Matrix Teens to Celebrate 25th Anniversary with Playwriting Retrospective

In honor of Matrix Theatre Company's 25th anniversary, the Teen Company's Spring show, Collage 2016, will be comprised of scenes from some of the theatre's most memorable original plays. With over 150 scripts to choose from, the youth artists carefully selected passages from nine of the originally written shows. Performances run from April 8 - April 17 and take place Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 3 pm. All Collage 2016 performances are at Matrix Theatre Company located at 2730 Bagley in the heart of Detroit's Mexicantown, with ticket prices $12 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Call Amy Thomas at 313 967 0999, ext. 3 for further information.

"Themes from the works we have selected still have relevance today," said Matrix Director of Education, Amy Thomas. "They address issues like domestic violence, equity in education, immigration, peer acceptance, and the AIDS epidemic. We are very proud of the fact that we have so much great work to choose from." The selected works are Beyond Violence, House on Mango Street, Jesus in the Hood, Where is the Love?, Caution, Vanished, Southwest Story, The Skin I'm In, and Are You Passing?

Members of the Matrix Teen Company: Zaria Bell, Gabby Clayton, Tanai Dawson, Ivory Lena Hinojosa, Autumn Johnson, Celynah Kirkland, Hassan Marong, Josh Mosley, Yasir Muhammad, Airyana Robinson, Joelle Sanders, Alondra Vazquez, April Wilson, Heavyn Word, and Dwayne Wright.

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