Production PhotosA Look at Skeleton Crew at the Geffen PlayhouseThe final installment in Dominique Morisseau’s three-play cycle is currently making its Los Angeles premiere.
By
Marc J. Franklin
June 13, 2018
Skeleton Crew, the final installment in Dominique Morisseau’s three-play cycle, is set to open June 13 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Morisseau’s trilogy, the Detroit Project, examines the racial and class divides of Detroit and the nation as a whole spanning 1949–2008.
The L.A. cast, directed by Patricia McGregor, features Amari Cheatom (Roman J. Israel, Esq.) as Dez, Caroline Stefanie Clay (Broadway’s The Little Foxes) as Faye, Kelly McCreary (Grey’s Anatomy) as Shanita, and D.B. Woodside (Lucifer) as Reggie.
Flip through photos of the West Coast production below:
Skeleton Crew follows four co-workers at a Detroit auto factory in 2008. The play highlights the layered relationships and drama of blue-collar workers navigating the instability and uncertainty in their personal lives and at work.