
Season 12 Line Up
The season opens September 23, 2026 with the Michigan premiere of EUREKA DAY and concludes with THURGOOD, closing May 23, 2027
Broadway Director, Steve Broadnax returns to DPT

The season opens September 23, 2026 with the Michigan premiere of EUREKA DAY and concludes with THURGOOD, closing May 23, 2027
Broadway Director, Steve Broadnax returns to DPT

Birthday Candles will take audiences on a magical journey with Ernestine Ashworth, from birthday to birthday, as she bakes a life. This world premiere by internationally acclaimed playwright Noah Haidle was commissioned by Detroit Public Theatre.

Marie and Rosetta features electrifying music and brings us to Tharpe’s first rehearsal with young protégée Marie Knight before they set out to become one of the great duos in music history.

Written by Academy Award-nominated writer Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a groundbreaking, TONY Award-winning, wildly funny, and deeply shocking modern classic. Set in the mountains of Connemara, Ireland, it tells the story of Maureen Folen, a plain and lonely woman in her early forties; Mag, the aging, manipulative mother with whom she lives; and their toxic, caretaking relationship. When Mag interferes in Maureen’s first (and potentially last) romantic relationship, events are set in motion that are as tragically funny as they are horrific. Winner of the Drama Desk, Drama League, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for best play, “McDonagh re-creates the traditional Irish family drama only to set it ablaze with a postmodern blowtorch.” –LA Times
Advisory Board – Producing Artistic Director at People’s Light & Theatre, PA Zak has over 30 years of experience producing
Advisory Board – three-time TONY Nominated Actress and native Detroiter Keenan-Bolger is a three-time TONY Award-nominated actress and an alumna
Advisory Board – Associate Artistic Director at Second Stage Theatre, NYC Christopher Burney serves as both the Associate Artistic Director
Advisory Board – TONY Nominated Actress Kathleen Chalfant is an award-winning stage, film, and television actress recognized for both her
Advisory Board Named a 2005 MacArthur Fellow, President Obama’s first appointment to the National Council on the Arts and Governor
Advisory Board Nicole Eisenberg is a respected philanthropic leader in Detroit and nationally. Nicole serves on the Board of Directors
Advisory Board – General Manager at The Fisher Theatre, MI James currently works as the General Manager at The Fisher
Advisory Board – Professor of Theatre & Drama, the Residential College, the Penny Stamps School of Art & Design, and
Advisory Board Maureen S. Martin is a fundraising professional with experience in institutional giving and individual giving across several decades.
Advisory Board – Founding Director of Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit Marsha was the art critic at The Detroit Free