Downtown Urban Theater Festival Announces A TRAIN, 3/31

The Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) presents two showcase performances of "A Train" as part of its 10^thAnniversary season on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at HERE in SoHo, NYC.  A TRAIN, a new work under development by DUTF, is a coming-of-age story about a group of teenagers growing up in modern day NYC.  It is directed by Reg E. Gaines, Tony-nominated writer of Bring in da Noise Bring in da Funk, and features the music of Dennis Diamond and Corey Glover, lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning band Living Colour.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Show times: 4:00pm and 8:30pm

A TRAIN

Produced by the Downtown Urban Theater Festival

Reg E. Gaines (Director), Dennis Diamond (Music Director), Javier Molina (Assistant Director)

Cast includes Goya Robles, Constanza Palavecino, LeVon Fickling, Chris Flowers, Ariel Seidman-Wright, Brianna Seagraves and Johnathan Cedano.

A TRAIN is free but space is limited.  RSVP via email to dutfnyc@gmail.com your name, number of guests and preferred show time (4:00pm or 8:30pm).

In 2001, DUTF was founded with the purpose to build a repertoire of new American theatre that echoes the true spirit of urban life and speaks to a whole new generation whose lives defy categorizing along conventional lines. That purpose has been realized many times over, as 100 writers have created and refined their work for the stage and thousands of inspired audience members have applauded their performances.  DUTF inaugurated the festival in 2002 at HERE in SoHo to help revitalize the NYC downtown arts scene, which, at the time, was experiencing a severe downturn due to the WTC disaster.  It has been recognized as "one of the world's best festivals for new works" and described as "not only prestigious, but a slice of heaven for playwrights who want the chance to freely express themselves." (Lisa Mulcahy, Theater Festivals, Allworth Press, 2005).

More info is available at www.dutfnyc.com and www.HERE.org.  HERE is located at 145 Sixth Avenue (entrance on Dominick Street), Manhattan, NYC.