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FIM Flint Repertory Theatre opens its 2025–26 season with a fresh staging of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Joshua Morgan. It will run September 19 – October 5, 2025, at the University of Michigan-Flint Theatre.

In the steamy streets of New Orleans, where the air hums with jazz and the scent of magnolias, faded Southern belle Blanche DuBois arrives unannounced at her sister Stella’s cramped apartment. Her delicate manners and crumbling illusions clash violently with the raw, animal world of Stella’s husband, Stanley Kowalski. As tensions simmer and desires erupt, reality and fantasy blur into a fever dream of power, lust and survival. Featuring some of the most famous lines in all of theatre history, including “Stella!” and “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers,” Flint Rep’s production will update Williams’ timeless masterpiece through the addition of original and arranged music by sound designer Katie Hopgood.

“The world of New Orleans is something we’re really leaning into for this production,” exclaims Nicole Samsel, Flint Rep Interim Artistic Director and Managing Director. “Music is such an integral part of that atmosphere, so it was important to really embrace that element for our Streetcar. This is a play that should be on everyone’s bucket list, and we can’t wait to give our audience the chance to discover (or revisit) this American classic.”

The 2025–26 Flint Repertory Theatre season will still deliver an exceptional line-up of productions, even as performances temporarily relocate to University of Michigan-Flint Theatre during the renovation of FIM Bower Theatre.

The cast features Sarab Kamoo as Blanche DuBois, Kevin O’Callaghan as Stanley Kowalski, June Schreiner as Stella, and Mike Labbadia as Mitch, and includes Nate Becker, Emir Garcia, Leslie Hull, Ash Moran, Bello Paolo Pizzimenti, Madelyn Porter, Toni Rae Salmi and Matthew Van Gessell.

A Streetcar Named Desire is directed by Joshua Morgan with scenic and lighting design by Mike Billings, costume design by Matt Snellgrove, sound design and original music by Katie Hopgood. It is stage-managed by Melissa A. Nathan.

Sarab Kamoo (Blanche Dubois) is excited to be back at Flint Rep, having last been seen there in Death of a Salesman. She also recently performed in the solo show, Baba, at Williamston Theater and English at Tipping Point Theater. Kamoo is a resident artist at The Purple Rose Theatre and was last seen there in What Springs Forth as well as playing Irene Adler in three original Sherlock Holmes plays. Other recent credits include Be Here Now and Heather Raffo’s one-woman show, 9 Parts of Desire. Kamoo also directed Arabic to English at Theater Nova. Select film credits: “Stone,” “Happiest Season,” “Rose for her Grave,” “Conviction” and TV episodes of “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago PD.” Kamoo is also a school social worker in the Rochester School District.

Kevin O’Callaghan (Stanley Kowalski) is an award-winning theatre maker. Flint Rep: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Nick), Death of a Salesman (Happy) and the world premiere play ‘Rain on Fire (Chuck). O’Callaghan was also featured in three of Flint Rep’s New Works Festivals and is a champion of new plays. Regional: Rubin in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (40th William Inge Theatre Festival, Kansas); Bernard in Boeing Boeing (Hope Rep); Mister/Ossifer in Passover (Theatre NOVA, Wilde Award); George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life (Tipping Point). NYC: Mad Dog Theatre Company (2012 NY Innovative Theatre Award), Tectonic Theatre Project, The Attic Theatre and Theatre East. O’Callaghan trained at Western Michigan University (BA) and Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory (MFA). He teaches acting and theatre appreciation at Mott Community College in Flint. Proudly union.

Joshua Morgan (Director) is an actor and director based in New York City. Before moving to NY, he founded and ran the first dual-city theater company that was based out of Washington DC and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which won the Helen Hayes for “outstanding emerging theater company” in its first year. Before that, he directed the first-ever children’s web series that was incorporated into student curriculum throughout the southeast. Some personal favorite projects he has helmed include the regional premieres of Andrew Hinderaker’s Suicide, Incorporated, Madhuri Shekar’s In Love and Warcraft (Helen Hayes Nomination for outstanding direction) and Toni Press-Coffman’s Touch. Proud UNCSA alum.

