Downtown Race Riot 2017
Opened: December 3, 2017Closing: December 23, 2017
Downtown Race Riot - 2017 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
The Pershing Square Signature Center [The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre]
480 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036
On a hot late summer day in 1976, a mob of young men - all white except one - descended on Washington Square Park with pipes and bats, and attacked any people of color they could find. Seth Zvi Rosenfeld takes us back to that day, to the cramped Village apartment of Mary Shannon, a strung-out, free-wheeling single mom, as her son Pnut and his Haitian best friend Massive wrestle with their obligation to join the riot. The boys, torn between loyalty to each other and to the neighborhood, grasp for ways to keep the violence from destroying their friendship forever. A snapshot of a time not so different than today, when a new social freedom ran smack into the forces of reaction, and when the stakes were truly life and death.
Downtown Race Riot - 2017 - Off-Broadway Cast
BWW Review: A 1976 Attack in Washington Square Park Inspires DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT
by Michael Dale - December 12, 2017
by Michael Dale - December 12, 2017
Despite its provocative title, and despite a game effort by director Scott Elliott's ensemble cast, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's fact-inspired drama DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT, is a bit of a bore.
Photo Coverage: The New Group Celebrates Opening Night of DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT
by Jessica Fallon Gordon - December 4, 2017
by Jessica Fallon Gordon - December 4, 2017
The New Group presents the world premiere of Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's Downtown Race Riot, launching the company's 2017-2018 Season. Directed by Scott Elliott, this production features Cristian DeMeo, David Levi, Moise Morancy, Josh Pais, Sadie Scott, Chlo Sevigny and Daniel Sovich. A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through December 23 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street). Check out photos from opening night below!
New Group Now Series to Continue with 'Confronting Racial Bias' Panel
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2017
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2017
The New Group presents New Group Now: Where Art Meets Our Present Culture, an ongoing series of public discussions locating New Group productions within the larger context of American and/or global society, continuing on Monday, December 11 with a conversation on 'Confronting Racial Bias in Our Communities.'
Previews Begin Tonight for The New Group's DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT
by Stephi Wild - November 14, 2017
by Stephi Wild - November 14, 2017
The New Group presents the world premiere of Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's Downtown Race Riot, launching the company's 2017 2018 Season. Directed by Scott Elliott, this production features Cristian DeMeo, David Levi, Moise Morancy, Josh Pais, Sadie Scott, Chlo Sevigny and Daniel Sovich. Previews begin November 14 in advance of an Official Opening Night on Sunday, December 3. A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through December 23 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street).
Chloe Sevigny-Led DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT Begins Tonight at The New Group
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2017
by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2017
The New Group presents the world premiere of Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's Downtown Race Riot.
Photo Coverage: Chloe Sevigny & Cast of the New Group's DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT Meets the Press!
by Walter McBride - October 23, 2017
by Walter McBride - October 23, 2017
The New Group will present Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's Downtown Race Riot. Directed by Scott Elliott, this world premiere production begins previews November 14 in advance of an Official Opening Night on Sunday, December 3. A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through December 23 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street).
FREEZE FRAME: Meet the Cast of the New Group's DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT
by Walter McBride - October 23, 2017
by Walter McBride - October 23, 2017
The New Group will present Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's Downtown Race Riot. Directed by Scott Elliott, this world premiere production begins previews November 14 in advance of an Official Opening Night on Sunday, December 3. A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through December 23 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Romulus LinneyCourtyard Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street).
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