Studio Company
Between 1968 and 1976, the Studio Company produced 52 plays and toured some of them to 60 different secondary schools.
The first productions were presented during the summer of 1968 in the F.A. Bower Theater in Flint.
The first productions on campus were in the lower level of the Sports and Recreation building, but during the 1969-70 season, the Studio Company was able to present plays in the Meadow Brook Theatre while its resident company performed at the Detroit Institute of Art.
This newspaper clipping from the Pontiac Press announces rehearsals for the Studio Company's first production at Meadow Brook Theatre - Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood.
Below, students are rehearsing for the production.
In fall 1970 the Studio Company was finally able to occupy dedicated space in Varner Hall and began producing plays in the Studio Theatre.
Many guest artists directed Studio Company productions, like Stuart Vaughan for Richard III. This helped students operate in a near-professional setting.