A Streetcar Named Desire will be performed at University of Michigan-Flint Theatre. Tickets are available at www.tickets.thefim.org, at FIM Ticket Center box offices at FIM Whiting Auditorium and FIM Capitol Theatre, or by calling (810) 237-7333. Genesee County residents receive a 30 percent discount as a benefit of the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage. Your tax dollars are at work.

Run time is 2 hours 40 minutes with a 10-minute intermission.

Production dates:
Fri, Sept 19 at 7:30pm (Opening Night)
Sat, Sept 20 at 7:30pm
Sun, Sept 21 at 2pm
Thurs, Sept 25 at 10am
Fri, Sept 26 at 7:30pm (College Night)
Sat, Sept 27 at 7:30pm
Sun, Sept 28 at 2pm (ASL Interpreted Performance)
Thurs, Oct 2 at 10am
Fri, Oct 3 at 7:30pm
Sat, Oct 4 at 7:30pm
Sun, Oct 5 at 2pm

Shift into the new season with instructor Cheryl Meyer in this 2-week watercolor workshop exploring the colors of autumn. Students will work within a limited color palette to recreate the beauty and atmosphere of fall scenery, learning how to blend their colors to maximum effect. Students will work from photographed images to practice their skills. Some basic watercolor experience is helpful, but not necessary. All supplies are provided.

This class will be held from 11 am-1 pm, Tuesday, September 16 & 23, in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway in Mount Pleasant

Recommended age: 16 and up

Dive into the vibrant world of alcohol inks with instructor Judi Steffke in this beginner-friendly class designed to spark your imagination and ignite your creative spirit! Alcohol inks are a bold, expressive medium known for their fluidity, unpredictability, and stunning, abstract effects. Whether you're an experienced artist or trying something new, this class offers a fun and relaxed environment to explore the magic of inks on non-porous surfaces, such as Yupo paper, ceramic tiles, or glass. This class will offer themed sessions recreating imagery on posterboard or ceramic tiles, and will be finished with a spray-on topcoat for durability.

You may select sessions individually or as a full course for a discounted rate:

September 3 (5:30-7:30 pm): Abstracts
September 10 (2-4 pm): Dragonflies
September 18 (11 am-1 pm): Hummingbirds
September 23 (5:30-7:30 pm): Florals

These workshops will be held in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway in Mount Pleasant.

Recommended age: 16 and up

FIM Flint Repertory Theatre opens its 2025–26 season with a fresh staging of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Joshua Morgan. It will run September 19 – October 5, 2025, at the University of Michigan-Flint Theatre.

In the steamy streets of New Orleans, where the air hums with jazz and the scent of magnolias, faded Southern belle Blanche DuBois arrives unannounced at her sister Stella’s cramped apartment. Her delicate manners and crumbling illusions clash violently with the raw, animal world of Stella’s husband, Stanley Kowalski. As tensions simmer and desires erupt, reality and fantasy blur into a fever dream of power, lust and survival. Featuring some of the most famous lines in all of theatre history, including “Stella!” and “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers,” Flint Rep’s production will update Williams’ timeless masterpiece through the addition of original and arranged music by sound designer Katie Hopgood.

“The world of New Orleans is something we’re really leaning into for this production,” exclaims Nicole Samsel, Flint Rep Interim Artistic Director and Managing Director. “Music is such an integral part of that atmosphere, so it was important to really embrace that element for our Streetcar. This is a play that should be on everyone’s bucket list, and we can’t wait to give our audience the chance to discover (or revisit) this American classic.”

The 2025–26 Flint Repertory Theatre season will still deliver an exceptional line-up of productions, even as performances temporarily relocate to University of Michigan-Flint Theatre during the renovation of FIM Bower Theatre.

