LAFPI

Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Patricia McGregor, begins previews Tuesday, June 5 in the Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse with opening night set for Wednesday, June 13. The show closes Sunday, July 8.

Skeleton Crew follows four co-workers—Faye, Dez, Reggie and Shanita—at a Detroit auto factory in 2008. The play highlights the layered relationships and drama of blue-collar workers navigating the instability and uncertainty in their personal lives and at work. Each character’s patience and loyalty are tested as the plant’s future comes into question and they are forced to make hard choices to ensure their individual survival. Morisseau’s masterful command of dialect and dialogue brings depth and authenticity to a story about the very local implications of global change.

Skeleton Crew starts Amari Cheatom (Roman J. Israel, Esq.) as Dez, Caroline Stefanie Clay (Broadway’s The Little Foxes) as Faye, Kelly McCreary (Grey’s Anatomy) as Shanita and DB Woodside (Lucifer) as Reggie.

Skeleton Crew, the final play in Morisseau’s three-play cycle that includes Detroit ’67 and Paradise Blue, had its world premiere in 2016 at New York’s Atlantic Theater Company. In 2017, McGregor directed Washington D.C.’s Studio Theatre production of Skeleton Crew, in which Clay also starred.

“A deeply moral and deeply American play.” – The New York Times
“An achievement, as much for political substance as for style.” – Variety

Playing Tuesdays – Fridays at 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 3:00 and 8:00 p.m.; Sundays at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.

@geffenplayhouse #SkeletonCrewGP

The run of Skeleton Crew will feature the Geffen’s popular Talk Back Tuesdays on June 19, June 26 & July 3, giving theater lovers a chance to engage in a deeper conversation about the play and the process.

And LA FPI Members get $25 Tix (fee included) using code FPICREW! bit.ly/crewGP18 

More info www.geffenplayhouse.org/skeleton-crew