Saturday, March 28, 2026 2:00 PM
Sunday, March 29, 2026 1:00 PM
Power Center
GATZ
Elevator Repair Service
$40 student tickets available
“The most remarkable achievement in theater not only of this year, but also of this decade.” (The New York Times)
One morning in the shabby office of a mysterious small business, an employee finds a copy of The Great Gatsby in the clutter on his desk. He starts to read it out loud… and doesn’t stop. At first, his coworkers hardly notice. But after a series of strange coincidences, it’s no longer clear whether he’s reading the book or the book is transforming him.
A century after the publication of The Great Gatsby and 20 years after its acclaimed off-Broadway run, Elevator Repair Service’s GATZ comes to Ann Arbor following its sold-out run at New York’s Public Theater in November 2024. Told over a single 6½-hour production (plus dinner break), GATZ is not just a retelling of the Gatsby story, but an enactment of the novel in which Fitzgerald’s masterpiece is cleverly delivered word for word. This literary tour-de-force by one of American theater’s most exciting and inventive companies is “strangely seductive, often revelatory, and altogether ingenious.” (Chicago Sun-Times)
This performance will take place in four sections with two 15-minute intermissions and a 90-minute dinner break (dinner not included in ticket price) for a total length of approximately eight hours (see details below).
A buffet dinner at the Michigan League will be offered for $70 per person (inclusive of tax, tip, and drinks) that includes garden salad and bread, vegetarian lasagne, chicken cordon bleu, roasted yukon potatoes, fall roasted vegetables, and tiramisu or a vegan/raspberry dessert. Wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available. Capacity is limited, and reservations must be placed by Friday, March 13, or until sold out.
What to Expect: A Breakdown of the Experience:
Part 1: Chapters 1-3 (2 hours)
— 15-minute intermission —
Part 2: Chapters 4-5 (1 hour 15 minutes)
— 90-minute dinner break (not included with ticket) —
Part 3: Chapter 6 and part of 7 (1 hour 30 minutes)
— 15-minute intermission —
Part 4: End of chapter 7 and chapters 8-9 (1 hour 30 minutes)
Thank You to Our Sponsors
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR
- Louise Taylor
- UMS Theater Endowment Fund, established by Bert and Kathy Moberg
SUPPORTING SPONSOR
- Jerry and Dale Kolins and the Kolins Theater Endowment Fund
MEDIA PARTNERS
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GATZ
Elevator Repair Service
Power Center
Starting at $125 (+ fees)
$40 student tickets available
CHOOSE A PERFORMANCE:
Buy Student TicketsOr call the ticket office at 734-764-2538
* Student, Senior and Group Discounts may be available
Founded in 1991 by Artistic Director John Collins, Elevator Repair Service creates original works with an ongoing ensemble.
ERS’s theater pieces are built around a broad range of subject matter and literary forms; they combine elements of slapstick comedy, hi-tech and lo-tech design, both literary and found text, and the group’s own highly developed style of choreography.
ERS creates its performances through extended periods of collaboration. A typical development cycle includes 4-6 intensive work periods within a 2 year period, which conclude with work-in-progress showings. Time off between development is filled with touring and presentations of finished works. Following completion, the piece is presented in NYC for an extended run and is toured throughout the US and abroad.
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