Convention and Visitors Bureau Ann Arbor Area
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Riverside Arts Center, Fall, 2007, Newsletter EMU/RAC collaboration brought many new families to the arts Sunday brunches, music, and theatre brought a new kind of life to downtown Ypsilanti on Sundays in April and May. “Insider Stories/Peripheral Visions,” a collaboration between visual and theatre artists was rich with the story of women shared through visual art installations, storytelling, and performance produced by Claudia Wier for teens through adults. Finally, two Family Theatre Workshops: Improvin’ Together brought families laugh and play with EMU Theatre Improvisers. Just wanted to let everyone who did not attend know that you all missed one HELL of a show on Sat and Sun of this weekend [21-22 April] at the Riverside Arts council DTE Annex building. The visual artists who participated worked very hard to present their work successfully in a difficult space. The event was directed by Claudia Wier who arranged the visual art and thespians in a clever collaboration. There were seven or eight performances in a row which flowed successively around the room in a circle correlating with the visual pieces as interactive backdrop. The performances happened successively without break and the seating and lighting made it a professional theatrical experience. I was impressed. Thank you to all who put in their time and effort. Hope to do it again next year. Thanks, Gypsy Schindler, She starts her life in the theatre Gibson’s reply was. “I’m going to be in the theatre.”And she was. Redbud Productions’ Tim Grimes whisked her off the school stage at 7:15 p.m. and rushed her to the Riverside still in her cap and gown. Gibson ran to the dressing room, donned costume and makeup and, by 8 p.m., was ready for her role as Shelby Eatenton, a bride-to-be, in Redbud Productions’ Steel Magnolias. Hats Off Players produced their first show at Riverside in early July
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An arts/baseball theme kicked off the summer season. 
At Chrissy Gibson’s graduation from Father Gabriel Richard High School on June 1, everybody asked. “What are your plans?”