“We Say What’s Acceptable, Which Makes the People Feel Acceptable.” – October 8
We got to programs around 5:55. As we get more members in the room, we start check in. We start around 6:30.
One member leads the ring for the first time.
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“I Saw the Stage and Said ‘Honey, I’m Home!'” – October 6
Today, we moved forward with Act 1, Scene 3, which is a very short scene.
After reading it through, the ensemble discusses what is happening in the scene. They seem to connect to Goneril’s anger toward Lear.
One participant said: “She sounds angry, she wants to be left alone.”
A participant: “You rocked that,” she tells the reader.
“It’s Good to Put It into Action” – October 1
Today, we moved forward with Act 1, Scene 3, which is a very short scene.
After reading it through, the ensemble discusses what is happening in the scene. They seem to connect to Goneril’s anger toward Lear.
One participant said: “She sounds angry, she wants to be left alone.”
A participant: “You rocked that,” she tells the reader.
“This is the First Time I’ve Laughed This Good in a While” – September 29
I ask the group what they want to do today. One participant wants to bring up a concern. She says people are getting bored because we are sitting and reading and talking. We talk about the importance of this part of the process, in which we read the play scene by scene as an ensemble and discuss its meaning, impact, and dreams we have for staging it. An ensemble member advocates in support of this process, while two other ensemble members don’t want to stop much for reflection.
Undersiege
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A reading of collective work centering the voices and experiences of Black women and femmes.
The Harassment of Iris Malloy
A single mother places a bet on a new life after an intimate encounter with a decorated senator, and the fallout will change them both forever. The Harassment of Iris Malloy is an epic political thriller that challenges us to explore power, privilege and parenthood. Zak Berkman’s new drama is a rolling world premiere.
The Holler Sessions
The Holler Sessions, staged as a live radio show, centers around one man’s burning obsession for American jazz. Ray, a jazz DJ, broadcasts his love of this uniquely American art form from his shoddy studio with an infectious passion. Ray’s maniacal rants, razor-sharp insights, and mildly scatological humor are interspersed with truly spectacular music and Ray gives his audience true space room for listening. The Holler Sessions serves as an electrifying jazz primer for the uninitiated, a powerful reminder for jazz fans, and an irreverent love letter to the best thing America has ever created – and forgotten.
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
Birthday Candles
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.