Skeleton Crew (play)
| Skeleton Crew | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Dominique Morisseau |
| Date premiered | January 6, 2016 |
| Place premiered | Atlantic Theater Company |
| Series | The Detroit Project |
| Setting | Detroit, Michigan, 2008 |
Skeleton Crew is a play written by Dominique Morisseau about an auto factory on the brink of closure in 2008 Detroit, Michigan. It is the third part of Morisseau's Detroit Project, inspired by African-American playwrights, which also includes Paradise Blue and Detroit '67.[1]
Productions
[edit | edit source]Skeleton Crew ran Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater Company in 2016 and subsequently at the Detroit Public Theatre in 2017.[2][3][4] The Atlantic production was also directed by Santiago-Hudson.[5]
It ran on Broadway as a limited-run engagement at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre from December 2021 through February 2022 under the direction of Ruben Santiago-Hudson and starred Phylicia Rashad as Faye.[6][7] It was one of a series of Broadway shows in the 2021–2022 season written by Black playwrights, and parallels were identified between the play's story and the Omicron surge under which its run fell.[8][9]
Skeleton Crew premiered in the United Kingdom at the Donmar Warehouse in July 2024 for a one-month run, directed by Matthew Xia.[10]
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]Original off-Broadway production
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Obie Awards | Special Citation: Collaboration | Dominique Morisseau and Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Won | [11] |
| Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Play | Nominated | [12] | ||
| Distinguished Performance | Lynda Gravatt | Nominated | |||
Original Broadway production
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated | [13] | |
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Brandon J. Dirden | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Chanté Adams | Nominated | |||
| Phylicia Rashad | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Director of a Play | Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Nominated | |||
| Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated | [14] | ||
| Distinguished Performance | Phylicia Rashad | Nominated | |||
| Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated | [15][16] | ||
| Outstanding Actor in a Play | Brandon J. Dirden | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Actress in a Play | Phylicia Rashad | Won | |||
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Joshua Boone | Nominated | |||
| Tony Awards | Best Play | Nominated | [17] | ||
| Best Featured Actress in a Play | Phylicia Rashad | Won | |||
| Best Scenic Design in a Play | Michael Carnahan and Nicholas Hussong | Nominated | |||
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Skeleton Crew at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
- Skeleton Crew at the Internet Broadway Database
- Skeleton Crew at the Playbill Vault