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Who are the people in your neighborhood? In 1959, a white family moves out. In 2009, a white family moves in. In the intervening years, change overtakes a neighborhood, along with attitudes, inhabitants, and property values. Loosely inspired by Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, Bruce Norris's pitch - black comedy takes on the specter of gentrification in our communities, leaving no stone unturned in the process. Directed by Pam MacKinnon.
Cast:
Crystal A. Dickinson, Brendan Griffin, Damon Gupton, Christina Kirk, Jeremy Shamos, Annie Parisse, Frank Wood.
Scenic Design - Dan Ostling
Costume Design - Ilona Somogyi
Lighting Design - Allen Lee Hughes
Sound Design - John Gromada
Production Stage Manager - C. A. Clark
Read Morgan Wycks review here
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Ticketing and Show Information |
| Category |
Off Broadway Drama |
| Presenter |
Playwrights Horizons |
| Preview |
Jan 29, 2010 |
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Extended through March 21, 2010 |
| Schedule |
Tues - Fri at 8pm / Sat at 2:30 and 8pm Sun at 2:30pm and 7:30pm |
| Run Time |
2 hours with 1 intermission |
| Theatre |
Playwrights Horizons Mainstage (128 seats) |
| Location |
416 West 42nd St (Ninth & Tenth Ave) |
| Price |
$65.00 |
| Box Office |
Box office window at 416 West 42nd St (9th and 10th Ave, Noon to 8pm daily) |
| Phone |
Ticket Central (212) 279 - 4200 |
| Online |
http://www.ticketcentral.org/ |
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Theatre is located in a new 5 story building and accessible by elevator. |
| Subway |
A, C, E to 42nd St, walk west to theatre
N, Q, R or 1 / 9 to Times Square, walk west to theatre |
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Reviews
Signs of Life
When a musical has as its setting a concentration camp, singing and dancing don't immediately pop into one's head.
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Frigid Festival 2010
3 Reviews
Medea
Last Night with the Boys
Fishbowl
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Clybourne Park
Bruce Norris' ingenious Clybourne Park sharply stings and then bites while it dances around the tenuous civilities practiced in race relations.
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Hostage Song
"Taking a hostage situation in a nameless war-torn country and turning it into an indie-rock musical, Clay McLeod Chapman's ferocious talent seems to know no boundaries."
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Venus in Fur
"The fun begins with a crash of thunder, a flash of lightning and the sudden appearance of John Lee Beatty’s set for Venus in Fur at the Classic Stage Company. Adapted by David Ives from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s 1870 "Venus in Furs", we are privy to an S and M duet and all that that implies."
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Ages of the Moon
"You know Sam Shepard is feeling his age while you watch his play, Ages of the Moon, where two men in their 60's face their upcoming infirmities just around the corner with death not far behind that."
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Ernest in Love
"It's almost redundant to make a musical out of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest, but the score of just such a musical entitled Ernest in Love by Anne Croswell (book and lyrics) and Lee Pockriss (music) is charming enough with a nod to Gilbert and Sullivan and with enough of the original play intact that the experience is an enjoyable one."
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Zero Hour
"In the bio-play, Zero Hour, Jim Brochu captures the man’s zest for living and his painful anger at things unjust and baffling as well as conveying Mostel’s signature quirks."
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FESTIVALS
Mar 25 - Apr 5, 2010 The 2010 New York Maria Irene Fornés Festival
See schedule at website.
Apr 15 - Apr 24, 2010 Left Out Festival
Stage Left Studio Gay-themed work, mostly solo plays, cabaret acts, stand-up comedy, monologues, and spoken word pieces.
June 3 - June 27, 2010 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity New York's premiere eco-friendly theatre festival. Fostering a diverse cross-section of performances.
At Robert Moss Theater (440 Lafayette Street), The Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street) and Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street (Bleecker Street Theatre and Green Room Theatre). Available online at http://tinyurl.com/ycpxz5e or by calling 866-811-4111.
June 4 - July 3, 2010 The Too Soon Festival The Annual Summer Theme Festival runs for 4 weeks every June. The theme changes every year. This year's festival is "The Too Soon Festival."
July 12 - Aug 1, 2010 Midtown International Theatre Festival Welcomes any kind of stage play, musical or otherwise.
July 13 - July 18, 2010
Samuel French Inc. Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival
35th annual edition of this short play festival, where contenders vie for publication prizes.
At Lion Theatre.
Aug 8 - Sept 5, 2010
Theater for the New City will present a month long anthology of wide-ranging and original theatrical visions embracing drama, poetry, music, and dance in the summer of 2010 from performing artists representing theater and performance companies in their theater complex downtown. In 2010, Dream Up Festival hopes to offer at least 20 shows on the festival line up. The motto of the festival is "Dream Up: Invent, Concoct."
Aug 13 - Aug 29, 2010
New York International Fringe Festival.
The 14th annual edition of North America's largest multi-arts performance festival, featuring 200+ shows from all over the world in every genre.
Sept 27 - Oct 17, 2010
New York Musical Theatre Festival. The seventh annual edition of this festival of new musicals.
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