Chelle and Lank are brother and sister who share their recently inherited childhood home. They work together, scraping enough money together to make ends meet. To supplement their small inheritance, they have converted their basement into an unlicensed private club. Although the siblings are close, Lank, a dreamer, has secret plans for the money raised by their little joint: he and his friend Sly want to buy a real bar together. Lank knows that his more conventional sister will object–she has a son at college who needs her financial support.

After Lank and Sly find a badly beaten white woman on their way home one night, their situation becomes further complicated. Chelle reluctantly agrees to let Caroline (the mystery lady) stay if she pulls her weight by working in the basement–a decision she comes to quickly regret when she notices the chemistry between Caroline and her brother.  As tensions mount between the siblings, they also rise among the city's Black residents and the Detroit Police Department, resulting in an explosive conclusion.

Set against some of Motown's greatest hits, and crackling with wit, humor, and drama, this is the first installment in Dominique Morisseau’s play cycle The Detroit Project. DETROIT ‘67 provides an unflinching look at race relations during the turbulent Civil Rights Movement and is sure to become a classic!

Auditions will be held in-person at Bay City Players at7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 4 and 5, 2022. You only need to attend one evening of auditions.  BEFORE YOU ARRIVE, please complete this form and prepare one of the monologues found at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y85uENjHfwogcr5yXyeDbISrn9Ho_mzgWoQmMgkeH-4/edit?usp=sharing 

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