Dr. Jo B. Paoletti and Dr. Mary Corbin Sies—and students Daniel Greene and Jessica Walker—of the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, in collaboration with Alli Houseworth of Method 121, curated a collection of American suburban artifacts to live in the #SuburbanDream lobby during the run of Lisa D'Amour's "DETROIT" at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Here, Dr. Sies gives facts and personal recollections of each of the artifacts.

#SuburbanDream Museum: Record Player

#SuburbanDream Museum: Popular Mechanics

#SuburbanDream Museum: Jacks

#SuburbanDream Museum: Ice Cream Maker

#SuburbanDream Museum: Men's BBQ Apron

#SuburbanDream Museum: Smoking and Ashtrays

#SuburbanDream Museum: Advertising

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A theatre that's been defying convention in the Nation's capital for 34 years.

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