Play set tonight in Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS -- The Grand Rapids Players chose one new work for today's Readers Theatre at 7:01 p.m. in the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids.

They will perform "Glaskoop, the Everything Maker, or How Bear Got His Sharp Teeth and Claws, or Why Loon Still Sings His Sad, Sad, Song" by Roy C. Booth of Bovey.

If you go

Who: Grand Rapids Players

What: "Glaskoop, the Everything Maker, or How Bear Got His Sharp Teeth and Claws, or Why Loon Still Sings His Sad, Sad, Song"

Where: MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids

When: 7:01 p.m. today

This play involves children from the audience, and everyone gets to participate. It provides a creative outlet for youths to collaborate with area community actors.

"Glaskoop" requires six actors to fill the main characters of Glaskoop, Bear, Loon, Frog, Owl and Rabbit, and they will be anyone, male or female, teen-agers or adults. Glaskoop has a magical bag that he uses to "create" animals from the kids in the audience, such as Chipmunk, Blue Jay, etc.

"This is going to be a refreshing, entertaining show for everyone, including the children. We think they will get a real kick out of being able to participate from the audience side," said Mitzie Calgaro, treasurer and chair of the education committee for the Players.

For more information contact Toni at (218) 328 5375, or e-mail to info@grplayers.com.