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October 25, 2023

Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY presents “Skeleton Crew” by Dominique Morisseau, at the Lauren and Harold Iselin Studio at theREP

The Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY (BTTUNY) is excited to announce its upcoming and first production of the 2023-2024 season, “Skeleton Crew” by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Hettie Barnhill.

 

Performances will be in the Lauren and Harold Iselin Performing Arts Studio at theREP-located at 251 N Pearl Street in Albany, NY Thursday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday.

 

At the start of the Great Recession, one of the last auto stamping plants in Detroit is on shaky ground. Each of the workers must make choices on how to move forward if their plant goes under. Shanita must decide how she’ll support herself and her unborn child, Faye has to decide how and where she’ll live and Dez has to figure out how to make his ambitious dreams a reality. Power dynamics shift as their manager Reggie is torn between doing right by his work family, and by the red tape in his office. Powerful and tense, “Skeleton Crew” is the third of Dominique Morisseau’s Detroit cycle trilogy.

Tickets are available through the Box Office at Proctors in-person, via phone at (518) 346-6204 Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or online at capitalrep.org. Groups of 10 or more can get their tickets by calling (518) 382-3884 ext. 139.