Skeleton Crew in Osseo

Yellow Tree Theatre presents...
SKELETON CREW
by Dominique Morisseau
A Co-Production with New Dawn Theatre
directed by Austene Van
JANUARY 31 - MARCH 1
Yellow Tree Theatre is teaming up with New Dawn Theatre Company for the regional premiere of Skeleton Crew, the third installment of what playwright Dominique Morisseau calls her Detroit Project. Directed by New Dawn founding artistic director, Austene Van, Skeleton Crew features Twin Cities’ actors Mikell Sapp, Jamecia Bennett, and Darius Dotch as well as NYC-based actor Nadége Matteis who will be making her Twin Cities debut.
CRITIC’S PICK! “Clifford Odetts’ dramas come to mind and so does the great Pittsburgh cycle of August Wilson. But Skeleton Crew is squarely in the tradition of Arthur Miller…A deeply moral and deeply American play.” – The New York Times
WHERE
Yellow Tree Theatre
320 Fifth Avenue SE
Osseo, MN 55369
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Wed. - Sat. @ 7:30pm, Sun. @ 2:00pm
Added matinees Wed. Feb. 12th, Sat. Feb. 22nd & 29th @ 2:00pm
TICKET PRICES
Wed. & Thurs. $26 | Fri. & Sat. $30 | Sat. & Sun. matinees $28
Students, seniors 65 & up and groups of 10 or more receive $3 off these prices
TO PURCHASE TICKETS
www.yellowtreetheatre.com
763-493-8733 (box office)
SYNOPSIS
At the start of the Great Recession, one of the last auto stamping plants in hard-hit Detroit is on shaky ground and four workers are forced to choose how to move on if the plant goes under. Shanita, a second-generation plant worker, has to support herself and her unborn child. Faye, a union rep on the line for 29 years, faces homelessness. Dez, young and hot-headed, has dreams bigger than the plant but ambition has made him reckless. Power dynamics shift as the plant’s closing becomes imminent, and their foreman, Reggie, is torn between doing right by his work and family, and by the red tape in his office. Powerful and poetic, Skeleton Crew is an emotionally bracing and relevant story of working class survival amidst the eroding American dream. “A deeply moral and deeply American play.” – The New York Times
CAST: Jamecia Bennett*, Darius Dotch*, Nadege Matteis, and Mikell Sapp*
Content advisory
Skeleton Crew contains adult themes and language that some may consider “strong.” We recommend this play for high-school-aged patrons and up.
Categories:
Performing Arts
This event repeats weekly Wednesday through Sunday until March 1, 2020:
Jan 31
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Feb 1
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Feb 2