June 4, 2018 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), in partnership with The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (The Wright Museum) and AARP Michigan, present the play “Daddy’s Boys” on June 30 at 1 and 6 p.m. The performances are free, but registration is required.

This thought-provoking play by Garrett Davis depicts the struggle of black men as fathers, businessmen, and as ordinary men facing health challenges from the vantage point of three generations, touching on issues of prostate health, healthy aging and mental health.

Davis, who also created the award-winning plays “Mama’s Girls” and “Forget Me Not,” continues to create productions addressing the way society views minority health issues, such as caregiving, Alzheimer’s and diabetes. “Daddy’s Boys” demonstrates the importance of the role black men play in the community of color and is appropriate for all ages.

Between the 1 and 6 p.m. performance there will be a 3:30 p.m. seminar that explores men’s health in partnership with the Prostate Health Foundation, Karmanos Cancer Insitute and DMC-Sinai Grace Hospital.

Doors open one hour prior to start time, with general open seating. Each performance is 90 minutes with one intermission. Prostate Health and AARP resource stations will be on site and open one hour prior to each show.

To register, call 877-926-8300 or go to https://aarp.cvent.com/DaddysBoysThePlay. For groups of 15 or more, please register and request reserved seating as follows: email Jkeesler@aarp.org and cc: lwhitmoredavis@aarp.org. Group registration and reserved seating deadline is June 15, 2018. Please provide guest names with the organization registration and/or reserved seating request. For groups (and group members) that are not seated 15 minutes prior to curtain, AARP reserves the right to release the reserved seating.

For a snapshot of “Daddy’s Boys,” go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaS1TCtKEeM&feature=youtu.be