Photos by Brian Paulette
Skeleton Crew
by Dominique Morisseau
Dates: Sept 13th – Oct 1st, 2023
Location: City Stage in Union Station
Director: Ile Haggins
Featuring Nedra Dixon, Petey McGee, L. Roi Hawkins and Markeyta L. Young
Disclaimer: SKELETON CREW contains strong language and adult themes.
From 2018 MacArthur Fellow Dominique Morisseau comes Skeleton Crew, a powerful drama “squarely in the tradition of Arthur Miller… A deeply moral and deeply American play” (The New York Times). At the start of the 2008 recession workers at one of the last remaining Detroit auto plants must decide how to move forward if, and when, the plant goes under. “Like Lorraine Hansberry and August Wilson before her, Morisseau creates characters who don’t merely speak, they sing with the vernacular of their community. Rarely has dialogue ever felt so much like eavesdropping on an actual conversation.” (Theatre Mania)
Ile Haggins – Director
Zan de Spelder – Lighting Designer
Zoe Spangler – Associate Lighting Designer
Gary Mosby – Scenic Designer
Dennis Jackson – Sound Designer
Daniella Toscano – Costume Designer
Lacey Pacheco – Properties Designer
Gavin Merrill – Technical Director
Cast:
Nedra Dixon – Faye
Petey McGee – Dez
L. Roi Hawkins – Reggie
Markeyta L. Young – Shanita