Detroit '67
| Author: Dominique Morriseau | |
| Premiered: 2013 | Work Type: Play |
| Description: Detroit '67 by Dominique Morisseau is a powerful play chronicling the lives of the Poindexter family in their Detroit basement during the 1967 Detroit Rebellion (riots), exploring sibling conflict, racial tensions, police brutality, and dreams against a backdrop of societal upheaval, forming the first part of Morisseau's "The Detroit Project" trilogy. The play uses the era's music to highlight themes of survival, family, and the quest for a better life amidst urban unrest, focusing on brother Lank's desire for a bar and sister Chelle's need for stability, complicated by an interracial romance. | |
All shows for this title:
| Long Beach Playhouse (Mainstage) | 5/18/2024 - 6/15/2024 |