Off-Broadway's Arrivals to Offer March 4 Talkback

Following the March 4, 2007 performance of the politically charged new play that is inspired by real life events, ARRIVALS written by Canadian playwright David Gow and directed by Obie Award winning director Dan Wackerman. The Talk Back will take place on March 4th following 3PM performance. The panel will consist of Steven Watt of the ACLU and Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! The Bank Street Theatre is located at 155 Bank Street.

ARRIVALS tells the story of a Syrian born Canadian citizen who, having legally entered the US, is detained at Immigration by Homeland Security as a "person of interest."  Stripped of his rights to defend himself or know the charges against him, the man relies on the heroic actions of his wife at home, as well as those of his lawyer, to fight against the unjust measures of a government they had once believed in.   While diplomats quibble and security officers speak about the safety of the population, the man sits in a cell, civil liberties suspended, awaiting deportation to the land of his birth and certain torture The play puts a very real and personal face on the political issue of extraordinary rendition and portrays the agony of a man branded by his racial profile and name.

ARRIVALS runs through March 10, 2007.  Bank Street Theatre is located 155 Bank Street, between Washington & West Sts.  The show runs Thursday – Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 3PM.  Tickets are $20 and are on sale at theatermania.com by phone: (212) 352-3101.  Visit www.arrivalstheplay.com for more information.