Detroit Public Theatre’s Detroit ‘67 in Schools and Communities program features a touring production of Detroit ’67, the acclaimed play about the 1967 Detroit uprising written by MacArthur Genius Award-winning, TONY nominated, native Detroiter Dominique Morisseau. The production is complemented by community and education programming, including facilitated community dialogues and the curriculum created in collaboration with Detroit Public Schools social studies teachers and DPT teaching artists. The touring program is designed to catalyze meaningful conversation and bring the 1960s Civil Rights Movement—particularly in the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan—to life for audiences and students. The program is brought to community centers and theatres where audiences may not have had the opportunity to see this acclaimed play and to public schools where few opportunities are often afforded for students to engage in arts-connected curricula.
