30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON: “WE ARE THE DREAM AND THE HOPE”
For 30 years now, Plowshares Theatre Company has been a dynamic voice in metro Detroit. A theatre that offers a truly honest and unflinching experience with entertaining and engaging productions. This has helped make it a favorite among discerning patrons. Using the...
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Plowshares Artists’ Salon – The Music of Black Theatre
This Saturday, September 12 you're invited to a free, open-to-the-public Plowshares Artists' Salon. This series is designed around the real-life, real-time issues and ideas surrounding the theatre. The purpose is to create a space for compassionate and challenging...
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The Kresge Foundation funds Plowshares’ New “Black Bottom” Musical
The Kresge Foundation awarded $75,000 to Plowshares Theatre Company for an original musical set in Detroit’s famous African American neighborhoods of ‘Black Bottom,’ and Paradise Valley. They were famous for their vibrant businesses, social institutions, and nightlife. Both communities were demolished to make way for Interstate-75.
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International Artist-Activist Joins the Salon Series
Chicago-based playwright and activist Reginald Edmund will join us on June 29 at 12:30 PM for our discussion of “The Art of Activism in Black Theatre.”
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Season 30 General Auditions: May 28 & 30
Plowshares Theatre Company (PTC) is seeking equity and non-equity actors over 18 years of age to audition for our upcoming season beginning August 2019 and extending through June 2020. Scheduled appointments are required and can be made by calling (313) 744-3181 between 10 am and 5 pm Tuesday through Friday.
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Privacy Policy
PRIVACY POLICY The Plowshares Theatre Company Commitment to Privacy Plowshares Theatre Company regards the safeguarding of your personal information and privacy as a serious matter. This Privacy Policy explains what type of information we collect and what we do with...
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Our First #GivingTuesday Campaign
I started Plowshares Theatre Company in March 1989. The mission is pretty simple: producing plays and programs developed by African American artists with the unique perspective that comes from being a person of color in America. Although we hadn’t participated in the...
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For Playwrights: A Call to Action
New Griots: A Call for Scripts for the Black Theatre In 1926, activist and scholar W. E. B. DuBois called for the formation of a Black Theatre Movement across the nation. He solicited poets, short story writers, and others to become playwrights and begin writings...
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Plowshares Artists’ Salon Series
This Saturday, February 23 at 1:30 PM you’re invited to a free, open-to-the-public Plowshares Artists’ Salon. The Artists’ Salons are a comfortable gathering for artists and patrons share their thoughts, reflections and ideas through a focused discussion on topics of interest to Detroit and its creative community.
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Plowshares Theatre Company's Core Values Affirm: Like the storytelling griots of West Africa, we use the magic of the spoken word and the lyrical phrase of a song to navigate the human condition. We share lessons learned from our ancestors and pass them on to the next...
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