Upcoming Productions
2024-2025 Season

Lucas Hnath

September 6, 2024 - September 29, 2024

Fifteen years after Nora slammed the door on her stifling domestic life she has returned with a shocking request. Before she can get what she needs, however, she must reckon with the family she left in her wake. An imagined sequel to Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 masterpiece A Doll’s House, this “Part 2” stands on it own as a funny, probing, and complex exploration of gender roles and a clever contemporary take on the struggles inherent in all human relationships.

Ann Eskridge, Gail Parrish, Forest Hudson, Maureen Paraventi, and Shawntai Brown

November 8, 2024 - December 1, 2024

Breaking Laws to Gain Freedom: Liberating Stories of Detroit is a devised theatrical piece penned by Extra Mile Playwrights Theatre retelling of true local events that had an impact on the civil rights and liberties of Black people nationwide. Spanning 1833-1959, these stories offer glimpses into the narratives of fugitives who escaped to Canada, soldiers who took up arms, and neighbors who fought for their rightful places in the city. The writers of this show include Ann Eskridge, Gail Parrish, Forest Hudson, Maureen Paraventi, and Shawntai Brown. The Extra Mile Playwrights Theatre is a group of Detroit-area playwrights, actors, directors and producers dedicated to showcasing local theatre. The mission of EMPT is to build community by creating and developing transformative stories through the written word, storytelling and performance.

Theresa Rebeck

January 10, 2025 - February 2, 2025

Mark Twain wrote: “There are five kinds of actresses: bad actresses, fair actresses, good actresses, great actresses – and then there is Sarah Bernhardt.” In 1899, the international stage celebrity set out to tackle her most ambitious role yet: Hamlet. Theresa Rebeck’s new play rollicks with high comedy and human drama, set against the lavish Shakespearean production that could make or break Bernhardt’s career.

David Lindsay-Abaire

March 14, 2025 - April 6, 2025

Breaking Laws to Gain Freedom: Liberating Stories of Detroit is a devised theatrical piece penned by Extra Mile Playwrights Theatre retelling true local events that had an impact on the civil rights and liberties of Black people nationwide. Spanning 1833-1959, these stories offer glimpses into the narratives of fugitives who escaped to Canada, soldiers who took up arms, and neighbors who fought for their rightful places in the city. The Extra Mile Playwrights Theatre is a group of Detroit-area playwrights, actors, directors and producers dedicated to showcasing local theatre. The mission of EMPT is to build community by creating and developing transformative stories through the written word, storytelling and performance.

Lauren Gunderson

May 16, 2025 - June 8, 2025

Artemisia Gentileschi was the most celebrated female painter of the 17th century, yet her name was all but lost for centuries. Attacked at just seventeen, publicly shamed and tortured to prove her truth, Gentileschi nevertheless fought for her art and the freedom to make it on her own terms. Always contending with her father, consumed with passion for her lover, and ferociously devoted to her children, Artemisia is a modern woman before her time. Artemisia is a work of humor and warmth that celebrates the courage, artistry, and humanity of a woman who attacked the glass ceiling with every brush stroke.