Metropolitan
Playhouse
The American Legacy 220
East Fourth Street ~ New York,
New York 10009
Office: 212 995 8410 ~ Tickets: 212 995 5302 "One
of my favorite downtown theaters"
~ Martin Denton, nytheatre.com
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Year
One of
the Empire
The dream: to
liberate a foreign land from a dictatorial oppressor. The result:
brutal resistance abroad and a divided people at home. It’s
1899. The all-but-forgotten war in the Philippines changed
America from an isolationist infant to a hegemonic world power.
With humor and horror, drawn entirely from historical documents,
this is the story of a noble ideal's descent into the real world. By
noted scholar Elinor Fuchs and historian Joyce Antler.by Elinor Fuchs and Joyce Antler |
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February 29 - March 30 |
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Directed by Alex Roe Stage Managed by Livia Hill Costume Design by Megan Ann Richardson Sound and Music by Ryan Homsey |
Starring: Michael Durkin*,
Jeanmarie Esposito*, David Patrick Ford*, Sam Gordon*, Michael
Hardart*, Gregory Jones*, Mikel Sarah Lambert*, Oliva Lawrence*, J. M.
McDonough*, Brian
Richardson*, and John
Tobias*. * Denotes members of Actors Equity
Association.
Year One of The Empire is an AEA approved showcase |
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Talk Backs
every Sunday
with Elinor Fuchs, Joyce Antler, Alex Roe and: Sunday, March 9:
- Marilyn Young, Professor of History at NYU Sunday, March 16: -Martin Duberman, American historian and playwright Sunday, March 23: - Randy Gener, senior editor of American Theatre magazine Sunday, March 30: Moderated by Carol Martin, Associate Professor of Drama at NYU - Paul Kramer, Associate Professor of History at the University of Iowa - Thomas Brinson, facilitator, Long Island Veterans For Peace, Chapter 138 For more information on the Post
Show Talkbacks as well as the Special Panel talk, please click here.
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Special Event Monday, March 10 at 6:30pm: Martin E. Segal Theatre at CUNY (365 Fifth Avenue) hosts a FREE panel discussion and a performance of scenes from YEAR ONE OF THE EMPIRE. Panelists Include: Elinor Fuchs, CoAuthor of Year One of the Empire Joyce Antler, CoAuthor of Year One of the Empire Alex Roe, Director of Year One of the Empire David Nasaw, Professor of American History Neil Smith, Professor of Anthropology and Geography Moderated By Alisa Solomon Director of the Arts and Culture Program at Columbia School of Journalism. |
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Year One of the
Empire Information
The Water Cure Debating Torture- a century ago - by Paul Kramer, New Yorker, Feb. 25th, 2008 |
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