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The Story Owners Collective explores the intersections of human experience in The Red Thread: Interwoven Performance Portraits. Clockwise: Peter Putnam, Julie Rosier, Ce’Ann Yates, Cara Graninger. Photo: Soh Suzuki
New theatrical form personalizes Detroit stories
DETROIT - The Story Owners Collective announces the Detroit premiere of The Red Thread: Interwoven Performance Portraits. Performances will be held Nov. 20 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. at The Marlene Boll Theatre, located inside the Boll Family YMCA at 1401 Broadway, Detroit. Both showings are open to the public and free of charge.
The Read Thread provides a rare intimate look into the heart and minds of four Detroit artists. The play uses personal narrative to honor individual journeys while revealing social interconnectedness. An ancient Chinese proverb speaks of an invisible red thread of destiny, which connects all humans to each other. It is said that this magical cord may tangle or stretch but will never break.
During the course of the play, the four members of the Story Owners Collective fuse their writing, acting and dance talents into an interwoven solo performance collage. Cara Graninger dances her story, All Over the Map. Peter Putnam performs The Love Song of Father-Son, Parts 1 and 2. Julie Rosier presents Sheroes, Voices and Bliss, an autobiographical one-woman show. And, Ce'Ann Yates combines selections from her fictional show Tick Tock with autobiographical monologue in When Breath Was Automatic.
The Story Owners Collective was founded by Rosier in spring 2008. Rosier got her start with Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit back in 1993, and after college left for New York City to pursue a life in the performing arts. She lived there for over five years, working as an actor/dancer, director, choreographer, playwright and producer. Recently, her belief in the transformational power of Detroit stories brought her back home.
This production is made possible by the generous support of Y Arts Detroit, Cass Corridor Neighborhood Development Corporation, Trumbullplex and the Boggs Center.
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