cession, how come these peo-
ple are still unemployed? How
come they haven’t gotten their
jobs back?”
Skeleton Crew is the third
play in a trilogy by Morisseau
called The Detroit Project. An
ode to her hometown, the tril-
ogy includes Detroit ‘67, which
takes place during the race ri-
ots of 1967, Paradise Blue, set
in a small jazz club in Detroit’s
Blackbottom neighborhood, and
Skeleton Crew. One of the most
celebrated playwrights of the
day, she is a two-time NAACP
Image Award winner, Steinberg
Playwright Award Winner, and
recipient of the Edward M. Ken-
nedy Prize for Drama. She’s also
frequently compared to leg-
endary playwrights like August
Wilson and Arthur Miller, good
company for any writer.
Wooten says he can see why
people reference her work
with those playwrights, noting
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