Though now commonplace, acting was condemned in colonial times as "public lying," with offenders being yanked off the streets with novelty-sized shepherd's crooks. Embrace vaudevillainy with today's GrouponLive deal to The Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea. Check the schedule to plan your visit; Groupon users must call in advance to reserve their seats. Seating will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and is subject to availability; having a Groupon does not guarantee a seat. Choose between the following options:
- For $20, you get two tickets to a Wednesday or Thursday regular or preview performance of any show (up to a $50 value).
- For $40, you get two tickets to a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday regular or preview performance of any show (up to an $80 value).
Founded in 1991 by acclaimed actor and playwright Jeff Daniels, The Purple Rose Theatre Company enriches its community with original and classic productions that range from light-hearted comedies to poignant dramas. Resident artists elicit laughs during Escanaba in da Moonlight, a revival of Daniels's deer-camp comedy about a group of hunters competing for the first shot at a buck and the most creative camouflage pattern. Starting January 19, A Stone Carver introduces us to a retired stonemason named Agostino who resists being evicted from his home in the face of planned highway construction, even at the risk of alienating his only son. Converted from a 1900s-era auto garage, The Purple Rose Theatre Company distributes sight lines evenly throughout its 168-seat auditorium and grumbling Model T ghosts throughout its marbled 1930s-style lobby.
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The Groupon Guide to: Street Art
Although all art is frowned upon by society, only street art wears the double-frown crown of also being illegal. Protect yourself from the rule of law by never, ever creating any of these commonly seen works of street art:
- A little girl holding a flower, except the flower is an army gun and the little girl is mostly a cattle skull
- A name rendered beautifully in giant squishy, stylized letters that make it as impossible to miss as it is to read
- A familiar object we take for granted left outdoors, such as a confrontational expired parking meter or a dog tied to a coffee store
- A peace sign, subversively commenting on your roommate's unfair method of slicing pizzas.
- Picture of the Muppet Babies with the word "Submit" written underneath
- A marine-life mural painted by the irredeemable vandals of Mrs. Holmer's third-grade class at P.S. 109
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