▁The ▁theatre ▁provides ▁resources ▁for ▁training ▁actors , ▁play w right s , ▁and ▁other ▁theatre ▁artists ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁Mid west ▁and ▁develop s ▁new ▁plays ▁based ▁on ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁Bas in . ▁The ▁main ▁performance ▁space ▁and ▁administrative ▁offices ▁occup y ▁a ▁building ▁in ▁Ch else a , ▁Michigan , ▁once ▁owned ▁by ▁Daniel s ' ▁grand father . ▁The ▁theatre ▁produces ▁four ▁shows ▁a ▁year ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 / 4 ▁thrust ▁stage ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 6 8 - se at ▁house . ▁The ▁PR TC ▁is ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 ( c ) 3 ▁not - for - pro fit ▁organization ▁and ▁oper ates ▁under ▁a ▁Small ▁Professional ▁Theatre ▁( SP T ) ▁Ag re ement ▁with ▁the ▁Act ors ' ▁Equ ity ▁Association ▁( AE A ). ▁ ▁App rent ice ▁program ▁The ▁Pur ple ▁Rose ▁offers ▁a ▁year - long ▁app rent ices hip ▁program ▁for ▁young ▁artists ▁entering ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁theatre . ▁App rent ices ▁are ▁paid ▁a ▁mod est ▁st ip end ▁and ▁work ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 8 0 ▁hours ▁per ▁week ▁gain ing ▁experience ▁in ▁light ing , ▁sound , ▁stage ▁management , ▁design , ▁set ▁construction , ▁and ▁administrative / box ▁office ▁work . ▁The ▁seven ▁app rent ices ▁also ▁maintain ▁and ▁clean ▁the ▁theatre ' s ▁facilities . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁Daniel s ' ▁experience ▁as ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁with ▁the ▁Circle ▁Re pert ory ▁Company ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City