Off-Broadway actor Chad Lindsey, who is credited with rescuing a man who fell onto the subway tracks as a train approached spoke to the New York Times about his heroic C train rescue.
Chad Lindsey saved the fallen man on the Penn Station track on Monday. The man hit his head after he falling, Lindsey leaped onto the tracks, tried to wake him and then screamed for help. After yelling to the straphangers above he hoisted the man onto the platform and vanished in the crowd. The quiet actor did not want to be in the spotlight for his efforts, Lindsey later told The New York Times that he could see the lights of the approaching train.
To read his account of the event in The New York Times, click here.
Lindsey is appearing in Off-Broadway's KASPAR HAUSER, his role ironically requires him to repeatedly lift a character who cannot walk. Lindsey, who's 33, moved to New York three years ago. He's a native of Harbor Springs, Mich.
The Flea Theater presents the World Premiere of KASPAR HAUSER: a foundling's opera, a music-theater piece by Tony-nominee and Obie-winner Elizabeth Swados and Erin Courtney of 13P. Commissioned by The Flea in 2006, the piece marks Swados return to The Flea, where she previously wrote, composed and directed the long-running hit JABU. Performances of KASPAR HAUSER began previews on February 13th, celebrated opening night on February 28th.
KASPAR HAUSER: a foundling's opera runs thru - March 28. Performances are Wednesday - Saturday at 7pm, and Saturday matinees at 3pm. The Flea Theater is located at 41 White Street (between Broadway & Church Streets -- accessible from the A,C,E,N,R,Q,W,6,J,M,Z to Canal or 1 to Franklin Street). Tickets are $25. For a complete performance calendar and tickets, visit www.theflea.org or call 212-352-3101.
