Detroit Public Theatre returns to live performance after 19 months with a bold, relevant, thrilling portrait of a true American hero and the pursuit of a more perfect union. THURGOOD guides us through Justice Thurgood Marshall’s life—from his childhood in Baltimore, where he learned to debate and reason from his father; to his central role in the civil rights movement as a lawyer for the NAACP, arguing and winning groundbreaking cases including his historic victory in Brown v. Board of Education; to his ultimate appointment to the Supreme Court of the United States. This tour de force solo performance comes on the heels of the 54th anniversary of Thurgood Marshall’s confirmation by the US Senate as the first African American Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.