DETROIT to Play Chelsea Theatre Works

In a "first ring" suburb outside a midsize American city, Ben and Mary fire up the grill to welcome the new neighbors who've moved into the long-empty house next door. The fledgling friendship soon veers out of control, shattering the fragile hold that newly unemployed Ben and burgeoning alcoholic Mary have on their way of life. The quintessential American backyard party quickly turns into something more dangerous - and filled with potential.

Lisa D'Amour is a playwright and one half of PearlDamour, an OBIE-award winning interdisciplinary performance company she runs with Katie Pearl. Steppenwolf Theatre's production of D'Amour's Airline Highway will open on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in April 2015. Detroit was originally produced by Steppenwolf Theater Company and subsequently produced by the National Theater/London and Playwrights Horizons. She is the recipient of the 2013 Doris Duke Artist Award in theatre. Lisa received her M.F.A. in playwriting from the University of Texas at Austin and is a New Dramatists alumni.

Running Time: 100 minutes

Performances of Detroit are April 10-May 9Fri. & Sat. at 8:00, Sun. April 26 & May 3 at 3:00

Press Night: Saturday April 11, 8:00

Performances are at the Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea.

Tickets are $25 at the door, $20 in advance, $15 students
Tickets can be purchased by calling (617) 887-2336 or on-line at www.apollinairetheatre.com
Information and directions at www.apollinairetheatre.com

Performances will be followed by a Reception with the actors in the Gallery.

April 10-May 9, 2015
Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea.
(617) 887-2336 • www.apollinairetheatre.com

Featuring: John Dylan Greene, Courtland Jones (MidSummer, The Caucasian Chalk Circle), Becca A. Lewis (Peggy Pickit Sees the Face of God, Memory House), Stephen Libby (Rhinoceros, The Firebugs, Cooking with Elvis, Anger Box), Rick Winterson (Men of Tortuga, The Visit)

Directed by Danielle Fauteux Jacques

Set Design: Mark DiGiovanniScenic Art: Megan F. KinneenCostume Design: Diego BuscagliaProperties Design: Nick O'Leary & Connor O'Leary

Sound Design: Andrew Duncan WillLighting Design: Danielle Fauteux Jacques

Running Time: 100 minutes

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