Tenth Anniversary Season!
For our TENTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON, we are proud to share with you the following thrilling, timely, gorgeous stories that celebrate and reflect the rich diversity of our community: a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that adds a contemporary and comedic spin to a Shakespearean classic, a hilarious and irreverent cabaret that marries merriment and contemplation, a searing and urgent examination of institutional racism and sexism by Detroit’s own Dominique Morriseau, and the world premiere of a stunning new work about one of the most pressing issues facing Americans today. We invite you to join DPT for this momentous and joyous TENTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON!
Fat Ham
By James Ijames
September 26, 2024 - November 3, 2024
For the safety of the actors, late seating will be permitted 10 minutes into the show after the first scene is complete AND there is no intermission.
Cast
X’ydee Alexander - Opal
CharlesCurtis - Tio
Erik Hernandez - Larry Roosevelt Johsnson - Pap / Rev
Janai Lashon - Rabby Niki Rochelle - Tedra Duane Shabazz - Juicy
Content Advisory
The play and performance contain adult language that can be graphic, as well as depictions of sexual situations.
The story’s reluctant hero, Juicy, a Black, queer, young man, is just trying to get his online degree in HR when his father’s ghost shows up, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. But can Juicy do what his father commands? A family cookout becomes a compelling examination of love and loss, pain and joy, and a strange, surprising and often hilarious journey. The New York Times called James Ijames’ Pulitzer-Prize winning Fat Ham, “A hilarious yet profound tragedy smothered in comedy.” See DPT’s take on the uproarious and brilliant award winning play that took Broadway by storm last season!
Creative Team
Brian Marable - Director
Sarah Ackerman - Stage Manager
Badriyyah F. Wazeerud-Din - Assistant Stage Manager
Jeremy Hopgood - Scenic Designer
Brittany McQueen - Costume Designer Julie Ponema - Assistant Costume Designer
Chantel Gadica - Lighting Designer
Cornell Jermaine - Hair & Wig Designer
Jen Pan - Intimacy & Fight Coordinator Sarah Johnson - Technical Director Jalise Little - Audio Technician Owen Zabor - Master Electrician / Light Board Op. Jwymon Williams - Deck Captain
DPT’s Holiday Cabaret
November 29, 2024 - December 22, 2024
Cast
Arielle Crosby
Dev
Eric Gutman Bryana Hall
Brian E. Buckner - keyboard
Content Advisory
Some songs contain profanity
Back by popular demand! Let go of all your holiday show expectations and join us for a rollicking great time at DPT’s 2nd Annual Holiday Cabaret. We're serving up a fresh mix of holiday tunes—some familiar, and some you really aren’t expecting. This ain't your grandma's Christmas Carol (but she might still love it). It's a bold new tradition packed with laughter, heart, and a whole lot of sass. And the vocals? Absolutely OUT OF THIS WORLD. So get holly, get jolly, and get tickets! DPT’s Holiday Cabaret will be THE celebration of the season!
Creative Team
Courtney Burkett - Director
Sarah Ackerman - Stage Manager
Jwymon Williams - Assistant Stage Manager
Badriyyah F. Wazeerud-Din - Rehearsal Stage Manager Owen Zabor - Lighting Designer Jalise Little - Sound Designer Julie Bonema - Costume Designer Brian E. Buckner - Production Pianist Erik Hernandez - Choreographer Sarah Johnson - Technical Director Jalise Little - Audio Technician Owen Zabor - Master Electrician / Light Board Op.
Dominique Morisseau’s searing and acclaimed play leaps back and forth in time to hold an unyielding lens to the racism and gender biases that plague America's institutions to this day in her acclaimed play, Confederates. Revolution is the bond between two Black women living in America 160 years apart - Sara, an enslaved woman preparing herself to fight for the Union during the Civil War and Sandra, a political science professor at an esteemed university fighting institutional racism. Don’t miss this powerful production written by DPT Executive Artistic Producer, MacArthur Genius award-winning, Tony nominated, Daughter of Detroit Dominique Morisseau.
Confederates
By Dominique Morisseau
February 6, 2025 - March 16, 2025
Something bad has happened to 9-year-old Amanda, and her toys— stuffed penguin Jonah; American Girl Doll Molly; trusted Diary; and newcomer Ugly, a weighted “emotional support” bunny— find their once-peaceful world thrown into darkness and chaos. A play about childhood, guns, and all the wounds we can’t see. An urgent and gorgeous world premiere of Soft Target will close the 10th Anniversary Season at DPT.
Soft Target
By Emily Kaczmarek
April 30, 2025 - June 7, 2025