Detroit Repertory Theatre's 2015-16 Season to Feature HERB THE GREEN KNIGHT, BUTLER & More

Michigan's longest running, non-profit, professional theatre is excited to announce the 2015/2016 Season - a Season of powerful subject matter presented with humor and hope for a better world.

The Detroit Repertory Theatre will kick off its 59th Season on November 5, 2015 with a Champagne Celebration and toast to the four plays: a comedy about environmental activism and the disappearance of maple syup; a critically acclaimed Civil War comedy based on actual events; a fanciful, supernatural gem about horseracing, woman power and racial tolerance; and finally, a brilliant depiction of people we look away from every day and know nothing about - the homeless.

Performances are Thursdays and Fridays at 8:30 PM, Saturdays at 3 PM and 8:30 PM, and Sundays at 2 PM and 7:30 PM. Tickets will remain among the most affordable for professional theatre in the region at $17 in advance, and subscriptions remain the unheard of price of $100 for two for a year. Bargain Books are booklets of ten tickets and are still available for $100 and $110.

For tickets and information call (313) 868-1347 or visit detroitreptheatre.com

The Detroit Repertory Theatre is located in the center of the city at 13103 Woodrow Wilson, Detroit, MI 48238. Parking is lighted, attended, fenced-in and free.

World Premiere

HERB THE GREEN KNIGHT

by Emory Wilson

November 5 to December 27, 2015

*Special Black Tie Benefit Performance Saturday, November 21, 2015*

Directed by Harry Wetzel

Herb discovers Climate Change is having dire effects on production of his beloved maple syrup. Suddenly he is determined to fight Global Warming. He institutes personal energy reductions but is stymied in his efforts to enlist his wife and two kids in his noble efforts. So he begins a wild campaign of outreach which includes dressing as a banana tree and a Knight in Green, flying a green banner atop the statehouse and getting arrested. Great fun with serious intent underneath.

Michigan Premiere

BUTLER

by Richard Strand

January 7 to March 13, 2016

*Special Performance Red Night Benefit February 13, 2016*

Directed by Barbara Busby

Uproariously funny, witty and very moving, BUTLER is written by the author of last season's hit comedy, BUZZ. Based on actual events that changed the lives of 10,000 slaves, BUTLER is set at the beginning of the Civil War and follows Major General Benjamin Butler, who has just been given command of Fort Monroe in Virginia. The inexperienced but shrewd Butler meets his match when an equally shrewd runaway slave enters the fort and asks for asylum.

Midwest Premiere

DEVIL DOG SIX

by Fengar Gael

March 24 to May 15, 2016

Directed by Leah Smith

Devon Tramore, a good young jockey on her way to becoming great, lies in a hospital room with a serious brain injury following a a racing pileup. The circumstances of the accident are suspicious. An investigation reveals jockey sexual harassment and racehorse owner sexism. The story veers from a traditional sports tale when during Devon's hospitalization she masters the art of leaving her body. Her new abilities give her a supernatural connection with the star horse, Devil Dog Six. All the actors double as horses and jockeys. A breathtaking run for woman power and racial tolerance.

Midwest Premiere

HOMELESS AND HOW WE GOT THAT WAY

by Dan McCormick

May 26 to June 26, 2016

Directed by Lynch R. Travis

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, with two park benches, two overstuffed carts, scattered litter, milk crates, buckets, a trashcan and of course, whiskey. What is truth and what is imagined is always a question. Two unreachable people touch.

FOR TICKETS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, BARGAIN BOOKLETS OR EARLY-BIRD FUNDRAISING DATES, CALL (313) 868-1347.