The Detroit based Plowshares Theatre Company in collaboration with the Lansing BoarsHead Theatre group presents The Story, by Tracey Scott Wilson, through Saturday, March 12, 2005 at the BoarsHead Theatre, 425 South Grand Ave., (across from the CATA bus station).

Yvonne, the lead character, is an ambitious reporter hired by a major city newspaper for its Outlook section, but she feels her assignments will never get her promoted to the Metro, or National section. Looking for the right story to elevate herself, Yvonne reports the case of a White man murdered in a "bad" neighborhood. Thus, the fine line between a good story, and a true story in the American media is explored in this fast paced production.

The Story has some interesting twists with special effects, and a wonderful cast playing their parts tongue in cheek, with a touch of drama. Yvonne (Casaundra Freeman) the lead character is riveting as she brings you into her perception of race. Jeff (Jason Richards), Yvonne's boyfriend is drawn into her web, while Neil (Rico Bruce Wade), her coworker can't wait to uncover what he believes Yvonne is all about. Latisha (Ginneh Thomas has appeared in Michigan State University productions of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf, A Raisin In The Sun, has been a BoarsHead intern, has a scholarship from SMU, and is working toward her Actors' Equity points), gives Yvonne the run of her career! Most of the thespians are from the Plowshares Theatre Company.

Playwright, Tracey Scott Wilson was a recipient of the 2002 Helen Merrill Award for Emerging Artists and The Story was a finalist for the 2002 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Wilson was also a 1998 Van Lier Fellow at the New York Theatre Workshop. Previously produced works include: A Small World (2001, Guthrie Theater), Exhibit #9 (2000, Theatre Outrageous; 1999, New Perspectives Theater), Leader of the People (1999, New Georges Theater); and her first musical, Order My Steps (2003, Cornerstone Theatre). Wilson was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. She received a B.A. from Rutgers University and an M.A. from Temple University.

Plowshares has been around since 1989. Gary Anderson is the Co-Founder & Producing Artistic Director of the 6th largest professional African American theatre in the nation. Plowshares Theatre Company produces plays and programs that affirm, inspire, and exhibit African American life. Its productions have been met with critical and public acclaim for giving patrons memorable experiences dealing with the joys, strengths, and character of the African American experience.

Plowshares just completed its production on the life of Paul Robeson by Phillip Haynes Dean in Detroit.

Upcoming Plowshares plays include: Spunk by George C. Wolfe, adapted from three short stories by Zora Neale Hurston, and Crowns by Regina Taylor.

Plowshares collaborates with various arts organizations, like the Meadow Brook Theatre, and BoarsHead Theatre to aid in the revitalization of Michigan's cultural community.

The Plowshares Theatre performs at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History located at 315 E. Warren Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. www.plowshares.org, 313.872.0279, www.boarshead.org, 517.484.7800.