Detroit Repertory Theatre to Celebrate Opening Night of HARMONY PARK with a Champagne Celebration

The World Premiere of Daniel Damiano's gritty drama Harmony Park will have a Opening Night Champagne Celebration on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the Detroit Repertory Theatre at 8:30 pm.

Guests are invited to join in a Champagne toast in the elegant lobby gallery of the Theatre after the show with the playwright, cast and crew. Tickets are $17 advance and may be purchased by calling the Theatre at (313) 868-1347. Harmony Park opens March 29 and runs every Thursday through Sunday (except Easter) until May 20, 2018. More information may be found at detroitreptheatre.com

Set on the construction site of a soon-to-be public park in Queens, NY, the friendship between a black foreman and a younger white landscaper is tested when a newly hired crew member's past is revealed. The site the workers are reclaiming is the locality of the brutal murder of two young girls, one black and one white.

Harmony Park is directed by a founder of the Rep, Barbara Busby (DETROIT). She last directed the highly acclaimed 2016 Rep production of Butler for which she won the Season Subscriber Best Play/Best Director Award. Her cast for Harmony Park consists of four veteran Rep actors, one of which has been away from the Rep for over twenty years. Mark Bishop (ROYAL OAK) who portrays Sam in Harmony Park portrayed Tank in Bullpen back in 1990. Harold Hogan (SOUTHFIELD), the much admired Rep veteran, heads the Harmony Park cast in the role of Ernie, the landscape foreman. Aaron Kottke (DETROIT) portrays Mike, the younger landscaper. Mr. Kottke's last role at the Rep was his acclaimed performance of the mentally challenged son in Sweet Pea's Mama. Samer Ajluni returns to the Rep as a fellow landscaper, Jose. Mr. Ajluni (FARMINGTON HILLS) was last seen at the Rep as the surprise visitor in Forgiving John Lennon. All Tickets, Fundraisers, Bargain Booklets, and Subscriptions remain the most affordable for nonprofit professional theatre in the region. General admission is $17 in advance and $20 for same day admission - all seats, all performances. The Rep's "Anytime, Multi-Use" Gold Subscription for two is the unmatched price of $100 and a Silver Single Subscription is $50. Ten ticket Bargain Booklets, Regular and Matinee are $110 and $100 respectively and make great mini-fundraisers.
For tickets, fundraisers and information call or visit the Rep Box office, (313) 868-1347. Tickets may be purchased online or by phone using Visa or Master Card. There is no surcharge. For more information about all our shows and the Rep, visit www.detroitreptheatre.com

The oldest professional (Union) nonprofit theatre in the State of Michigan, the Detroit Repertory Theatre's mission is 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 professional theatre while fostering cultural democratization of the arts, and fighting by example, the disturbing level of racism that still exists.

Detroit Repertory Theatre is located in the geographical heart of the city at 13103 Woodrow Wilson, Detroit, MI 48238 Parking is Attended, Lighted, Fenced-In and Free. (313) 868-1347 www.detroitreptheatre.com