What happens when you take Sesame Street, with its puppets and lessons and gentle touch on serious subjects, and mix it up with Blanche DuBois and New Orleans and "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams?
A local theater company is finding out. And so will we, in this episode. Hear our conversation with director Lesley Tye and actor Joiya Fishburn, and learn more about the Mashup Rock & Roll Musical's new production.
Also a roundup of northern Michigan headlines: The state sues over gender-affirming care and Medicaid, the police are closer to figuring out who wrecked a tar trailer on U.S. 131 and Michiganders are preparing for the annual Mackinac Island Labor Day bridge walk.
Producer: Austin Rowlader
Editor: Steve Junker
Host: Ed Ronco
Music: Blue Dot Sessions