EVERY BRILLIANT THING at Gulfshore Playhouse is an inspiring, intelligent, emotional show. 

Delve below the surface of “Mud Row” and theater-goers will find it’s about basic family matters that surpass race and class. Detroit-born actress and playwright Dominique Morisseau in 2019 created the relevant play, a story about two generations of sisters in West Chester, Pennsylvania. “Mud Row” runs through Jan. 29 at Gulfshore Playhouse in downtown Naples (more information in ... Sisterhood: ‘Mud Row’ at Gulfshore Playhouse delves into family matters

“Mud Row” is the work of a playwright a number of Neapolitans have seen in the musical “Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations.” Dominique Morisseau tackled that story impressively, intentionally elevating it above jukebox status. In “Mud Row,” she turns her eye toward the fertile ground of familial relations. 

The cast and creative team have been announced for the upcoming production of Mud Row by Tony-nominated playwright (Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations) and MacArthur Genius recipient Dominique Morisseau. 

Due to popular demand, Steel Magnolias will extend through December 11, adding seven additional performances. Originally scheduled to close on December 4, the play about community and connection in a smalltown Louisiana beauty salon has already been called “a perfect play” for the season opening. 

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