HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY to Play Detroit Repertory Theatre

The Midwest Premiere of Dan McCormick's powerful play HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY will have a Champagne Celebration on Thursday, May 26 at the Detroit Repertory Theatre at 8:30 PM.

Opening Nights at the Rep are always full of camaraderie and celebration. This one will be no different. Guests are invited to join in a Champagne toast in the elegant lobby gallery of the Theatre after the show with the cast, crew and playwright who will be in attendance for Opening Night, as well as the following evening's performance, Friday, May 27th at 8:30 pm.

Tickets are still the lowest prices for professional theatre in the region at $17 advance or $20 day of performance, and may be purchased by calling (313) 868-1347. HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY will run Thursdays through Sundays until June 26, 2016. More information may be found at www.detroitreptheatre.com.

A homeless man and a homeless woman, both aged beyond their years share a desolate space with the feel of a world that is not quite real filled with two park benches, two overstuffed carts, scattered litter, milk crates, buckets, a trash can and of course, whiskey. What is truth and what is imagined is always a question.

HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY gradually peels back the layers of the human psyche to reveal how, being propelled down a path of destructive addiction, we are forced to come face to face with the dark truths of our own nature. Only by bottoming out in the depths of despair can the rebuilding of a new life begin its genesis.

Two unreachable people touch. A brilliant depiction of two people who have sunk to the bottom but manage to retain some human dignity.

HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY is directed by Resident Company Member Lynch R. Travis (DEARBORN). Last season Mr. Travis directed the acclaimed production WHITE ASH FALLING 9/11.

His cast for "Homeless" features two consummate professionals and all time favorite Rep veterans. Leah Smith (DETROIT) has not only been a featured actor at the Rep for over ten years, she has also been an acclaimed Detroit Repertory Director. This season she directed the dazzling horse-racing play DEVIL DOG SIX.

Robert Vogue Williams (DETROIT) has been away from the Rep stage for a while but his affiliation with the Rep goes back almost 50 years. His performances have been compared to Humphrey Bogart's and he has been known as a prime interpreter of Athol Fugard's South African apartheid plays. Many Rep fans still remember his stunning performance in Fugard's VALLEY SONG.

Harry Wetzel (DEARBORN) is the Set Designer for "Homeless" and will Stage Manage the production. Sandra Landfair (DEARBORN) will design the costumes; Thomas Schraeder (FARMINGTON) is the Lighting Designer; Burr Huntington (ROYAL OAK) is the Sound Designer.

All Tickets, Fundraisers, Bargain Booklets, and Subscriptions remain the most affordable prices for not-for-profit professional theatre in the Region. General admission is $17 in advance and $20 for regular admission -- all seats, all performances. The Rep's "Anytime, Multi-Use" Gold Double Subscription for two is the unmatched price of $100 and a Silver Single Person Subscription is $50. 10-ticket Bargain Booklets, Regular and Matinee are $110 and $100 respectively and make great mini-fundraisers.

For tickets, fundraisers and information call or visit the Rep Box office, 313*868*1347. Tickets can be purchased by phone using Visa or MasterCard. There is no surcharge.

The oldest professional (Union) non-profit theatre in the State of Michigan, the Detroit Repertory Theatre's mission is guided by the belief that the sense of community is stronger than the forces that splinter and that efforts to preserve unity deserve the same attention and support as the justly cultivated efforts to retain diversity. The implicit goal in all the theatre's efforts is to produce the best possible professional theatre while fostering cultural democratization of the arts, and fighting by example, the disturbing level of racism that still exists.

Detroit Repertory Theatre is located in the geographical heart of the city at 13103 Woodrow Wilson, Detroit, MI 48238. Parking is Attended, Lighted, Fenced-In and Free. Call (313) 868-1347 or visit www.detroitreptheatre.com for more information.

Pictured: Leah Smith and Robert Vogue Williams in HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY at the Detroit Repertory Theatre. Photo by Bruce Millan.