UNLOCKING DESIRE Plays Marlene Boll Theater, Opens 9/23

UNLOCKING DESIRE a play by Barbara Neri directed by John Jakary, makes its Detroit premiere at Marlene Boll Theater, in the Downtown YMCA, 1401 Broadway, Detroit MI. 48226

WHO: Produced by KHOROS Inc., a non-profit Michigan Arts Organization founded in 1982.

BRIEF SYNOPSIS: At first blush UNLOCKING DESIRE seems to imagine Tennessee Williams' tragic heroine Blanche DuBois after A Streetcar Named Desire. The setting is an institution where she could have been taken. Blanche meets disparate inmates who orbit around her, evoking shadow characters in Williams' play and people from his life. Secrets are unlocked, questions answered, but all is not as it seems. Neri's play is ultimately a wholly original work - a poetic and intelligent play that entertains as it provokes. 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of playwright Tennessee Williams' birth. UNLOCKING DESIRE becomes a fascinating homage to him.

MORE: Director John Jakary is well known for his innovative, award-winning direction of numerous plays at Detroit's former Zeitgeist Gallery and Performance Venue. Barbara Neri, a published playwright and interdisciplinary artist, has been creating and producing work professionally in the theater since 1982. Neri conducted research for Unlocking Desire on the streets of New Orleans and in The Historic New Orleans Collection. Sound, photography and video collected in New Orleans along with HNOC archival images edited by Alivia Zivich will be part of this visually striking Detroit production. ELisa Limberg a scenic designer from Berlin, Germany and a resident artist at Detroit's 555 Gallery has created a site specific set design that will transform the Marlene Boll Theater. Dave Early will design lighting. Jomarie Ashley Soszinski, known for her historically accurate reproductions, is costume designer for the play.

CAST: Detroit Metro area's finest! Linda Rabin Hammell, Kenny Kono, J Michael Morgan, Eric Niece, Sean Paraventi, Yolanda Perez, Madelyn Porter, Sean Rodriguez, Kristen Wagner and Krista Schafer.

WHEN: Opening September 23, 2011 for nine performances through October 8, 2011:
Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24 at 8PM and Sunday September 25 at 3PM.
Friday and Saturday, September 30 and October 1 at 8PM and Sunday Oct 2 at 3PM.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday October 6, 7 and 8 at 8PM.

TICKETS: Tickets will be sold at the door, cash & check only: $20 General Admission, $15 Seniors, $10 for students w/ ID.
To reserve in advance tickets@barbaraneri.com
Or call 734 878 2542.

MORE Info, Parking, Map: http://www.unlockingdesire.com/