ANN ARBOR, MI (October 7, 2024): Theatre NOVA, Ann Arbor’s resident nonprofit professional theatre specializing in new plays, is thrilled to announce its 10th-anniversary Season Celebration. This fall, Theatre NOVA will celebrate ten years of new plays and new voices with a Gala Season Celebration on November 10, 2024, at 3:30 pm, immediately following the closing night performance of the World Premiere of “In Search of the Mothman” by Amber Palmer.
This special event will include refreshments after the show, a hyper-local raffle featuring items from Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti businesses, and a special on-stage talkback with founders and original board members. Proceeds will support NOVA’s annual operations and pay-what-you-can ticketing program.
Season Celebration tickets are $50 and include a dry bar, strolling buffet, a photo booth, admission to the performance, dessert, and a Champagne toast after the show. Patrons already holding tickets for a different performance can apply the price of their existing show tickets to their Celebration tickets.
Theatre NOVA’s featured performance for the Gala Celebration is the 2024-25 season opener “In Search of the Mothman” by Amber Palmer, which follows two young sisters as they navigate life, family, and sisterhood after an unexpected tragedy strikes their hometown. Emily is just trying to make it through her senior year and get into music school, while Jordan moves across the country to West Virginia to “search for The Mothman.” Through honesty and humor, the sisters grapple with their trauma and what lives they want to lead in the aftermath. Directed by Associate Artistic Director & Literary Manager Shelby R. Seeley.
Founding Artistic Director Carla Milarch said, “I am elated to reach this milestone. Together, we have made it through the challenges of opening a theatre, and then a pandemic, and then RE-opening after a pandemic, and now the realities of a post-pandemic economy. Yet, here we still are! I believe it’s because of how fully the Ann Arbor community has embraced us over the years. They truly are amazing. And I would put our staff and artists up against anyone in the business for creativity, artistry, and heart. The fact that we’ve continued to produce amazing theatre in the face of these challenges is a testament to the strength of our mission and the gumption and grit of everyone who walks through these doors each day.”
Theatre NOVA offers a subscription program as the best way to see quality programs at a discounted price. Subscribers save on single-ticket prices and guarantee their seats for all our plays this season. Theatre NOVA recently installed new, cushioned theatre seats for added patron comfort. Subscribers get easy exchanges, no per-ticket fees, a pass to our Michigan Playwright’s Festival, and our eNewsletter, which keeps them updated on future events. If patrons prefer greater flexibility, our popular Flex Pass offers six tickets for any show and date.
Theatre NOVA is located at 410 W. Huron St, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.
General admission tickets for plays are $30. Tickets for the holiday musical panto are $32 for adults and $12 for children 16 years and under. Theatre NOVA continues to make theatre accessible by offering pay-what-you-can tickets to all performances for those who need them. Tickets, memberships, flex passes, and subscriptions may be purchased online at www.TheatreNOVA.org. Tickets may also be purchased in person one hour before each performance. Seating in the theatre will begin 30 minutes before each performance. There is ample free parking and quick access to the city’s restaurants, bars, bakeries, and coffee shops. New patrons can find Theatre NOVA across Huron Street from Ann Arbor’s YMCA through a parking lot entrance on the north side of the street. For more information, visit www.TheatreNOVA.org.
Theatre NOVA’s mission is to raise awareness of the value and excitement of new plays and playwrights and to provide resources for playwrights to develop their craft by importing, exporting, and developing new work.
