Dead of Winter 2014
Join us as we read and explore 4 new plays over 4 wintry Sundays
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
ASHÉ - A Great Success!
ASHÉ was a resounding success! The play, by Ricardo Pérez González, had audiences on their feet in appreciation for the work of the remarkable cast and crew.
Glenn Quentin of Stagebuddy.com called the production, “hands down one of the best plays this season” and “a must see, a theater-goers paradise!”
ASHÉ was a resounding success! The play, by Ricardo Pérez González, had audiences on their feet in appreciation for the work of the remarkable cast and crew.
Glenn Quentin of Stagebuddy.com called the production, “hands down one of the best plays this season” and “a must see, a theater-goers paradise!” You can read his full review here.
We have big things planned for this winter and spring:
- First up, it’s the return of our “Dead of Winter” Reading Series, in which we will present readings of four new plays. Details on dates and venue to be announced soon!
- Coming this Spring is BROAD CHANNEL by Artistic Director, James Bosley. A struggling Queens family comes to blows when they discover a cherished painting brought home by Grandpa George, a hero of WWII, is a valuable work of art…and was stolen from a victim of the Holocaust.
- Also in the works – more magic with Matt Higgins. A little Improv, and a smidge or two of “Showing UP” – coming your way this winter.
As details firm UP, we will post them here. So check back often.
UP Announces our 2013-2014 Season!
THICKER THAN WATER by Ricardo Pérez González
Santeria.
Visions of a life yet unknown.
Dreams that can’t be true, but are.
Playwright Ricardo Pérez González weaves a dark and magical love story between two men connected in ways mystical yet oddly familiar.
Fall 2013
BROAD CHANNEL by James Bosley
A struggling Queens family comes to blows when they discover a cherished painting brought home by Grandpa George, a hero of WWII, is a valuable work of art…and was stolen from a victim of the Holocaust.
Spring 2014
Fake Wedding Held at Uptown Subway Stations to Protest Loss of Token Booths
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — A bride and groom exchanged vows this week amid gawking straphangers at the 168th Street subway station — but true love wasn’t the reason for the subterranean nuptials.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — A bride and groom exchanged vows this week amid gawking straphangers at the 168th Street subway station — but true love wasn’t the reason for the subterranean nuptials.
Despite the presence of a priest and flower girls, the marriage was actually a piece of performance-protest aimed at drawing attention to the lack of manned token booths at subway stations.
The faux ceremony — also held at 181st Street station — were staged by the UP Theater Company at the Washington Heights stations as a demonstration against the removal of the staffed token booths by the MTA late last year.