The cast features Sarab Kamoo as Blanche DuBois, Kevin O’Callaghan as Stanley Kowalski, June Schreiner as Stella, and Mike Labbadia as Mitch, and includes Nate Becker, Emir Garcia, Leslie Hull, Ash Moran, Bello Paolo Pizzimenti, Madelyn Porter, Toni Rae Salmi and Matthew Van Gessell.

A Streetcar Named Desire is directed by Joshua Morgan with scenic and lighting design by Mike Billings, costume design by Matt Snellgrove, sound design and original music by Katie Hopgood. It is stage-managed by Melissa A. Nathan.

Sarab Kamoo (Blanche Dubois) is excited to be back at Flint Rep, having last been seen there in Death of a Salesman. She also recently performed in the solo show, Baba, at Williamston Theater and English at Tipping Point Theater. Kamoo is a resident artist at The Purple Rose Theatre and was last seen there in What Springs Forth as well as playing Irene Adler in three original Sherlock Holmes plays. Other recent credits include Be Here Now and Heather Raffo’s one-woman show, 9 Parts of Desire. Kamoo also directed Arabic to English at Theater Nova. Select film credits: “Stone,” “Happiest Season,” “Rose for her Grave,” “Conviction” and TV episodes of “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago PD.” Kamoo is also a school social worker in the Rochester School District.

Kevin O’Callaghan (Stanley Kowalski) is an award-winning theatre maker. Flint Rep: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Nick), Death of a Salesman (Happy) and the world premiere play ‘Rain on Fire (Chuck). O’Callaghan was also featured in three of Flint Rep’s New Works Festivals and is a champion of new plays. Regional: Rubin in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (40th William Inge Theatre Festival, Kansas); Bernard in Boeing Boeing (Hope Rep); Mister/Ossifer in Passover (Theatre NOVA, Wilde Award); George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life (Tipping Point). NYC: Mad Dog Theatre Company (2012 NY Innovative Theatre Award), Tectonic Theatre Project, The Attic Theatre and Theatre East. O’Callaghan trained at Western Michigan University (BA) and Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory (MFA). He teaches acting and theatre appreciation at Mott Community College in Flint. Proudly union.

Joshua Morgan (Director) is an actor and director based in New York City. Before moving to NY, he founded and ran the first dual-city theater company that was based out of Washington DC and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which won the Helen Hayes for “outstanding emerging theater company” in its first year. Before that, he directed the first-ever children’s web series that was incorporated into student curriculum throughout the southeast. Some personal favorite projects he has helmed include the regional premieres of Andrew Hinderaker’s Suicide, Incorporated, Madhuri Shekar’s In Love and Warcraft (Helen Hayes Nomination for outstanding direction) and Toni Press-Coffman’s Touch. Proud UNCSA alum.

A Streetcar Named Desire will be performed at University of Michigan-Flint Theatre. Tickets are available at www.tickets.thefim.org, at FIM Ticket Center box offices at FIM Whiting Auditorium and FIM Capitol Theatre, or by calling (810) 237-7333. Genesee County residents receive a 30 percent discount as a benefit of the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage. Your tax dollars are at work.

Run time is 2 hours 40 minutes with a 10-minute intermission.

Production dates:
Fri, Sept 19 at 7:30pm (Opening Night)
Sat, Sept 20 at 7:30pm
Sun, Sept 21 at 2pm
Thurs, Sept 25 at 10am
Fri, Sept 26 at 7:30pm (College Night)
Sat, Sept 27 at 7:30pm
Sun, Sept 28 at 2pm (ASL Interpreted Performance)
Thurs, Oct 2 at 10am
Fri, Oct 3 at 7:30pm
Sat, Oct 4 at 7:30pm
Sun, Oct 5 at 2pm

Club Create is a Michigan Arts Access program for adults with disabilities. Club Create provides opportunities for adults with disabilities to have hands-on experiences in the arts provided by professional artists. Club members participate in an art experience at each meeting, as well as have time to socialize with other club members. Club Create of Mid Michigan meets 10-11:30 am on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Caregivers are welcome to participate as well.

