Detroit Repertory Theatre Presents The World Premiere of AUBREY

The Detroit Repertory Theatre announces the world premiere production of Aubrey by Joe Musso, opening Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 8:30 pm. Opening Nights at the Detroit Repertory Theatre are always Champagne Celebrations. Patrons are invited to stay after the performance and enjoy a champagne afterglow with the cast and crew.

The playwright, Joe Musso, will be in attendance for the performances of his play on Saturday, March 30.

Tickets for opening night, and all performances, remain the lowest for professional theatre in the region, $17 - $20, and can be purchased by calling the Theatre box office at (313) 868-1347 or online at detroitreptheatre.com Group rates are also available with deeper discounts. Aubrey will run Thursdays through Sundays, March 28 to May 19, 2019. The 62 year old Detroit Repertory Theatre is located in the exact center of the city of Detroit. Parking is adjacent, attended, fenced-in and free.

Aubrey Gagnier, a heroin addict, haunted by her role in her lover's drug overdose death, seeks out Ivan Stillman, the grave digger and coffin maker. Aubrey believes Ivan can speak with the dead, which he denies. In spite of his denial, Aubrey implores Ivan to speak with her deceased lover. After her addiction creates chaos in his orderly world, Ivan reveals his tragic past. They soon become each other's best hope not just to survive, but to live. With opioid addiction all over the news, Aubrey is a topical story and will be Mr. Musso's first production on the Detroit Repertory stage.

Aubrey by Joe Musso is directed by Barbara Busby. Ms. Busby is a founder of the Detroit Repertory Theatre and has directed more than 50 productions on the Rep stage.

Her cast includes Jenaya Jones Reynolds as Aubrey, last seen on the DRT stage as the stripper turned nurse in Ghost Gardens for which she won the Subscriber Award for best supporting actress. Aaron Kottke is Ivan, and he was also the winner of the Subscriber Award for best supporting actor for his work in Harmony Park last season.

The production team includes Lynch Travis as Stage Manager, Harry Wetzel is Set and Prop Designer, Light Design is by Thomas Schraeder, Sound Design is by Burr Huntington, and Costume Design is by Judy Dery.

Joe Musso is an award winning playwright based in Birmingham, Alabama. His play Aubrey was just recently published by Dramatic Publishing Company.

The first, longest running, professional (Union), nonprofit 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. (313) 868-1347 detroitreptheatre.com