ROAMING CHARGES Makes World Premiere with Detroit Rep Tonight

The World Premiere of Ralph Accardo's play ROAMING CHARGES, a playful story about two wandering women and a roaming 13 year old girl will have its Champagne Opening tonight, May 30, 2013 at 8:30 PM at the Detroit Repertory Theatre.

The playwright will be flying in to see the Premiere of his play. All are invited to meet the playwright, and after the performance, join in a Champagne toast with the playwright, cast and crew in the elegant lobby gallery of Michigan's oldest professional, Union theatre in the heart of Detroit.

Tickets remain the lowest price for professional theatre in the region at $17 per ticket in advance or $20 day of performance. Complimentary Champagne is included with Opening Night tickets. Call the Box Office at (313) 868-1347 for reservations or visit www.detroitreptheatre.com for more information.

Lacey Cubbard, a precocious African American young lady, new to the neighborhood, gently swings back and forth on the swing. Kate enters, sits on one of the lawn chairs, opens her shoulder bag, withdraws a stack of papers and begins to read. This seemingly precious and innocent beginning soon evolves into a gorgeous poem/play about mothers and daughters, race, suburbia, academia, identity and poetry. Lacey, the lonesome woman, Kate, and eventually a mystery poet are woven into a pattern that is both tangled and delicate, both tortuous and lovely.

Resident company member, Charlotte Leisinger, is director of ROAMING CHARGES. Ms. Leisinger has been acting and directing at the Repertory for some 15 years. In 2011 she directed the acclaimed Rep Production LOOKING FOR THE PONY. Last season she received a Subscriber acting award for her portrayal of the ex-marine, Bid, in DEAD AND BURIED.

Ms. Leisinger's cast for ROAMING CHARGES features another Rep company member, Leah Smith. Ms. Smith directed this season's production of A THOUSAND CIRCLETS and last performed at the Rep in FORGIVING John Lennon. She portrays Kate in ROAMING CHARGES. Newcomer Kristin Dawn Dumas portrays Lacey, the precocious and brave young lady and newcomer Chevonne Wilson portrays Ms. Cubbard, the talented and roaming poet.

ROAMING CHARGES opens May 30th and runs every Thursday through Sunday until June 23, 2013. General admission for all seats, all performances is $17 per ticket in advance and $20 day of performance. The Rep's "Anytime, Multi-Use" Gold Subscription for two is $100 per year, and a Silver Subscription for one person is $50. 10-ticket Bargain Booklets, Regular and Matinee are $110 and $100 respectively and still make great mini-fundraisers.

Curtain Times: 8:30 P.M. Thursdays and Fridays; 3 P.M. & 8:30 P.M Saturdays; 2 P.M. & 7:30 P.M. Sundays through June 23rd. For ticket availability call the Box Office 313-868-1347.

The oldest professional (Union) non-profit 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 possible 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.

Pictured: Kristin Dawn Dumas and Leah Smith

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