Detroit '67
Date & Time: April 16, 2026 from 07:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Location:
Penn State Downtown Theatre
Other Dates:
Apr
17
Apr
18
Apr
18
Admission Type: Ticket purchase required
Purchase TicketsDETROIT ’67
By Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Marcus Jordan
An uprising is brewing in the Heart of Motown.
The year that changed everything for a family and a city, 1967. The world is shifting for two siblings running an after-hours joint to make ends meet. Tensions mount when dreams diverge, their tight-knit community is threatened by an outsider and the streets erupt in violence in this riveting new play set to a driving Motown beat. PG 14
Winner of the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama, this thought-provoking, resonant play sizzles to the soundtrack of the 1960s.
In 1967 Detroit, Motown has hit its groove and the Poindexter siblings, Chelle and Lank, make ends meet by hosting parties in their basement. However, Lank and his friend Sly have dreams beyond the cellar shindigs—despite Chelle’s resistance. When Lank then brings home a mysterious white woman, the family’s simmering disagreements explode—as their streets erupt in riots—and life becomes a lot more dangerous.
April 16–18
Downtown Theatre
Evenings: April 16, 17, 18
Matinee: April 18
General admission: $19