Tosos Presents EIREBRUSHED at Downtown Art

Can a "flawed person" be a hero? Nurse Elizabeth O'Farrell was airbrushed out of the 1916 surrender photograph. A century later, the hidden lesbian and gay heroes of 1916 return today to discuss their place in modern Ireland...A revolutionary story of love and courage, challenging history to complete the identity of the heroism of 1916 and challenging us to hear it today.

Full of humour, pathos and actual testimony, "Eirebrushed" explores and claims the pinkwashed history of ther gay and lesbian heroes and heroines of the Rebellion. The play records their words used in inspirational poetry and speeches as they struggled to create a society where, as the Proclamation promised "no minority would be subject to the will of the majority."

Tuesday Nov. 15 - Sunday Nov. 19
7:00pm (75 minutes, no intermission)

Downtown Art

70 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
(b/w 2nd Ave and Bowery)
Tickets are $25
Students/Seniors $12
TOSOS Friends and Family tix are $19.16 (code FFAM)
http://eirebrushedinnyc.bpt.me

The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival celebrates positive LGBT identity through theatre and the contribution of gay people, past and present, to the arts. Founded in 2004 with the aim to create new opportunities for visibility and affirmation of emerging LGBT artists and theatrical works with an LGBT theme or relevance, the festival has grown to become the largest event of its type in the world. www.gaytheatre.ie

Downtown Art (http://downtownart.org/) seeks to build a creative community around values of equity, diversity, and civic engagement.

TOSOS ("The Other Side of Silence") (www.tososnyc.org) is dedicated to preserving the theatrical heritage of the LGBT community through the development of new plays by emerging artists as well as revivals of established works. Our productions honestly explore the unique LGBT experience and cultural sensibilities in a life-affirming and respectful way.