Performance Network's Mission is to "provide uncompromising artistic leadership in the region and produce works that engage, challenge and inspire audiences and artists."

Michigan is home to hundreds of Broadway quality actors that choose to live and work right here. Performance Network, Ann Arbor's professional theatre, pairs their talent with the hottest plays available, produced with imaginative sets and costumes, in our intimate downtown space. Winning more awards and nominations for 5 years running, PNT leads the region in artistic quality and play selection. With a wide variety of musicals, comedies, dramas, Pulitzer Prize and Tony award-winners, Performance Network is proud to be Michigan's premier professional Theatre.

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Our Programs

Professional Season: Our seven show professional season offers Broadway quality performances in an intimate 139 seat theatre.

The Fireside Festival of New Works: A twice yearly festival featuring both local and national new works by established and emerging playwights.

The Children's Theatre Network - This group offers a diverse cultural education to K-6 grade students through touring productions as well as the Saturday Series for Young Audiences.

Our Apprentice Program - Each year three apprentices receive a cumulative total of 90 weeks of paid hands-on training in the areas of Stage management, House management, backstage crew, wardrobe, marketing and customer service.

Our Vision

To add joy and meaning to people's lives through the theatrical arts
To honor our community's intellectual and artistic integrity with the selection of our plays.
To cultivate an appreciation for the theatrical arts in a diverse and expanding audience for today and the future.
To celebrate the expansive possibilities of theatre as an art form through a variety of offerings.
To nurture artists through creative enrichment and development programs.
To promote new plays and the work of new playwrights

K-8 acting workshops - Facilitated through the Children's Theatre Network, these workshops introduce children to the power, creativity and fun of live performance.

Summer Internships - High School students gain a comprehensive experience of all elements of professional theatre, including box office, house management, technical and clerical skills.