New play about Detroit at The Matrix Theatre
Hi Everybody,
You've loved the website, now come see The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit, the play, at a staged reading.
MATRIX THEATRE COMPANY
Presents
ONE NIGHT ONLY
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 @ 8:00pm
THE FABULOUS RUINS OF DETROIT*
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.
*Special thanks to Lowell Boileau for creating his fabulous website and giving his blessing to me to use his title.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
MATRIX THEATRE COMPANY
2730 BAGLEY, DETROIT, 26416,
313-967-0599
TICKETS $5 at the door
