Now Playing
WAITING FOR LEFTY
by Clifford Odets
produced in collaboration with the New Phoenix Theatre Company
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays
January 10th - February 2nd
Curtain Time for All Shows: 8pm
All performances at
the New Phoenix
Theatre on the Park
95 North Johnson Park,
Downtown Buffalo
"A paean to the working class .
. . brilliantly acted and emotionally potent" Three-and-a-Half
Stars!!!
-- Ted Hadley, BUFFALO NEWS 1/14/08
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here to read this review
"[A] first rate
production . . . captivating, provocative, and enormously engaging."
-- Anthony Chase, ARTVOICE MAGAZINE 1/31/08
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here to read this review
"A rousing
adventure . . . This whole production is an Agitation on the Body Politic --
an Exaltation of the American Labor Movement."
-- Willy Rogue Donaldson, NIGHT-LIFE MAGAZINE 1/21/08
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here to read this review
"A beautifully
crafted play . . . a beautifully
constructed show . . . it is great theater."
-- Augustine Warner, ONLINE BUFFALO 1/19/08
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here to read this review
Subversive Theatre is thrilled to at long last present one of the greatest theatrical
testaments to workers and unions ever written! WAITING FOR
LEFTY is an incredibly empowering one-act drama about everyday
workers who overcome fear, ignorance, and their own corrupt union
leadership to strike for a better life. Set amidst a New York City
taxicab workers' union meeting during the plight of the Great Depression, workers
come forward to tell their personal stories of how they became involved
in the union movement . . . the results are stunning, inspiring,
heart-wrenching, and
unforgettable.
Originally produced on Broadway in 1935 by New
York City's notoriously daring Group Theatre, WAITING FOR LEFTY is a
cornerstone of Twentieth Century Protest Theatre as well as the entire
genre of Realism in the American Theatre.
Produced in collaboration with the New Phoenix
Theatre Company, our rendition of this timeless masterpiece is directed by Subversive
Theatre's Founder & Artistic Director Kurt Schneiderman. New
Phoenix's Executive Director Richard Lambert+ heads up a massive cast of over
twenty-five thespians that includes Victor Morales, Kate LoConti, Keith
Elkins*, Bill Schmidt*, Jennifer Linch, Jeffrey Coyle and many, many others
(for complete cast list click on the "About the Cast"
menu heading in right column).
Lighting Design is by Carlie
Todoro-Rickus*, with Set Design by Dyan O'Connell, Costume Design by
Kate Palame, Sound Design by Geoffrey Tocin, Graphic Design by Michael
Klemm, Fight Choreography by M. Joseph Fratello, Dance Choreography by
Jeffrey Coyle, and Live Music performed by Robb C. Nesbitt.*
All shows are at the New Phoenix Theatre at 95 North
Johnson Park in downtown Buffalo. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays,
and Saturdays at 8pm from January 11th through February 2nd with a
pay-what-you-can preview performance on Thursday, January 10th. General
admission for all shows is $20.00 or $15.00 for students and seniors.
Group discount rates are available. For more
information please contact Subversive Theatre by phone at 716-408-0499. To reserve tickets, call the New Phoenix
Theatre at 853-1334.
Throughout this production, Subversive Theatre
continues its tradition of "Subversation Saturdays" --
after each Saturday's performance we invite audiences to stick around
and join with members of the cast and crew for an informal discussion of
the play they've just seen. These discussions are our number one way of
getting feedback from our audiences, so we hope you'll join in!
For information on the line-up of specific Subversation discussion,
click on the "Subversation Saturdays" menu heading in
the above right column.
Our production of WAITING FOR LEFTY is sponsored by the Western New
York Area Labor Federation, Frank J. Dolce, Esq., and the Buffalo
Teachers Federation. Special thanks for support for this
production also goes out to Emanuel Fried, Andrea Kwiatkowski, Patricia
DeVinney, the El Buen Amigo Latin American Cultural Center, the Buffalo
Federal Credit Union, Generations Antiques & Collectibles, Tops
Friendly Markets, Inc., and Allentown Music.
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