At a toasted subs franchise in the local strip mall, three up-and-coming “sandwich artists”—a teenager, a single mom, and a downsized refugee from corporate banking—are perfecting the mustard-to-cheese ratio according to the company manual. But when their shot at the American dream is interrupted by a series of strange events, they become unlikely allies in a post-recession world. American Hero is a supersized dark comedy about life, liberty, and the pursuit of sandwiches.

CREATIVE TEAM

Courtney Burkett — Director
Moníka Essen — Scenic, Costume, & Props Designer
Neil Koivu — Lighting Designer
Sonja Marquis — Sound Designer

Dreams collide in this hilariously revealing confessional from Michigan’s own Broadway Jersey Boy. With well-known songs, dead-on celebrity impressions, and a heart-warming narrative, Eric Gutman’s autobiographical one-man musical journey From Broadway To Obscurity intimately details the rocky road to “making it”: from sweating bullets auditioning face to face with Frankie Valli himself, to rollicking backstage secrets, to his eventual life-altering change of heart. And when getting what he wants isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, Eric’s internal compass points him back to the values of his community—faith, family, and tradition.

CREATIVE TEAM

Brian P. Sage — Director
Jamie Reed — Music Director
Moníka Essen — Scenic Designer
Neil Koivu — Lighting Designer

When star sex blogger and memoirist Ethan, tracks down his idol, the gifted but obscure novelist Olivia, he finds they each crave what the other possesses. As attraction turns to sex, and they inch closer to getting what they want, both must confront the dark side of ambition and the near impossibility of reinventing oneself when the past is only a click away. Sex With Strangers examines social identity and how we define ourselves as artists and humans.

CREATIVE TEAM

Frannie Shepherd-Bates — Director
Sarah Pearline — Scenic & Props Designer
Cecilia Durbin — Lighting Designer
Vince Kelley — Costume Designer
Julia Garlotte — Sound Designer

In Detroit '67, award-winning Detroit playwright and DPT Advisory Board member Dominique Morisseau takes the audience on a journey to 1967 in the city of Detroit. Motown music is getting the party started, and Chelle and her brother Lank are making ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours joint. But when a mysterious woman finds her way into their lives, the siblings clash over much more than the family business. As their pent-up feelings erupt, so does their city, and they find themselves caught in the middle of the '67 uprising.

CREATIVE TEAM

Dominique Morisseau — Playwright
Kamilah Forbes — Director
Steve H. Broadnax III — Associate Director
Michael Carnahan — Scenic Designer
Dede Ayite — Costume Designer
Jen Schriever — Lighting Designer
Justin Ellington — Sound Designer
Alex Basco Koch — Projection Designer
Lauren Imwold — Production Dramaturg