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EAST SIDE STORIES: Revolutions


Four new plays about breaking away



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Boris Thomashefsky - the founder of the Yiddish Theater

Boss William M. Tweed


Hilly Kristal and CBGB's
And Here's...Boris!
by Nina Howes
Before Stella Adler, Sophie Tucker, Jerry Lewis; before Yiddish Theater rivaled Broadway; Boris Thomashefsky, a teenager on New York's lower East side, dreamed of singing music from his country, in his language - Yiddish.
No matter who objected.


The Fall of Boss Tweed
by Steve Kalvar
Are friendship and popularity the same thing? Boss Tweed, the king of Tammany Hall graft, thought so, until the election evening he learned he was terribly wrong.

Abandon
by David Vazdauskas
Summer, 1978. Young runaways and rebels find freedom in the abandoned buildings of the Lower East Side, and find a savior in the father-like punk music club manager whose purpose is to keep dreams alive.


Radical
by Sergio Castillo
What happens when American Fascism
has become the law of the land? Reform?
Or revolt?



Information on other East Side Stories Shows:
Connections
Players
Sages
Performance Dates:

Friday, April 15 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 16 at 2:00 pm
Tuesday, April 19 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 pm
Sunday. April 24 at 7:30 pm
Monday, April 25 at 7:30 pm
Thursday, April 28 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 30 at 4:30 pm



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Featuring
Frank Anderson*
Kelly Dean Cooper*
Randy Cordero
Andrew DiTusa*
Garth Kravits*
John Maddaloni*
Amanda Mason*
Kelly McCready*
Kyle Minshew*
Eric Emil Oleson*
Jack Sochet*


Directed by Alexander Harrington

Stage Manager:  TBD
Lights: Christpoopher Weston
Costume: Sidney Fortner


*These actors appear courtesy of Actors Equity Association.
East Village Chronicles, Volume 12, Part 2 is an AEA approved showcase.