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“The Poisoner,” a Flint water crisis-inspired thriller, comes to Detroit this week, with free tickets and transportation available for Flint residents attending Friday’s performance. October 29, 2026 / Flint Beat Staff / Read on flintbeat.com “The Poisoner” follows a journalist who returns to his hometown and begins investigating a water contamination cover-up. The fictional story explores government accountability, public health and the consequences of institutional failures

October 28, 2026 / By Mid-Michigan Now / Watch on midmichigannow.com FLINT, Mich. — A fictional play inspired by the Flint water crisis is coming to the stage in Detroit, and Flint residents are being invited to a special performance. A special performance of "The Poisoner" will take place on Friday night, including free transportation, tickets, a post-show discussion and food. The play premiered in New York in 2024, and organizers say audiences in Michigan can now experience

More than a decade after the Flint water crisis began, a new stage production is bringing the fight for clean water and accountability back into the spotlight. More than a decade after the Flint water crisis began, a new stage production is bringing the fight for clean water and accountability back into the spotlight. October 28, 2026 / By Trae Harris / Watch on wnem.com FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) - The Flint water crisis made headlines around the world. Now, more than a decade late

October 27, 2026 / by Tia Graham Despite multiple boil-water advisories and tests that revealed contamination, Flint didn't switch its water back to the Detroit water system until October 2015. Since then, a total of more than $650 million has been awarded in settlements to the people of Flint. The event has also sparked a statewide effort to replace all lead service lines. State legislation requires that work be done by 2041. ‘The Poisoner’ is an off-Broadway stage play tha

October 25, 2026 / By Fuad Shalhout / Read on mlilve.com DETROIT, MI -- A theatrical thriller inspired by the Flint water crisis is coming to Detroit next week, with performances and discussions featuring water justice advocates and journalists. “The Poisoner,” a 90-minute neo-noir thriller, will be performed Oct. 29–31 at Marygrove Theatre, 8425 W. McNichols Road, marking the final stop of a seven-city national tour. The fictional story follows a determined journalist who re

Brett Diggs and Aaron Morton in "The Poisoner" Credit: Richard Termine October 20, 2026 / by Ameila Wood / Read on wmuk.org "The Poisoner" is a neo-noir thriller following a journalist unraveling a water contamination cover-up, inspired by the 2014 lead contamination crisis in Flint. A play inspired by the 2014 Flint Water Crisis is coming to Kalamazoo this weekend as the second-to-last stop of its national tour. Written by M.M. Haney and produced by Citizen56 and Uncommon Pr

October 14, 2026 / Stateside with April Baer / Listen on michiganpublic.org An off-Broadway play about the Flint Water Crisis makes its way to theatres in Michigan this week. We spoke with the writer and director behind The Poisoner. After the show in Detroit, there will be a talkback with the audience with Michigan Public’s Lindsey Smith and Vince Duffy, who were in Michigan Public's newsroom and closely followed the Flint Water Crisis in 2014.

October 2, 2026 / by Janelle Fisher / read on www.gopresstimes.com The production is a fictional work inspired by the Flint water crisis of 2014, aiming to engage audiences and amplify awareness about the persistent challenges faced in Flint, Pittsburgh and other communities who have grappled with similar crises. Inspired by the Flint water crisis, The Poisoner, a neo-noir thriller, is setting out on a seven-city national tour this fall with plans for a three-show run in De P

September 30, 2026 / by Maxwell Knauer / Read at https://watershedvoice.com The Poisoner, a neo-noir thriller inspired by the Flint water crisis, is coming to Kalamazoo’s Judy K. Jolliffee Theatre for three performances from October 22 through October 24 as part of a seven-city national tour. Written by first-time playwright M.M. Haney and directed and developed by two-time Obie Award-winning director Lee Sunday Evans, the fictional story follows a journalist who returns to

September 28, 2026 // WGTD Morning Show with Greg Berg // Listen on wgtd.org Playwright M.M. Haney and director Lee Sunday Evans discuss this play, inspired by the Flint, Michigan water crisis. It's being presented at the Rhode Center for the Arts October 1-3.

