Blood at the Root
Wayne State University Theatre and Dance presents Dominique Morisseau's Blood at the Root on Saturday, April 3, at 2 p.m. at the Hilberry Gateway in Detroit. The ensemble drama is based on the Jena Six case. Tickets are available online.
Six Black students were first charged with attempted murder after a school fight, following nooses hung from a tree on campus. Dominique Morisseau, who also wrote Sunset Baby, Detroit '67 and Skeleton Crew, builds her bold new play on that story.
It looks at a miscarriage of justice, racial double standards and strained relations between men and women, and how those pressures shatter Black family life. The production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
It looks at a miscarriage of justice, racial double standards and strained relations between men and women, and how those pressures shatter Black family life. The production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
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