Mention Detroit in 1967, and you automatically conjure images of burning storefronts and police in riot gear. These scenes create a provocative backdrop for “Detroit ’67,”  a new drama about race and family that’s set in a west-side basement speakeasy during the city’s disastrous July 1967 riot.

First produced in 2013, this bold new work by Detroit native Dominique Morisseau caps the inaugural season at the Detroit Public Theatre in the Max M. Fisher Music Center. It’s  must-see theater.

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