The play premiered at the steppenwolf theatre company in chicago in 2010 and subsequently ran offbroadway at playwrights horizons in fall 2012. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. The play premiered at the steppenwolf theatre company in. In a suburb of a midsized american city, ben and mary welcome to the neighbourhood. Scenes from detroit at playwrights horizons youtube. Detroit by lisa d amour directed by anne marie cummings assistant director chris dell corporate sponsor the fraternal order of eagles the fraternal order of eagles, an international nonprofit organization, unites fraternal ly in the spirit of liberty, truth, justice, and equality, to make human life more desirable. The apollinaire theatre companys sparkling production of hot playwright lisa d amours detroit shares themes with the huntington theatre. Lisa d amour is a playwright and interdisciplinary artist. The acting is very good, and annie kauffmans direction is sharp and gritty, but this script sometimes appears almost like a tv melodrama. Stagner is a pulmonologist in detroit, michigan and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. Reviews a friendly suburban barbecue spirals into a delirious, dangerous bacchanal in the superb play detroit by lisa damour. Hyde park theatre 511 w43rd st recently laid off, ben starts an ebusiness from his suburban home while his wife, mary, keeps up with the joneses. Damour can write excellent and funny dialogue as well as craft interesting, realistic characters. Playwrights horizons produced the new york premiere of detroit offbroadway in 2012.
Tenyearold anna bella and her hermetic mother irene live in a ratty trailer on the edge of town. Scenes feature darren pettie, amy ryan, and sarah sokolovic. Detroit is melodrama about couples near the edge, and. With katie pearl, she is coartistic director of pearldamour, a company that makes collaborative, often sitespecific performances. A sharp xray of the embattled american psyche as well as a smart, tart critique of the countrys fraying social fabric, ms. Currently employed at the wayne state university center for urban studies, lisa works as a. Originally produced by chicagos steppenwolf theatre, lisa damour s detroit made its uk premiere at the national theatre, london, in may 2012. Motown music and techno, detroit is also the most segregated major city in the united states and one of the poorest, struggling to provide public services for its needy inhabitants.
In her daily work, she fosters organizational collaboration to improve the health of communities in need. He especially loves to play it when his guests include people from different facets of his liferelative strangers to each other who might need an icebreaker in order to really. At motherlode, lead writer and editor kj dellantonia invites contributors and commenters to explore how our families affect our lives, and how the news affects our familiesand all families. Lisa cunningham in detroit, mi 31 records found whitepages. She shares a little about its origin, how its changed, and what it is like having her next play produced on broadway. She was educated in the detroit public schools, graduating from cass technical high school.
Detroit by lisa damour overdrive rakuten overdrive. Swords and shakespeare california state university. In a firstring suburb just outside a city that might be detroit, ben and mary see sudden. He was also in the michigan premier of detroit by lisa damour. Cover the detroit skyline photograph was provided by the michigan department of. Lisa damours play detroit is a dark metaphor for the disintegration of american society. Dramatists play service, one of the premier playlicensing and theatrical publishing agencies in the world, was formed in 1936 to foster national opportunities for playwrights by publishing affordable editions of their plays and handling the performance rights to these works. Its as if a big idea was slapped on top of a roiling personal and social drama. I will be workshopping the new pearldamour piece, ocean filibuster, at a. Sep 19, 2012 i felt some compassion for the characters of lisa damours detroit playwrights horizons, but while i was watching them make their lives worse, i felt more compassion for the little play. The players club of swarthmore presents detroit by bww news desk mar 3, 2020. Excited to be working with stacey robinson on this epic solo performance where the ocean finally gets to stand up for themselves. Her work has been produced by theaters such as steppenwolf theatre, childrens theater company, clubbed thumb, the walker arts center, and the kitchen. Pearldamours work has been presented at ps122, here arts center and the.
Were all living the family dynamic, as parents, as children, as siblings, uncles and aunts. D amour can write excellent and funny dialogue as well as craft interesting, realistic characters. I will only work with a team of a makeup artist, hair stylist, and a wardrobe stylist if possible. Oct 15, 20 detroit is a fresh, offbeat look at what happens when we dare to open ourselves up to something new. The two married couples in damours play live in a rundown suburb near an unnamed urban center.
Im looking to update my book and get some images in the realm of beauty, high fashioncouture, lifestyle, commercial and editiorial shots. Martha lavey, artistic director and david hawkanson, executive director. Detroit is a fresh, offbeat look at what happens when we dare to open ourselves up to something new. I do have tattoos, 3 to be exact, and have the option of long hair or short hair thank goodness for extensions. Lisa damour writes the monthly adolescence column for the new york times, serves as a regular contributor to cbs news, maintains a private practice, consults and speaks internationally, is a senior advisor to the schubert center for child studies at case western reserve university, and serves as the executive director of laurel schools center for research on girls. Dps offers an extensive list of titles that includes many of the most significant plays of the past century. What comments have people made to you about having a teenage daughter. Central detroit christian cdc follows the tenets of the christian community development association ccda, relocate, reconcile, and redistribute. Damour perfectly captures a certain pervasive lifestyle of today. Ruin of a city looks back over the history of the city in the twentieth century. Therefore detroit is a definitely stageable play, fun to act, entertaining and, as any good play should be, not easily adapted to film or television. Lisa damour is a playwright and interdisciplinary artist.
