Doug McCray and Barbara Jacobs-Smith perform “A Lesson Before Dying” at the Detroit Repertory Theatre. The play is an adaptation of an Ernest J. Gaines prize-winning novel about a young man, Jefferson, who is about to be executed for a murder he probably didn’t commit. Art Outta Town has organized a trip to see the Jan. 21 performance. For ticket information go to www.arts.umich.edu. Photo by Bruce Millan.