At the LABA Theatre at the 14th Street Y
344 East 14th Street between First and Second Avenues, NYC
January 27 – February 13, 2011
Thursdays at 8 p.m. , Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m. , Sundays at 3 p.m. (Super Bowl Sunday, February 6 at 2pm) Additional performance on Monday, February 7 at 7pm.
Tickets $25
www.redferntheatre.org or by calling 866.811.4111.
What do playwrights Carla Ching, Joshua Conkel, Michael John Garcés, Jon Kern, Janine Nabers and Crystal Skillman, have in common?
For the upcoming installation, GENTRIFUSION, they were charged with writing short scripts which break down the cliched idea of “gentrification”. Their pieces dig deeper to address the ways that change both improves and diminishes a community. All residents are given voice in this series, ultimately discovering that both long time residents and the new crop of gentrifiers benefit and suffer in different measures and different ways.
Here are the details on each play:
First of the Month
By Carla Ching
Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
On a chaotic moving day, what gets lost and what gets found?
Rajesh Bose*, Sam
Wayne T. Carr* , Jakob
Tiffany Villarin, Muriel
Robert Mapplethorpe Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
By Joshua Conkel
Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Is the “gay ghetto” dead? Some queens just can’t agree on anything.
Devin Norik*, Stephan
André St. Clair Thompson, Chantelle
inhabited
By Michael John Garcés
Directed by John Giampietro
What happens when your apartment is haunted by more than memories?
Molly Carden, blu
Frank Harts*, galvez
TBD blu
Eugene Oh – chris
Michael Schantz, spider
*Please note the playwright intentionally did not capitalize the title of the play or the characters. This should also be noted in the bios as the capitalization or lack thereof is on purpose.
Ours is the Future. Ours is the Past.
By Jon Kern
Directed by John Giampietro
Zip code 11211 gets the Our Town treatment.
Tim Cain*, Mr. Douglas
Molly Carden, The Student
Frank Harts*, Rogelio
Eugene Oh, Max
Megan Tusing, Lucy
(2) 11
By Janine Nabers
Directed by Colette Robert
An act of violence brings three drastically different people together for one night.
Andrea Day, Sara
Gilbert Cruz*, Jorge
Casey Robinson, Dario
Federico Trigo*, Ernesto
Tai Verley, Riz
Crawl
By Crystal Skillman
Directed by Colette Robert
On Franklin Ave. two brothers must decide if they can sell the Brooklyn home from their childhood.
Sheldon Best*, Ty
Nathan Hinton*, Alex
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