The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit
ONE DAY ONLY! NEXT SUNDAY...The The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit will be performed at 8:00 p.m.,SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 at the Matrix Theater Company [[313-967-0599), 2730 Bagley. Cost is $5 with tickets available at the door.
Written by Mercilee M. Jenkins**
Directed by Kate Mendeloff
In the 1960’s, Detroit was the fifth largest city in the United States and considered by some to be a model city in terms of race relationships. Now it is one of the poorest cities in America surrounded by some of the wealthiest most segregated suburbs. What happened? The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit tells the story through the experiences of a black man and a white woman, who grow up in different worlds only three blocks from each other, survive the 1967 riot/rebellion together, and meet again 40 years later.
Mercilee M. Jenkins** is a playwright, poet and performer who was born and raised in Detroit. Recent productions include She Rises Like a Building to the Sky, Menopause and Desire and A Credit to Her Country. Her newest play, The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit, was selected for the 2008 Theatre Bay Area Playwrights Showcase and has been presented as work-in-progress in Chicago, Phoenix and San Francisco. She is a Professor of Performance Studies at San Francisco State University.
