
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 – Founding Director of Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit Erik came to the United States in 1996 to
Advisory Board – Director of Off-Site Programs, Lark New Play Development Center, NYC Lisa Rothe was recently nominated for SDC’s
Advisory Board – Executive Director, Epic Theatre Ensemble, NYC Ron Russell is an accomplished Off-Broadway director and the Executive Director
Advisory Board – Co-founder, The MITTEN Lab Rachel Sussman is a Tony Award-nominated producer committed to cultivating dynamic, inclusive theatrical
Advisory Board Dr. Heather Ann Thompson is a historian at the University of Michigan, and is the Pulitzer Prize and