The Cast Of The Theatre East 5X5 Drama Series Makes Its Way Across NYC

The 5X5 Drama Series was founded in 2016 to bring great new plays beyond the footlights and into nontraditional spaces like breweries, rooftops, and taverns to provide an immersive and unique audience experience. The 90-minute program consists of 5 short plays performed by 5 casts and is performed in all 5 boroughs. Fulfilling one of our core beliefs to make theatre more accessible to all, 5X5 brings the stage directly to the people in the spaces where they gather, learn and relax. Best of all, tickets are available on a suggested donation basis. Seating is very limited. For reservations and performance times, visit www.theatreeast.org.

The 5 casts this season feature Cristina Castro, Peter Ferraiolo, Cara Feurer, Judson Jones, Czarina Mada, Julia Rae Maldonado, Mike McNulty, Nick Piacente, Lauren Pisano, Yessenia Rivas, and Shelby Rebecca Wong. The 5 directors at the helm are Christa Kimlicko Jones, Judson Jones, Chelsea Lockie, Caterina Nonis, and Bianca Puorto.

The 5 borough tour begins Sunday, April 8 on Staten Island and will then make its way to Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan, and will finish up on April 19 in Sunnyside, Queens. The 5X5 Drama Seres is proudly sponsored by Flagship Brewery, 61 Local, Einstein College of Medicine, O'Lunney's Times Square Pub, and Tangra.

Theatre East is a 501(c)3 nonprofit theatre company whose mission is to provide the community with a platform to deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world we share through works of theatre that utilize simple storytelling. The New York based company believes that theatre is not a luxury, but should be accessible to all, regardless of economic or social status.

the company was founded in 2008 by husband-and-wife producing partners Judson Jones (Artistic Director) and Christa Kimlicko Jones (Associate Artistic Director), along with Joseph Mitchell Parks, after producing such hits as the premiere of Christopher Durang's THE VIETNAMIZATION OF NEW JERSEY (NY Times Critic's Pick), and the premiere of Texas playwright David W. Crawford's HARVEST (BackStage Critic's Pick, Smith & Kraus Best New Plays of 2008), as well as earning a spot as producers to watch in 2008 on PBS's Theater Talk. Since its founding, Theatre East has mounted such critically acclaimed New York and World Premieres as Tim Blake Nelson's EYE OF GOD, Daniel MacIvor's THE SOLDIER DREAMS, Bennett Windheim's NORMALCY, Megan O'Brien's THE JUNGLE BOOK, DEVIL AND THE DEEP with original music and lyrics by Air Supply's Graham Russell, Cyndi Williams' A NAME FOR A GHOST TO MUTTER, and most recently the World Premiere of PETIE by Lori Fischer.

For more information visit www.theatreeast.org.