Detriot

Performance Jam brought you the sold-out production of THE SEAGULL in fall of 2024. It is a creative hub for local Atlanta artists, performers, writers, & filmmakers to explore, co-founded by actress Vivian Bang, known for her Sundance Feature White Rabbit, Netflix Romcom Always Be My Maybe, and most recently HBO’s The Parenting.

When many are questioning what it means to be American and struggling with financial and emotional instability, DETROIT by Lisa D’amour reflects the times we live in, a precipice between generations, disillusionment with systems, and ways of life that are disappearing.

Set in a suburban backyard, Mary and Ben invite their strange neighbors Kenny and Sharon for a barbeque.

Worried about their Home Depot/TJ Maxx purchases and their future, they learn that soul’s deepest need is to rub shoulders with the unexpected, come what may. Is Sharon an unstable kook or a prophet? Some of her most profound lines ask “Are we twigs floating down a stream? Or are we carpenters building a house?”

Producing DETROIT allows us to purge these fears through art and creativity. It brings to the surface with humor, pain and great compassion the contradictions of human nature. It’s a spark that can burn down houses and ignite true transformation.

Co-directed by Vivian Bang and Fiona Campbell Features: Vivian Bang, Love Floyd, Eric Whitten,

Dan Cutts & Craig Anton with choreography by Erin O’Connor & technical design by Mason C Brown.

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Host or Publisher Pullman Yards