Interview with director Lee Sunday Evans and Maura Haney writer of The Poisoner for Kenosha Community Media.

September 22, 2026 / WQED Voices of the Arts with Jim Cunningham Episode Summary Uncommon Productions' The Poisoner makes a stop on its fall tour at Alumni Theater Company this weekend! Producer Carina Chavda & actors Aaron Morton and Haskell King speak with Jim Cunningham about the play. Episode Notes Uncommon Productions' The Poisoner makes a stop on its fall tour at Alumni Theater Company this weekend! Producer Carina Chavda & actors Aaron Morton and Haskell King speak wit

Aaron Morton as Ron Finder September 17, 2026 / by Paul Willistein, Lehigh Valley Press / Read on lvpnews.com “The Poisoner” is a compelling, thought-provoking and important drama. The play, through Sept. 19, Touchstone Theatre, is written by M. M. Haney and directed and was developed by Lee Sunday Evans. “The Poisoner” had its first run in 2024 at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York City. Touchstone Theatre is the first stop on a seven-city tour that includes stops i

Lee Sunday Evans September 17, 2026 // by Kathy Lauer-Williams, WFMZ News, read on wfmz.com Touchstone Theatre in Bethlehem will open its season with "The Poisoner,” a touring production inspired by the Flint, Michigan, water crisis. “The Poisoner” is a neo-noir thriller about the deception, abuse of power, and negligence of Midwestern water politics in the 2000s. The original production, written by first-time playwright M.M. Haney, was developed by two-time Obie Award-winnin

Shawn Randall and Lisbeth Mackay in the 2024 premiere at La MaMa Experimental Theaatre Club in New York. August 24, 2026 / by Kate Scuffle, Lehigh Valley Arts Salon / Listen on wdiy.org Kate Scuffle looks at the upcoming Touchstone Theatre debut of the neo-noir thriller play The Poisoner with playwright M.M. Haney and director Lee Sunday Evans. The play, inspired by the Flint water crisis, follows a journalist who returns to his hometown and uncovers a story of power, democra

August 21, 2026 / Lehigh Valley With Love The Flint water crisis did not begin at the faucet. It grew out of economic decline, aging infrastructure and a system that removed local control from the people most affected by decisions about their water. George Wacker talks with playwright Maura Haney and two-time Obie Award-winning director Lee Sunday Evans about The Poisoner, a neo-noir thriller inspired by Flint. Maura explains why the play takes place in the fictional Mack Cit

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Neo-Noir Thriller Inspired by the Flint Water Crisis August 3, 2026 / Read on PR Newswire Written by M.M. Haney | Developed and Directed by Two-Time Obie Award Winner Lee Sunday Evans Tour Runs September 17 – October 31, 2026 Uncommon Productions and Citizen56 announced today the 7-city national tour of The Poisoner, a gripping neo-noir thriller inspired by the Flint water crisis, running September 17 through October 31, 2026. Written by first-time playwright M.M. Haney and d

August 3, 2027 / Jai Smith read on lehighdaily.com BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A seven-city national tour of the neo-noir thriller “The Poisoner” will open at Touchstone Theatre on Sept. 17, 2026, giving Bethlehem the first performances of a production that runs through Halloween and closes in Detroit. The play, written by first-time playwright M.M. Haney and directed by two-time Obie Award winner Lee Sunday Evans, is a fictional work inspired by the 2014 Flint water crisis. It runs 90

Documentary Earns Gold and Four Silver Awards at the 47th Annual Telly Awards, Including Gold for General Documentary March 27, 2027 / read on prenewswire.com BOSTON, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Uncommon Productions announced today that its documentary Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution has won five Telly Awards in the record-breaking 47th Annual Telly Awards. The film received Gold in the General Documentary category, as well as Silver honors in the Pe