Club Create of Mid Michigan members will meet from 10-11:30 am, Wednesday, September 24, in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway in Mount Pleasant.

Club Create is sponsored in part by MyMichigan Health.

The 1842 historic Dougherty Mission House built by Rev. Peter Dougherty, Chief Agosa, the Ottawa and Chippewa opens for tours on Wednesday, June 12th Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11am until 4pm. Tour the former Inn where the fruit industry began in the Traverse City region.
Discover the ties to the Old Mission Peninsula Lighthouse while you tour the house, summer kitchen, carriage shed, icehouse, and demonstration garden. See the new Old Mission Agricultural Heritage exhibit where Old Mission Peninsula earned its name.

Join instructor Cheryl Meyer in a 3-week introduction to the artistry of watercolor painting. This course covers watercolor basics such as exploring different papers, various brush strokes and techniques, color theory, and mixing colors. This class will also explore hard versus soft edges, wet on wet, wet on dry, pouring, glazing, spritzing, & masking techniques. Students will experiment with these techniques and begin their journey into watercolors. No experience is needed, and all supplies are provided.

This 3-week course will be held on Wednesdays from 2-4 pm on September 17- October 1 in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway, Mt Pleasant, MI.

Recommended age: 16 and up

This is the final course of the four-part Fundamentals of Drawing series with acclaimed artist and instructor Julie Tyslicky. Throughout this course, students will focus on the importance of developing a series of work. We will be discussing why this is important in your development as an artist. You’ll discover how working in a series can broaden and hone your skills. We will touch on Artists’ Biographies, Artists’ Statements, and the difference between the two. You will be guided on how to enter a juried show. Please note- completion of Drawing 1-3 is required to participate in this course.

This 12-week course will be held from 6-8:30 pm on Wednesdays, September 17-December 3, in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway in Mount Pleasant.

Recommended ages: Adults only

FIM Flint Repertory Theatre opens its 2025–26 season with a fresh staging of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Joshua Morgan. It will run September 19 – October 5, 2025, at the University of Michigan-Flint Theatre.

In the steamy streets of New Orleans, where the air hums with jazz and the scent of magnolias, faded Southern belle Blanche DuBois arrives unannounced at her sister Stella’s cramped apartment. Her delicate manners and crumbling illusions clash violently with the raw, animal world of Stella’s husband, Stanley Kowalski. As tensions simmer and desires erupt, reality and fantasy blur into a fever dream of power, lust and survival. Featuring some of the most famous lines in all of theatre history, including “Stella!” and “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers,” Flint Rep’s production will update Williams’ timeless masterpiece through the addition of original and arranged music by sound designer Katie Hopgood.

“The world of New Orleans is something we’re really leaning into for this production,” exclaims Nicole Samsel, Flint Rep Interim Artistic Director and Managing Director. “Music is such an integral part of that atmosphere, so it was important to really embrace that element for our Streetcar. This is a play that should be on everyone’s bucket list, and we can’t wait to give our audience the chance to discover (or revisit) this American classic.”

The 2025–26 Flint Repertory Theatre season will still deliver an exceptional line-up of productions, even as performances temporarily relocate to University of Michigan-Flint Theatre during the renovation of FIM Bower Theatre.

The cast features Sarab Kamoo as Blanche DuBois, Kevin O’Callaghan as Stanley Kowalski, June Schreiner as Stella, and Mike Labbadia as Mitch, and includes Nate Becker, Emir Garcia, Leslie Hull, Ash Moran, Bello Paolo Pizzimenti, Madelyn Porter, Toni Rae Salmi and Matthew Van Gessell.

A Streetcar Named Desire is directed by Joshua Morgan with scenic and lighting design by Mike Billings, costume design by Matt Snellgrove, sound design and original music by Katie Hopgood. It is stage-managed by Melissa A. Nathan.

