Detroit History Onstage at Plowshares Theatre
Detroit’s Plowshares Theatre Company is finally back onstage after two years of pandemic isolation. The play they chose is not only a world premier; it's also a story specially created for this company, this audience, and this year. We speak with the writer and composer of the musical, "set on the cusp of change in Detroit:" Hastings Street. And we hear from the director of Plowshares about the company's return to the stage. GUESTS: John Sloan III, producing artistic director, Obsidian Theatre Festival; co-creator, Hastings Street Kris Johnson, executive director, Community Music School; co-creator, Hastings Street Gary Anderson, artistic director, Plowshares Theatre Company ---- Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Music in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.