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Tim and Sally Petersen are long-time supporters of the UMS and recent supporters of ‘Some Old Black Man.’ Tim has been on the UMS board since 2013 and became Board Chair in 2019.

UMS’s Mark Jacobson hosted a live conversation with the cast and creative team of Some Old Black Men.

From creating a safety plan, to a positive COVID test, to filming at The Jam Handy in Detroit, this is the story of UMS’s production of Some Old Black Man.

Retirement Income Solutions (RIS) have been corporate sponsors of an annual UMS performance for more than 15 years.

Please join us for these upcoming programs. All of our digital presentations are free-of-charge to audiences everywhere, and we hope that you will share them with friends and family near and far.

Scenic designer Justin Lang gives a brief tour of the Some Old Black Man set in Detroit’s Jam Handy. For three weeks in Fall 2020, the creative team for this digital theater…

“My hope is that in silence, we can find peace. And in that peace, we might be able to ignite some light and hope. Wishing you a deep sense of peace as…

Enjoy a brief, behind-the-scenes look into our digital production of James Anthony Tyler’s Some Old Black Man, starring Wendell Pierce and Charlie Robinson.

Joel Howell and Linda Samuelson have been involved with UMS since the early 1980s. Joel is a former board member and was instrumental in establishing the ongoing Medical Arts Program.