Waterwell Extends World Premiere of THE COURTROOM

Waterwell is pleased to announce the extension by popular demand of the World Premiere site-specific production of The Courtroom, a re-enactment of deportation proceedings, with text arranged from real court transcripts by Waterwell co-founder and Tony Award nominee Arian Moayed, and featuring direction by Waterwell Artistic Director and Obie Award winner Lee Sunday Evans. Previously scheduled for only four performances, The Courtroom has added three performances to the following week. Tickets are free and available now at waterwell.org. The final performance schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, January 23 at 7:00pm

At the Fordham University School of Law (150 West 62nd Street)

Thursday, January 24 at 6:30pm

At the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse (40 Foley Square)

Friday, January 25 at 6:30pm

At the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse (40 Foley Square)

Saturday, January 26 at 7:00pm

At the Fordham University School of Law (150 West 62nd Street)

Wednesday, January 30 at 7:00pm

At St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery (131 East 10th Street)

Thursday, January 31 at 7:00pm

At the Judson Memorial Church (55 Washington Square South)

Friday, February 1 at 7:00pm

At the Judson Memorial Church (55 Washington Square South)

As previously announced, the cast will feature Happy Anderson, Michael Braun, Tony Award nominee and four-time Obie Award winner Kathleen Chalfant, Hanna Cheek,Michael Bryan French, Mick Hilgers, Tony Award winner Ruthie Ann Miles, Linda Powell, and Kristin Villanueva.

The Courtroom is a re-enactment of deportation proceedings. In 2004, an immigrant from the Philippines who was married to a U.S. Citizen came to this country on a K3 Visa. After inadvertently registering to vote at the DMV in Chicago, receiving a voter registration card in the mail, and voting, her removal proceeding was set in motion. It began in Immigration Court and her case was eventually heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. The Courtroom will be performed entirely verbatim from the court transcripts.

The Courtroom is co-sponsored by Fordham Law School and made possible by the lead support of Angelina Fiordellisi.

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