Detroit Repertory Theatre

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED THE REP IN THIS CAMPAIGN 
AND TO YOU, FOR VISITING HERE.
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SEE YOU IN SEASON 68!

Playing our Part Since 1957
The Repertory is recognized for its pioneer efforts in all phases of theatre and its strong community involvement. Born and bred in the heart of Detroit, the Repertory, since its inception, has remained in the theatre vanguard by staunchly advocating interracial casting, creating novel audience development techniques, stressing theatrical relevancy, inventing an array of cultural and educational community services and playing an active role in neighborhood revitalization.The Detroit Repertory Theatre is one of a handful of neighborhood based professional theatres in this country that still survives. It has become a model of grassroots artistic development and remains in the forefront of race transcendent casting, casting without regard to ethnicity (unless germane to the play) and when possible, gender.

The theatre has been guided by the belief that the sense of community is stronger than the forces that splinter and that efforts to preserve unity deserve the same attention and support as the justly cultivated efforts to retain diversity. The implicit goal in all the theatre's efforts is to produce the best possible professional theatre while fighting, by example, the disturbing level of racism that persists.

The Detroit Repertory Theatre has scrapbooks full of praise and a reputation for excellence and innovation in the field of theatre. Perseverance, invention and loyal support have brought the theatre this far. The Repertory would like to think that its longevity is attributable to what New York critic, Julius Novick, wrote about the Theatre many years ago in his book, Beyond Broadway, "...the company knows what theatre is about and what it can do."