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A Jewel Box Musical

First seen on Broadway in 1963, “She Loves Me” was as good as lost to generations of theatergoers until the story of two feuding clerks at a Hungarian parfumerie got its first revival.

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Factory Sounds, Detroit Beats

“As soon as I read it, I knew I would do it.” G Clausen makes his PlayMakers debut with a show that’s right up his alley. Experience the hip-hop-infused, rhythm-driven sound design of “Skeleton Crew.”

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The Break Room

One setting, four players. Scenic designer Jan Chambers and director Valerie Curtis-Newton take you inside the world of Dominique Morisseau’s “Skeleton Crew.”

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Dominique Morisseau’s Rules of Engagement

Theatre can get a bad rep for being stuffy, but Dominique Morisseau is shaking things up with her Rules of Engagement.

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Out of the Ashes

Detroit, 2008. What was once an industrial powerhouse has become a microcosm of the threats to economic security and prosperity facing the nation.

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Embodying Robin Hood

Finding the spirit of Robin Hood in a time that truly needs it can be difficult, but Jessie Austrian is up to the challenge. And she thinks you are, too.

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Moving Target: The Ballad of Robin Hood

Why the longevity and mass appeal of Robin Hood? Well, if everyone’s favorite outlaw stands for anything, it’s the reminder that we’re all in this together.

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Summer Youth Conservatory

Perfectly Marvelous

As Andrew Bonomolo prepares to transfer to the North Carolina School of the Arts for his senior year of high school, he also prepares to step into the iconic role of the Emcee in “Cabaret.”

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The Toast of Mayfair

In her her third season in PlayMakers’ Summer Youth Conservatory, Beth Siegling faces her biggest challenge yet in the Kit Kat Club’s beguiling Sally Bowles.