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East Village Chronicles, Vol. 4
Metropolitan's annual festival celebrating the diversity and history of our neighborhood,
featuring
original short plays from some of today's most talented playwrights ...
SPECIAL OFFER :  See one evening, come back for the other at half-price!

May 31-June 17

Starring:
Brian Coats*
Andrew Firda*
G. R. Johnson*
Shelleen Kostabi
Christopher Lukas
Jo Mei
Wendy Merritt*
Shaundra Noll*
Rob Skolits*
Amy Smith
Debargo Sanyal*


Adults: $20
Seniors: $15
Students: $12
Children: $10

See one program;
come back for the second at half price!

TDF Vouchers accepted



* These actors are members of Actors Equity Association.
East Village Chronicles, Vol. 4, is an AEA approved showcase.

Evening A

60 Guilders Worth

by Anthony P. Pennino
In 1600 New Amsterdam, the economic engine of Manhattan gets ignited with scalps and ... more private parts.

Stars Over the East Village
by Nathanael Chura
In 1969, even the Village couldn't protect a pacifist and an artist from the world they hoped to leave behind.

Unresolved
by Page Hearn
An elderly resident must grapple with the loss of his apartment and all the life it contained.

 Apologies to Vietnam
by C. S. Hanson
An earnest anthropologist at an East Village noodle shop wants to make amends, with curry.

The Old New World

by J. P. Chan

2107.  India, China, and Brazil fight it out for dominance of the lost American empire. And maybe a little intercontinental romance.
Evening B

Parkhurst's Descent

by Trav S.D.
In 1892, The Reverend Charles Parkhurst takes a tour of Lower Manhattan to see the debauchery he condemned from the pulpit first hand.

Triangles Everywhere
by Kimberly Wadsworth
In celebration of her hundredth birthday, Sonia Kessler reveals her true identity as Miriam Goldstein, and her part in the Lower East Side disaster that changed her life.

 Quiet Howl

by Laura Livingston
A young banker meets the spirit of Ginsburg in the bohemian and the radical mix of today's LES.

 Age of Discovery
by Carlos Jerome
In 1958, an idealistic principal wants to promote a neighborhood student to national honors, but only if she'll break her ties with the street life that she calls home.

Sheila Mom

by Richard Sheinmel
A performance artist glimpses his approaching middle age, and looks for inspiration from a bohemian aunt who has been there already.
May/ June 2007
 Thurs
Fri
Sat Sun
May 31
8 pm
Eve. A
June 1
8pm
Eve. B
June 2
8pm
Eve. A
June 3
2pm
Eve. B
June 7
8 pm
Eve. A
June 8
8pm
Eve. B
June 9
8pm
Eve. A
June 10
2pm
Eve. B
June 14
8 pm
Eve. A
June 15
8pm
Eve. B
June 16
8pm
Eve. A
June 17
2pm
Eve. B