Atlantic Theater Company’s Fall Reunion Reading Series, a free virtual reading series of plays that had their World Premieres at Atlantic Theater Company, kicked off with broadcasts of AUDELCO Award winner Skeleton Crew by MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Dominique Morisseau.
Helmed by Tony Award winner and original director Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Skeleton Crew featured original cast members Jason Dirden, Wendell B. Franklin, Nikiya Mathis, and Adesola Osakulumi, along with new cast member Caroline Clay.
Following each weekend of performances, Atlantic Theater Company will present Live with Atlantic: Remix, a free creative conversation about the artistic process of each play. On Sunday, October 25th at 4PM, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage will interview Dominique Morisseau about Skeleton Crew and her celebrated body of work. Click here to register.
Skeleton Crew made its World Premiere during the Atlantic Theater Company 2015-2016 Season at Stage 2 and transferred later that season to the Linda Gross Theater. In Dominique Morisseau’s third play in her Detroit trilogy, a makeshift family of workers at the last exporting auto plant in the city navigate the possibility of foreclosure. Power dynamics shift, and they are pushed to the limits of survival. When the line between blue collar and white collar gets blurred, how far over the lines are they willing to step? Skeleton Crew will feature choreography by Adesola Osakulumi, video editing by Jaime Vallés, original music & sound design by Robert Kaplowitz, original songs by Jimmy “J. Keys” Keys, and original video content by Nicholas Hussong. Kat West serves as stage manager.
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