Village Song at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

In FEBRUARY, Rattlestick presented new work from second-year students of the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts that explored The Village through song, spoken word, poetry, and imagery. Presented in partnership with Village Preservation, this original series investigated the iconic West Village with new works about the people, places, and ideas that evoke the unique and inspiring living history of The Village. These songs are inspired by a myriad of topics including Allen Ginsberg's poem Kaddish, the 1961 ban of folk music in Washington Square Park, and Alex Haley's work on Malcolm X's autobiography.