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America the Brunchiful

EST/Youngblood’s first brunch of 2012/2013 in association with The 52nd Street Project.

The 52nd Street Project works with neighborhood kids on original theater pieces.  For our third collaboration with the Project, five Youngblood playwrights created plays custom-written for one of the teens from the Project to perform in, surrounded by professional actors. Presenting FIVE brand new plays, plus a brunch buffet of pancakes, eggs, bacon, pastries and fruit!

It’s election week.  The plays are about America.


FRONT RUNNER
by Rachel Bonds

directed by Kel Haney

featuring the 52nd Street Project’s Lauren Robinson with Lucy DeVito* and Bjorn DuPaty*


BJORN THE FAR-TRAVELED
by Dylan Dawson

directed by R.J. Tolan*

featuring the 52nd Street Project’s Nicholas Carrero with Kelly Anne Burns, Tim Cain, Chris Harcum, Brian Hastert, Jason Liebman, Thomas Lyons*, Mike Smith Rivera


GETTYSBURG
by Olivia Dufault

directed by Robbie Saenz di Viteri

featuring the 52nd Street Project’s Ralphie Irizarry with Denny Bess*, Pepper Binkley, Eddie Boroevich* and Mordecai Lawner*


LIBERTY’S LEAVING
by Darcy Fowler

directed by Jamie Richards*

featuring the 52nd Street Project’s Michael Bannister with Sheldon Best*, Maggie Bofill, Geneva Carr*,Scott Sowers* and David Zayas


CONGRESSWOMAN HARLEY AND THE FIGHT TO SAVE JIMMY JAM CREEK
by Christopher Sullivan

directed by Abigail Zealey Bess*

featuring the 52nd Street Project’s Jasmine Hernandez with Tommy Crawford, David Marguiles*,Bobby Moreno*, Eugene Oh, Shawn Randall* and Dan Ziskie*

Later Event: November 16
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