Festival Playhouse of Kalamazoo College

10/28/2026

Join us on Sunday, November 8 for our upcoming ASL-interpreted performance of Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne! Seating is General Admission, but we are happy to reserve a spot for you near the Interpreters, just add a note when reserving your ticket!
✨ Support for these performances is provided in part by the Jim Gilmore Jr. Foundation. Together, we’re building a more inclusive theatre community here in Kalamazoo!

10/22/2026

Sacrifices were made, we salute our fresh-faced gents 🫡 make their sacrifice worth it by seeing them November 5-8 in Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne at the Playhouse!

10/21/2026

Calling for lines and looking fine, the cast members of Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne have been hard at work in rehearsal! On a scale of 0-so many, how excited are you?
Tickets are on sale now, and we run for one weekend only, so don’t miss out!

10/18/2026

Meet the cast of Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne! See us in action November 5-8 at the Festival Playhouse, ticket link in our bio.

10/02/2026

Join us and our friends from Theatre Kalamazoo! this Saturday at Crawlspace Comedy Theatre for an open mic after party, with the amazing Ken from Kalamazoo! Good music, good company, and good eats, what more could you want?

Introducing the Theatre Kalamazoo Open Mic After Party! A new late-night gathering shining a light on local talent. 🎤🎹👏

Join us Saturday, October 3 at 10 PM at Crawlspace Comedy Theatre. Come after your show, come after someone else’s show, or come because you’re looking for a fun night out with folks in Kalamazoo!

Ken from Kalamazoo is your host for a night of showtunes on the open mic, special performances, a full bar, pizza by the slice, and unexpected fun!

Want to sing? Bring your sheet music and throw your name in the fishbowl. We’ll have JJ Treadway at the keys and draw performers throughout the night. Your name might get pulled this time, or maybe at the next party. And if  you’d rather watch, that’s perfect - audience participation is totally optional! 🤩

🎤 Open Mic + special performances
🎶 Bring sheet music if you want to sing (remember, it’s a party - so keep it snappy!)
🍕 Pizza available by the slice
🍻 Full bar!

Doors open at 9:30 PM. The fun starts at 10. 
Ages 18+ only

Crawlspace Comedy Theatre
315 W. Michigan Ave.
Downtown Kalamazoo

09/19/2026

Hear from Alyssa, who plays the role of Billie/She/Her on why you should see Harlem Duet by Djanet Sears! There are just two more chances to see the show tonight at 7:30 p.m. and tomorrow at 2 p.m. See you there!

Send a message to learn more

09/18/2026

TONIGHT: ASL-INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE OF HARLEM DUET! 🤟🏾🎭

TONIGHT: ASL-INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE OF HARLEM DUET! 🤟🏾🎭

Tonight, we’re excited to make Harlem Duet more accessible to our community with an ASL-interpreted performance at the Nelda K. Balch Playhouse at Kalamazoo College.

If you’ve been waiting to experience this powerful production, tonight is your night.

Djanet Sears’ Harlem Duet is a bold, intimate exploration of Black love, race, betrayal, identity, and the history we carry with us. And after the performance, we invite you to stay for our community talkback and continue the conversation.

🎭 Harlem Duet
🤟🏾 ASL-Interpreted Performance — TONIGHT
📍 Nelda K. Balch Playhouse | Kalamazoo College
🚗 Access from Thompson Street
💬 Community talkback following the performance

Grab your tickets, bring someone with you, and meet us at the theatre tonight!

Presented by Face Off Theatre Company + Kalamazoo College Festival Playhouse

❤️ Because We Are the Story.

09/18/2026

Join us tonight before the show for a Behind the Duet: Conversation with the Director, our very own Dr. Quincy Thomas!
Before the curtain rises tonight, we’re inviting you to go a little deeper into the world of Harlem Duet.
Join us for a special pre-show conversation with Director Dr. Quincy Thomas exploring:
BLACK LOVE, RACE & THE STORIES WE INHERIT
We’ll talk about the layers of Djanet Sears’ Harlem Duet, its relationship to Shakespeare’s Othello, the complexities of Black love and identity, and the artistic choices behind bringing this powerful story to the stage.
📅 Friday, September 18
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 Festival Playhouse | 129 Thompson Street
🎭 Harlem Duet performance immediately following at 7:30 PM
Whether you’ve already experienced the show or you’re joining us Friday night, come hear from the artist behind the vision and enter the performance with another layer of context.
Come for the conversation. Stay for the story. ❤️
Harlem Duet is presented by Face Off Theatre Company in partnership with Kalamazoo College Festival Playhouse.

🎭 BEHIND THE DUET: A CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR

Before the curtain rises this Friday, we’re inviting you to go a little deeper into the world of Harlem Duet.

Join us for a special pre-show conversation with Director Dr. Quincy Thomas exploring:

BLACK LOVE, RACE & THE STORIES WE INHERIT

We’ll talk about the layers of Djanet Sears’ Harlem Duet, its relationship to Shakespeare’s Othello, the complexities of Black love and identity, and the artistic choices behind bringing this powerful story to the stage.

📅 Friday, September 18
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 Festival Playhouse | 129 Thompson Street
🎭 Harlem Duet performance immediately following at 7:30 PM

Whether you’ve already experienced the show or you’re joining us Friday night, come hear from the artist behind the vision and enter the performance with another layer of context.

Come for the conversation. Stay for the story. ❤️

Harlem Duet is presented by Face Off Theatre Company in partnership with Kalamazoo College Festival Playhouse.

09/17/2026

Start the weekend off right with tonight with a discussion of one of the most vibrant and significant movements in American art history – the Harlem Renaissance. Three scholars will reflect on the period’s rich legacy in the fields of visual art, music, and theatre.
Then, this weekend, snag a ticket to see Harlem Duet by Djanet Sears, directed by Dr. Quincy Thomas (who will be speaking at the event tonight). Between the two, you can learn all about the Harlem Renaissance, then see it live onstage. We hope to see you there!