Blood at the Root
Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents Dominique Morisseau's Blood at the Root on Friday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. The ensemble drama is based on the Jena Six case. Tickets are available online.
Dominique Morisseau, the playwright behind Sunset Baby, Detroit '67 and Skeleton Crew, wrote this ensemble drama inspired by the Jena Six. Six Black students were initially charged with attempted murder over a school fight, after nooses were hung from a tree on campus.
The play looks at a miscarriage of justice, racial double standards, and the strained relations between men and women, and what all of it does to Black family life. It is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
The play looks at a miscarriage of justice, racial double standards, and the strained relations between men and women, and what all of it does to Black family life. It is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
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