What is Alphabet City ?
Metropolitan's
oral history project is an ongoing series of monologues, written and
performed by a diverse collection of actors, solo-performers, and local
artists, that bring the true stories of the present and past life of
the East Village to intimate, surprising, funny, and touching life on
the Metropolitan stage.
Once called
the Lower East
Side, and now divided by realtors and culture vultures into the 'East
Village', 'Alphabet City', and the new 'Lower East Side', the
neighborhood around Metropolitan is one of the most diverse in the
city. Children of first generation Italians and Ukrainians remember
when the sidewalk was your front porch and you didn't lock your doors
at night. Artists and entrepreneurs remember finding a home and
community in the neglected streets of 30 years ago. New transplants
find nightlife and opportunities in the bars and restaurants (and
theaters!) that have flooded the area in the past 10.
Join us for
their stories,
together painting a colorful portrait of a rapidly changing, deeply
loved New York neighborhood.
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