
A Great Season of Theater: 2019-2020
By Laurie Fundukian Yes, there is life after Hamilton, last yearâs smash that was a must-see at the Fisher. Local theaters are in full swing with their offerings, and as the days get shorter and crisper, itâs a great time support them. Detroit Public Theatre, housed in the Max M. Fisher complex along with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, has been producing great theater for a few years now, but you may not yet have experienced this hidden gem. Nowâs the time! DPT kicked off their fifth season with Dominque Morisseauâs Paradise Blue, another in her three-play cycle âThe Detroit Project.â Detroit 67 (about the protests and violence and how it affected a family that summer) and Skeleton Crew (about Detroit auto workers) were produced in earlier seasons, but Paradise Blue…