February 26 - March 20, 2010
at the Manny Fried Playhouse
 For
the fourth installment of our annual "Workers' Power Play Series"
HARVEST
by Langston Hughes
Directed by Kurt Schneiderman*
February 26 - March 20
Fridays, & Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays at 6pm
$15 General Admission or $10 for Students, Seniors, & Members
ALL SUNDAY PERFORMANCES PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN
Sponsored by the Western New York Area
Labor Federation
and the Arts Council of Buffalo and Erie County
"[R]ings with
forceful anger in the face of injustice"
-- Colin Dabkowski, GUSTO MAGAZINE 3/5/10
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here to read this review
"Don't expect
calm, eloquent comment on slavery. Expect harsh words about working
conditions and revolution. Don't expect calm entertainment. Expect
biting political commentary and an out-of-the-ordinary show."
-- Kristen Henry, EXAMINER.COM 3/2/10
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here to read this review
"[K]udos to the STC
for their enthusiasm, vision, and daring. Union members in attendance
can be proud of their valiant, indispensable predecessors."
-- Grant Golden, BUFFALO RISING MAGAZINE 3/3/10
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here to read this review
For the fourth installment of our "Workers'
Power Play Series," we are proud to present HARVEST by Langston
Hughes -- a play based
heavily on Hughes' real-life involvement with a strike of migrant farm
workers in southern California in the 1930s.
In the depths of the Great Depression, this story follows the disparate
ethnic groups of workers involved in the strike -- Blacks, whites, and
Mexicans -- who must overcome their prejudices and cultural differences in
order to mount a unified campaign for better wages and the right to unionize.
Intertwining the scenes of this almost docu-drama style play with many of Hughes' most radical
poems and live
performances of militant union songs of the day, our rendition of HARVEST
offers up a multi-disciplinary blending of
drama, poetry, and song into a powerful mosaic of passion and defiance.
Like all the previous editions of our "Workers'
Power Play Series," this production serves simultaneously as a
moving artistic event and an important reminder of the lessons of the past all
rolled into one.
Directed by Subversive Theatre's Founder &
Artistic Director Kurt Schneiderman*, HARVEST features the acting talents of Rob Dziechciarz,
Hasheen DeBerry*, Cynthia Maxwell*, Lawrence
Rowswell*, Lisa Dee, Eric Mowery, Martha Rothkopf, Dacia Dunnigan, Joy Scime,
Gabe Mirizio, Gary Darling, Tom
Izard*, Thomas Brown, Guy DeFedericis*, and Dinash Lal as well as teenaged actors Ryan Berkun,
Daniel Henderson, and Angelina Buscaglia. Live music is performed by Jean
Dickson* and Keith Woodin.
Set Design is by Dyan O'Connell* with
Lighting Design by Jacob Vogelman and Kurt Schneiderman*, Sound Design by John Shotwell*, and Costume
Design by Paul Stephenson*. Dialect Coaching by Megan Callahan, Movement
Choreography by Monica Karwan*.
Performances run Fridays, and Saturdays at
8pm and Sundays at 6pm from February 26 through March 20 at Subversive Theatre's regular
performance venue "The Manny Fried Playhouse" on the
third floor of North Buffalo's Great Arrow Building at 255 Great Arrow Avenue.
Tickets are $15 general admission or $10 for
students, seniors and Subversive Theatre Members.
For all Sunday
performances, admission is pay-what-you-can. Reservations are not available, seating is on a
first-come-first-served basis with doors opening one half hour prior to each
performance.
For this production, we are very proud to announce the
triumphant return of our "Subversation Sundays Program"
where we hold post-show discussions after each Sunday performance on the issues
raised in the play. Click on the "Subversation
Sundays" Menu Heading to find out more about specific speakers
and subjects for each of HARVEST's Subversations.
This production is sponsored by the Western New York
Area Labor Federation and the Arts Council of Buffalo and Erie County.
For more information, give us a call
at 716-408-0499.
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