Skeleton Crew (play)

Skeleton Crew is a play written by Dominique Morisseau about an auto factory on the brink of closure in 2008 Detroit, Michigan. It is the third part of Morisseau's Detroit Project, inspired by African-American playwrights, which also includes Paradise Blue and Detroit '67.[1]

Skeleton Crew ran Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater Company in 2016 and subsequently at the Detroit Public Theatre in 2017.[2][3][4] The Atlantic production was also directed by Santiago-Hudson.[5]

It ran on Broadway as a limited run engagement at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre from December 2021-February 2022 under the direction of Ruben Santiago-Hudson and starred Phylicia Rashad as Faye.[6][7] It was one of a series of Broadway shows in the 2021-2022 season written by Black playwrights and parallels were identified between the play's story and the Omicron surge under which its run fell.[8][9]

References
  1. Monaghan, John (2016-05-04). "A look at Dominique Morisseau's Detroit trilogy". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  2. "Skeleton Crew". Atlantic Theater Company. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  3. "Season Three". Detroit Public Theatre. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  4. Riefe, Jordan (2018-06-15). "'Skeleton Crew': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  5. Brantley, Ben (2016-01-20). "Review: 'Skeleton Crew,' a Tale of Autoworkers in Hard-Hit Detroit". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  6. "Skeleton Crew". Manhattan Theatre Club. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  7. Green, Jesse (2022-01-27). "Review: In 'Skeleton Crew,' Making Quick Work of Hard Labor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  8. White, Abbey (2022-02-19). "How 'Skeleton Crew' Addressed Broadway's Biggest Challenges During a Difficult Winter Season". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  9. Appler, Michael (2022-01-27). "'Skeleton Crew' Star Phylicia Rashad on Broadway's Return: 'Mastery Continues, and Theater Artists and Audiences Are Grateful for This'". Retrieved 2022-04-20.
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