Sarab Kamoo (Blanche Dubois) is excited to be back at Flint Rep, having last been seen there in Death of a Salesman. She also recently performed in the solo show, Baba, at Williamston Theater and English at Tipping Point Theater. Kamoo is a resident artist at The Purple Rose Theatre and was last seen there in What Springs Forth as well as playing Irene Adler in three original Sherlock Holmes plays. Other recent credits include Be Here Now and Heather Raffo’s one-woman show, 9 Parts of Desire. Kamoo also directed Arabic to English at Theater Nova. Select film credits: “Stone,” “Happiest Season,” “Rose for her Grave,” “Conviction” and TV episodes of “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago PD.” Kamoo is also a school social worker in the Rochester School District.

Kevin O’Callaghan (Stanley Kowalski) is an award-winning theatre maker. Flint Rep: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Nick), Death of a Salesman (Happy) and the world premiere play ‘Rain on Fire (Chuck). O’Callaghan was also featured in three of Flint Rep’s New Works Festivals and is a champion of new plays. Regional: Rubin in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (40th William Inge Theatre Festival, Kansas); Bernard in Boeing Boeing (Hope Rep); Mister/Ossifer in Passover (Theatre NOVA, Wilde Award); George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life (Tipping Point). NYC: Mad Dog Theatre Company (2012 NY Innovative Theatre Award), Tectonic Theatre Project, The Attic Theatre and Theatre East. O’Callaghan trained at Western Michigan University (BA) and Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory (MFA). He teaches acting and theatre appreciation at Mott Community College in Flint. Proudly union.

Joshua Morgan (Director) is an actor and director based in New York City. Before moving to NY, he founded and ran the first dual-city theater company that was based out of Washington DC and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which won the Helen Hayes for “outstanding emerging theater company” in its first year. Before that, he directed the first-ever children’s web series that was incorporated into student curriculum throughout the southeast. Some personal favorite projects he has helmed include the regional premieres of Andrew Hinderaker’s Suicide, Incorporated, Madhuri Shekar’s In Love and Warcraft (Helen Hayes Nomination for outstanding direction) and Toni Press-Coffman’s Touch. Proud UNCSA alum.

A Streetcar Named Desire will be performed at University of Michigan-Flint Theatre. Tickets are available at www.tickets.thefim.org, at FIM Ticket Center box offices at FIM Whiting Auditorium and FIM Capitol Theatre, or by calling (810) 237-7333. Genesee County residents receive a 30 percent discount as a benefit of the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage. Your tax dollars are at work.

Run time is 2 hours 40 minutes with a 10-minute intermission.

Production dates:
Fri, Sept 19 at 7:30pm (Opening Night)
Sat, Sept 20 at 7:30pm
Sun, Sept 21 at 2pm
Thurs, Sept 25 at 10am
Fri, Sept 26 at 7:30pm (College Night)
Sat, Sept 27 at 7:30pm
Sun, Sept 28 at 2pm (ASL Interpreted Performance)
Thurs, Oct 2 at 10am
Fri, Oct 3 at 7:30pm
Sat, Oct 4 at 7:30pm
Sun, Oct 5 at 2pm

Celebrate the shifting of the season with color, creativity, and a flock of feathered inspiration! Led by instructor Cheryl Meyer, you’ll focus on capturing the charm, movement, and personality of birds through expressive painting techniques. Each week in this 4-session course will feature a different feathered friend, and this class will guide you in bringing them to life on paper.

Perfect for beginner to intermediate artists, we’ll explore watercolor fundamentals—such as wet-on-wet, layering, and texture—while also learning how to sketch dynamic bird forms, render feathers, and create harmonious backgrounds.

The class will be held weekly from 2-5 pm on Thursdays, September 4-25, in the Idonea Hersee Classroom at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant, MI. You may select individual classes or enroll in the series for a discounted rate!

September 4: Screech Owl
September 11: Wood Duck
September 18: Cardinal
September 25: Pheasant

Recommended age: 16 and up