Producing companies
Theatre and Dance at Wayne professional company training labs
The Maggie Allesse department of Theatre and Dance at Wayne State is home to several unique producing companies. Led by faculty (with the exception of The Underground), students learn how to produce theatre and dance productions for live audiences by working within company models.
Companies include: Company Fresh, Company One, Dance Workshop, Freedom Players, Motor City Cabaret, Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA), To Sangana, and The Underground.

Company Fresh

Company One

To Sangana

Dance Workshop

Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA)
Wayne State University is proud to produce plays for young people's enjoyment and to actively explore the beauty, diversity, complexity and challenges of the world around them through the dramatic arts. We wish to support the development of their creative voice, imagination, and understanding of drama and its role in our global society. Our Children's Theatre shows begin touring in May and are offered at no cost to Detroit Public Schools Community District.

Freedom Players
Freedom Players is one of the two ensembles produced by the Black Theatre and Dance Collective. In our efforts to reflect the times of our ever-changing socio-political climate, Freedom Players is committed to performing works centered on illuminating social justice themes. Our productions and outreach programs strive to use the performing arts as a bridge between communities. We tour our current shows or offer workshops to the students in DPSCD and the Detroit Metro Community, to utilize performance as a means for open conversations about race, status and social norms.

Motor City Cabaret

The Underground
The Underground productions are student-led and student-run, allowing aspiring artists to discover, create, and present their theatre and dance visions. The series offers an array of stories and experiences. Audiences will emerge enlightened and entertained.