Dead of Winter 2018

4 Cold SUNDAYS | 4 Hot Plays

*FREE Admission*

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Sunday, January 7

The War Party
by Vincent Delaney
directed by Don Stephenson
with
Odelia Avadi, Jennifer Piech, William Youmans

In the wake of a devastating election loss, two women – the defeated candidate and a young volunteer – engage in a charged cat and mouse game, and the ghost of FDR plays along. It’s a parable about the limitations of the two-party system.

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Sunday, January 14

Faculty Portrait
by Sean DeMers
directed by Ariel Francoeur

A year after a school shooting claimed the life of his wife, Mr. Y finds himself teaching in the same classroom where the tragedy occurred. While being interviewed for the school yearbook by students tied to the event, they attempt to make peace with the ghosts of the past.

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Sunday, January 21

The Insidious Impact of Anton
by David Hilder

Francesca knows what’s what and who’s who and where they should stick everything… until she meets a peculiar fellow who is much more than he seems.

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Sunday, January 28

Mike & Roma
by Anna Cascio
directed by Molly Fowler

Mike and Roma say they don’t regret not having children, but when a baby is left on their doorstep they begin to sing a different tune. The only question now is, What song will they sing?

Dead of Winter 2016 Schedule Annouced

January 10, 17, 24, 31
5:00 pm

The Tabernacle Theater
551 Fort Washington Ave. (at 185)
NY, NY 10033
**FREE ADMISSION**

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This Sunday, January 10

A Cheating Nirvana

by Anthony Garcia-Copian
directed by David Hilder

When Clem brings home his new girlfriend all hell breaks lose between him, his mother and his gay best friend.

Featuring:
Edwin Matos Jr., Elizabeth Bell, Alvin Keith, Laura Fois, Nikaury Rodriguez

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Sunday, January 17

Hutto

by Rose-Mary Harrington
directed by Mino Lora

The trials and troubles faced by two families held in a notorious detention center for undocumented immigrants.

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Sunday, January 24

“Us/Them: Part I”

The best submissions from UP’s call for plays dealing with issues of race, police abuse, and violence in America.

Rights of Passage

by Michelle T. Johnson

A White cop involved in the shooting of an unarmed Black kid is raked over the coals by the law firm that he hopes will defend him.

Existential Magic Eight Ball

by Jeremy Kehoe

An eloquent hit man gives a no-holds-barred account of his life of violent crime and his last shot at redemption, which may have come too late.

Directed by Jacki Goldhammer

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Sunday, January 31

“Us/Them: Part II”

This is How it Happened

by Anthony D’Juan

After shooting a young unarmed Black man, a White cop takes refuge in the cabin of his best friend, a Black man who has serious doubts about his friend’s real motive.

Mississippi Goddamn

by Aurin Squire

A middle-aged Black couple recall their past civil rights struggles as they now seethe and morn present day police shootings.

Stop/Frisk

by Rich Rubin

A White cop stops a hoody-wearing Black man walking through a white neighborhood. As things escalate the cop realizes that he knew and admired his adversary from high-school. Will duty and prejudice trump respect?

Directed by James Bosley

Dead of Winter 2014

Join us as we read and explore 4 new plays over 4 wintry Sundays :

JANUARY 26th @ 7pm
WHAT’S LOST by Paula B Stanic, directed by James Bosley
A London family tears apart and comes together after the death of a child.

FEBRUARY 9th @ 7pm
POST by Brian David Walker, directed by Laura Fois
A husband becomes dangerously obsessed with his dead wife’s Facebook page.

FEBRUARY 23rd @ 7pm
VISITOR’S DAY by Linda Kampley, directed by Dennis Fox
Unemployed circus performers can’t make their slumlord’s body disappear.

MARCH 2nd @ 3:30pm
THE PASSION OF CLAIRE by Cheryl Royce, directed by David Elliott
The story of a nun who is brutally raped in a church and the whiskey priest who saves them both.

All readings at Inwood UpstART – 93 Cooper Street
Seating is very limited so save your seat at Reservations@UpTheater.org
Suggested Donation at door – $10 per person