Detroit Repertory Theatre

06/11/2026

The Free Press review is in: "A berserk, biting look at theater takes the stage at Detroit Rep." SPIT IN YOUR FACE is “a daring, groundbreaking world premiere", "a wild fun-house ride", and "packed with razor-sharp social commentary on identity, politics and political correctness."

Don't take our word for it, Duante Beddingfield raves "there has been literally nothing like this show before, and there may not be again. It’s well worth seeing"!

There are only three weekends left to catch this one of a kind show—get your tickets now before it sells out! SPIT IN YOUR FACE runs Fri 8pm, Sat 3pm+8pm, and Sun 2pm through June 28.

Spit In Your Face Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/?show=292077

Read the full review here (paywalled): https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2026/06/11/spit-in-your-face-detroit-repertory-theatre-review/90491192007

06/10/2026

SPIT IN YOUR FACE has some special gems in the script for the deep theatre nerds out there. It's a break from some of the more realistic stories that are on stages these days and leans into the absurd with its full weight. This layer of absurdity gives us a bit of distance to look at the topics being address from a different, fuller perspective.

Don't take our word for it! This audience member described it as "art for all the right reasons."

Book your tickets today at detroitreptheatre.com/tickets or by giving us a call at (313) 868-1347

06/09/2026

06/07/2026

Great conversations with art lovers today.
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06/05/2026

🎭 Getting a show up and running is a marathon, not a sprint. We checked in with the actors, co-directors, the stage manager, and some technicians throughout the process, just to get a sense of where they were at.

From first day jitters 😬 to tech week exhaustion 🫩 to opening night elation 🤩, it's all there!

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now for SPIT IN YOUR FACE by Paul Heller and Alberto Lomnitz! Hit the link in our bio out give us a call to make your reservation today.

06/04/2026

Save the date! Meet the Artists Champagne Reception is happening on June 18, 2026 at 7pm.

Come and learn more about the works of Peter Bernal, Jennifer Maples, Franchesca Rivera-Ortiz, and Ian Zapico, whose art is filling the walls of the Gilda Snowden Lobby Gallery for the run of SPIT IN YOUR FACE by Paul Heller and Alberto Lomnitz here at the Rep.

All of their artworks are available for purchase, as well!

06/02/2026

The world premiere of SPIT IN YOUR FACE, a play by Paul Heller and Alberto Lomnitz is running May 29 to June 28!

When an idealistic American producer hires Liliana—a young Mexican-American woman of indigenous descent—to assist a fiery, notoriously radical Mexican director, he thinks he's building cultural bridges. Instead, he sets the stage for a theatrical battleground of egos and performative righteousness between the "anti-capitalist" producer and the "anti-colonialist" director. With Liliana caught in their crossfire, she must reclaim the narrative from the men who claim to speak for her.

This bombastic new work isa hilarious look at modern politics and absurd theatre.

Get your tickets at the link in our bio out by giving us a call! Don't miss out!

06/01/2026

"As the Rep prepares to close out its current season, it isn’t bowing out quietly. Instead, it is throwing its doors wide open for a world premiere that promises to leave audiences laughing, squirming, and thinking long after the house lights come up...
The production hits close to home, tackling a dynamic that many within Detroit’s Latino and Indigenous communities know all too well, and that’s the exhaustion of having well-meaning, self-proclaimed “allies” dictate our struggles for us."

A relevant story for our current times that you don't want to miss! Get your tickets today at detroitreptheatre.com/tickets

Detroit Rep satire explores Latino identity, politics, and allyship in a hilarious new world premiere that sparks real conversation

05/29/2026

Opening tonight! The world premiere of SPIT IN YOUR FACE by Paul Heller and Alberto Lomnitz, co-directed by Maurizio Dominguez and Leah Smith!

Maurizio Dominguez is a filmmaker by day and an actor by night, and is one of the co-founders of Break the Chain Theatre Company. He previously directed LORETTA'S CREMATORIUM HOUR for the 2022 One-Act Play Festival with Break the Chain. Onstage, he most recently worked with Rosedale Community Players for EYES TO THE STARS, and with Shakespeare Royal Oak for LOVE'S LABOR LOST. When he’s not editing film or learning lines, Maurizio can be found singing karaoke, dancing Zumba, or air drumming.

Leah Smith has been with the Detroit Rep since her first appearance in Jar the Floor in 2002. At the Rep, she has been an actor 14 times, directed 12 plays, stage managed 9 shows, and is now the executive artistic director of the DRT. She started her producing career when she was 23 with the company, POW (Pi**ed Off Womyn), and then later with RAT (Real Alternative Theatre) Productions. She is a proud member of AEA, and prouder to be a part of this legendary Detroit cultural institution. She thanks everyone who has given so much to the Rep over the past few years, especially the bartender.