Detroit Public Theatre produces nationally recognized plays and programs with world-class writers, directors, actors, and designers in the heart of Midtown Detroit’s thriving cultural district. We create bold, relevant work that illuminates the thrills, joys, and challenges of our shared human experience.
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"There’s something magic and organic that happens at Detroit Public Theatre! It happens when our audiences experience Detroit Public Theatre’s riveting stories on stage — stories that speak to all of us, stories that represent us in all of our complexity, stories that make our city more connected.”
Dominique Morisseau
World-renowned Playwright & MacArthur Genius Award Winner
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”Our community needed this! It was a void here in Detroit, and we needed Detroit Public Theatre. Thank you. Without DPT here, we would have read about Ms. Morisseau in the paper, or Ms. Sun in a magazine, and thought, ‘That sounds wonderful,’ but we would never have had the chance to see all this without you.”
Simeon Hill
Loyal Detroit Public Theatre Subscriber
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“Actually being able to have a front row seat as to what it is that people were experiencing in the homes that we live in and the streets that we walk on and watching it in the form of a play was much more interactive. It was much more influential. It was moving.”
Renaissance High School Student
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“Re-entry has been a smooth transition, in part
because I have Shakespeare. I have a job, a home, a
renewed sense of who I am, and I only see myself
going up! I am growing, moving, thriving. Shakespeare
hijacked my life, and it has been one of the best
things to ever happen to me!.”
Shakespeare in Prison Alum
Detroit Public Theatre is supported in part by the Michigan Arts & Culture Council + National Endowment for the Arts.