Lisa braddix is gdahcs director, population health and health equity at the greater detroit area health council, where she oversees projects that seek to eliminate health disparities in marginalized populations throughout southeast michigan. I felt some compassion for the characters of lisa damours detroit playwrights horizons, but while i was watching them make their lives worse, i felt more compassion for the little play. A suburban man gets laid off, starts his own ebusiness, and then things start to get bad incendiary, even in lisa damours play detroit, which is a comedy, if you can believe it. May 17, 2012 lisa d amour is an obie awardwinning playwright and one half of pearldamour, an interdisciplinary performance company she runs with katie pearl. As a current student on this bumpy collegiate pathway, i stumbled upon course hero, where i can find study resources for nearly all my courses, get online help from tutors 247, and even share my old projects, papers, and lecture notes with other students. Damours dark comedy is as rich and addictively satisfying as a fivelayer dip served up with a brimming bowl of tortilla chips. Air toxics risk assessment reference manual volume 1, section 10. The once houseproud and active burb is divided between the haves, the have nots and the never hadseveryone clinging to their houses as if to a life raft. Lisa damour is a playwright, performer, and former carnival queen from new orleans. The street names in lisa damours play detroit sound sunny and full of promise, but the reality is dark and scary for the inhabitants of this firstring motor city suburb. The world premiere of detroit was produced and presented. Detroit runs through oct 28, 2012 only at playwrights horizons, new york city. Pearldamour the collaborative performance works of lisa d. Join us to talk about education, child care, mealtime, sports, technology, the workfamily balance and much.
Lisa damours detroit, currently playing in a riveting production at woolly mammoth theatre company, has everything and nothing to do with the decimated city of the title. May 16, 2012 austin pendletons production of detroit has a surface vitality, but in addressing americas problems, writer lisa d amour deals with symptoms, not causes, writes michael billington. They generate hospitality, these two, creating patrons as guests in their homewhich, in a sense, they are. Detroit by lisa damour directed by anne marie cummings assistant director chris dell corporate sponsor the fraternal order of eagles the fraternal order of eagles, an international nonprofit organization, unites fraternal ly in the spirit of liberty, truth, justice, and equality, to. Lisa damour is an obie awardwinning playwright and one half of pearldamour, an interdisciplinary performance company she runs with katie pearl. Her play detroit was a finalist for the pulitzer prize for drama.
Come back, american dream lisa damours detroit and william. With detroit, playwright lisa damour wins acclaim by. Lisa damour is a psychologist, bestselling author, monthly new york times columnist, and regular contributor to cbs news she blends years of experience with the latest research developments to provide sound, practical guidance to children and adolescents as. I am very flexible with my schedule and would be happy to move things around for you. Lisa is a lifelong resident of the city of detroit. Cap t artistic director mark pickell was lucky enough to speak with pulitzer prize nominated playwright lisa damour about her play detroit. Please dont let this scare you away from messaging me. Lisa carter is committed to the safety of the residents of the city of detroit and the county of wayne. Lisa damour s play detroit is a dark metaphor for the disintegration of american society. Lisa is related to cassie colleenmarie cunningham and tyrisha cunningham. Lisa brown in michigan 2,863 people named lisa brown found in detroitann arborflint, grand rapidsmuskegonholland and 9 other cities. Pearldamour the collaborative performance works of lisa. I am currently still in college and will be moving to detroit full time in may 2017.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading detroit. Lennon is enthusiastic about joining the amazing rva theatre community. Davis memory by upgrading lisas public record with words and pictures, signing lisas memory book, recording an audio memory or lighting a candle. The third result is lisa marie cunningham age 40s in detroit, mi in the coleman a. It was a finalist for the pulitzer and susan smith blackburn prizes.
Lisa damour is a psychologist, bestselling author, monthly new york times columnist, and regular contributor to cbs news she blends years of experience with the latest research developments to provide sound, practical guidance to children and adolescents as well as their parents, teachers, and advocates. Lisa damours detroit lacks horsepower the village voice. Anna bella eema by lisa damour 1 productions 28 dramatic comedy with music 75 90 minutes 3 f 36 actors possible. Takser l, lafond j, bouchard m, stamour g, and mergler d. The world premiere of detroit was produced and presented by steppenwolf theatre company, chicago, il. When their trailer park is slated for demolition because of interstate highway expansion, irene refuses to leave. Tenyearold anna bella and her hermetic mother irene live. Detroit is melodrama about couples near the edge, and one. The book also offers a corporate resource guide that covers business etiquette skills, successful networking tips, a formal dining guide, and a comprehensive listing of what to tip service providers such as a maitre d, a manicurist, or an executive driver.
Lisa damours obie award winning play is a fresh, offbeat look at what happens when we dare to open ourselves up to something new. Lisa d amour is a playwright, performer, and former carnival queen from new orleans. Select this result to view lisa marie cunninghams phone number, address, and more. Detroit by lisa damour directed by anne marie cummings assistant director chris dell corporate sponsor the fraternal order of eagles the fraternal order of eagles, an international nonprofit organization, unites fraternal ly in the spirit of liberty, truth, justice, and equality, to make human life more desirable.
In a first ring suburb outside a midsize american city, ben and mary fire up the grill to welcome the new neighbors whove moved into the longempty house next door. Austin pendletons production of detroit has a surface vitality, but in addressing americas problems, writer lisa damour deals with symptoms, not causes, writes michael billington. Detroit received its world premiere at steppenwolf theatre. Fuelled by alcohol and backyard barbecues, their new friendship veers rapidly out of control as inhibitions are obliterated, laying bare the fragility of ben and marys offtheshelf lifestyle. She is one half of the obieaward winning performance duo pearldamour, whose work has been presented by here arts center, ps122, the whitney museum of art, the walker arts center and the fusebox festival. Please combine your resume, headshot, and letter of intent in one pdf document. Sep 18, 20 the street names in lisa damours play detroit sound sunny and full of promise, but the reality is dark and scary for the inhabitants of this firstring motor city suburb. Originally produced by chicagos steppenwolf theatre, lisa d amour s detroit made its uk premiere at the national theatre, london, in may 2012.
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