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The Mountaintop tells the story of the night before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. On April 3, 1968, after giving an important speech, a tired Dr. King goes to his room at the Lorraine Motel during a storm. A mysterious visitor shows up and shares a secret, making Dr. King think about his

In Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph’s slam-dunk comedy, superfans Matt and Shawn forge an unexpected friendship through a shared love of their hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. Spanning 12 years from LeBron James’ 2004 rookie season to the 2016 NBA championship, tensions mount both on and off the court for the duo in this hilarious, adrenaline-infused exploration

In Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph’s slam-dunk comedy, superfans Matt and Shawn forge an unexpected friendship through a shared love of their hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. Spanning 12 years from LeBron James’ 2004 rookie season to the 2016 NBA championship, tensions mount both on and off the court for the duo in this hilarious, adrenaline-infused exploration

What do you do when facts become subjective and every solution divisive? How do you build consensus when no one can agree on truth? This wildly relevant and bitingly funny Tony Award-winning play is set in an elementary school where a mumps outbreak threatens the community’s progressive ideals. Join us for a timely Michigan premiere!

DPT's Fourth Annual Holiday Cabaret is the bawdy, beautiful, not-to be-missed celebration of the season! The DPT Holiday Cabaret is a whole new show this year! So get holly, get jolly, and get tickets to this hilarious Detroit holiday tradition packed with world-class vocalists, heartfelt laughter, and a whole lot of sass!   Learn More: https://detroitpublictheatre.org/dpts-holiday-cabaret/

DPT’s Fourth Annual Holiday Cabaret is the bawdy, beautiful, not-to be-missed celebration of the season! The DPT Holiday Cabaret is a whole new show this year! So get holly, get jolly, and get tickets to this hilarious Detroit holiday tradition packed with world-class vocalists, heartfelt laughter, and a whole lot of sass!   Learn More: https://detroitpublictheatre.org/dpts-holiday-cabaret/

Set in 1964 in Montgomery, Alabama, as the Nacirema Society is preparing for its 100th anniversary debutante ball, audiences are invited to step into Cleage’s keenly observed world of African American Society. With young love brewing, old family skeletons rattling, intense social expectation and national media attention abounding …what could possibly go awry?

Thurgood is the inspiring true story of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, an American hero. Brimming with wit, warmth and wisdom and set at Howard University, this play tells the captivating tale of Justice Marshall’s extraordinary life. From his childhood in Baltimore to arguing the 1954 landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, to becoming