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Detroit Repertory Theatre Announces Premiere of SWIMMING UPSTREAM
By: A.A. Cristi Oct. 06, 2017
The World Premiere of Rich Rubin's topical comedy about salmon and human relationships, Swimming Upstream, will have a Champagne Celebration on Thursday, November 2, 2017 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 and crew. Tickets are still the lowest prices for professional theatre in the region at $17 advance or $20 day of performance, and may be purchased online at detroitreptheatre.com or by calling (313) 868-1347. Swimming Upstream will run Thursdays through Sundays until December 23, 2017. More information may be found at detroitreptheatre.com.
About the Play Climate change is affecting the world's salmon, but Jen's boss won't let her report her findings. Her new love interest, a superhero aficionado, and her mother, a Ronald Reagan fan, question what they call (and Jen agrees that it is) a salmon obsession.
As Jen encounters the zigs and zags of both her professional and personal relationships, she discovers that going with the flow is sometimes not a viable option and that swimming upstream is the only way to proceed.
About the Production
Swimming Upstream is directed by resident company member Harry Wetzel (DEARBORN HEIGHTS). Last season Mr. Wetzel directed the acclaimed production The Realization of Emily Linder. He is also a Rep company actor, appearing last season as Karl Marx in Capital, and resident set designer for the Detroit Rep.
His cast for Swimming Upstream features Repertory veteran Sandra Love Aldridge (DETROIT), who portrays the feisty widowed mother of Jen. The rest of Harry's cast will bring four new actors to the attention of Repertory audiences.
Raymond Jordan (DETROIT), portrays James, the boss of the University Biology Research Lab. Audrey Lovy (ROYAL OAK) portrays Jen. Stefanie Sambrano (CLINTON TOWNSHIP) is Val, Jen's friend and fellow worker. Yianni Papadimos (SYLVANIA, OH) plays Matt, the superhero aficionado. Detroit Repertory actor Lulu Dahl makes her debut as Repertory Stage Manager for Swimming Upstream.
Mary Copenhagen (LAPEER) 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 or online at detroitreptheatre.com. There is no surcharge.
About the Rep
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.
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