Christmas comes to Hamtramck's Planet Ant

Planet Ant, which keeps the gaze of the theater world in SE Michigan toward Hamtramck, has a holiday comedy that has moved from Webisodes to the stage in "A Very Ced n Teri Xmas."

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Few theaters in Southeast Michigan have done more in recent years to encourage, develop and stage new works by local up-and-coming artists than Hamtramck's Planet Ant Theatre. Many - if not most - have come from the fertile imaginations of the area's improv community, and critical response has generally been quite favorable. In fact, since 2004, 15 original comedies have received Wilde Awards nominations for Best Production, and a few - Joseph Zettelmaier's "All Childish Things" and Lauren Bickers' "Danceical: The Musical" - have had subsequent productions elsewhere.

The Ant's latest original comedy, "A Very Ced n Teri Xmas," has taken a different route to the stage, however.

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Read a Freep piece about the play here.
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