Thursday, October 12, 2017

East Village resident writes and performs 'The Bench,' opening this Sunday



East Village resident Robert Galinsky is the writer and performer of a new play opening this Sunday at the Cherry Lane Theatre in the West Village.

Here are details via the EVG inbox...

Golden Globe Nominated Chris Noth
Drama Desk, Obie, and Olivier Award-winner Barry Shabaka Henley and Cherry Lane Theatre present


THE BENCH, A HOMELESS LOVE STORY
Inspired by Real People and True Stories
Written and performed by Robert Galinsky
Directed by Jay O. Sanders

Based on true stories, "The Bench," set in urban decay and rubble, explores the emotional heartbreak of five homeless characters and the catastrophic hysteria surrounding AIDS in the 1980s. The sparse set is accented with hand-drawn imagery, from Daphne Arthur's graphic novel adaptation of the play, and audio design is by world renowned composer and multi-instrumentalist Deep Singh.

Oct. 15 - Dec. 17
Playing Sundays at 7 p.m.
Exceptions: NO Performances on Nov. 5 and Dec. 3

The show runs 65 minutes, no intermission

Said Galinsky in an email to me: "I am simply telling the story of every human who has the potential to be more than society wants them to be."

Find more info here.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"I am simply telling the story of every human who has the potential to be more than society wants them to be."

I can think of two people, whether fictional or not, who had the potential to be more than society wanted them to be and their respective societies had them executed. Moral of the story - don't fuck with society.