Law School Performances of DE NOVO in MD and DC, Feb 1-2
By jeff | February 6, 2012
And in Washington DC on Feb 2!
DE NOVO at American University Washington College of Law
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Staged Reading, New Lucy Thurber Play, Dec 15
By jeff | February 6, 2012
http://www.delewebbcenter.org/events/event.php?id=156
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DE NOVO at Puffin Cultural Forum, Nov 18!
By jeff | November 1, 2011
Puffin Presents “De Novo,” a True Story of Undocumented Youth in the U.S. Immigration System
Teaneck, NJ, Saturday, November 18 – “De Novo”, a new play from Houses on the Moon Theater Company, tells the true story of Edgar Chocoy and his harrowing experience through the U.S. immigration system. In 2002, fourteen-year-old Edgar escapes his barrio in Guatemala City when MS-13, the largest gang in Central America, puts out a hit on his life. He travels over 3,000 miles through the desert and across borders of three countries in search of his mother, who had left him as a baby to work in the United States. Eventually detained by the Department of Homeland Security, Edgar pleads for asylum, asking the Federal Court not to deport him to Guatemala where he faces certain death by the MS-13. “De Novo” weaves together immigration court transcripts, letters and extensive interviews with children in immigration proceedings across New York, Arizona and Los Angeles to tell this timely social narrative. The production is augmented with poignant images from award-winning photojournalist Donna Decesare, who is widely known for her coverage of gangs in Central America and Los Angeles. $10.00 suggested donation. Reservations recommended: tix@puffinfoundation.org. Friday, November 18, 8:00 p.m. The Puffin Cultural Forum is at 20 Puffin Way (off Teaneck Rd.) in Teaneck, NJ. Call 201-836-3499 or visit www.PuffinCulturalForum.org <http://www.PuffinCulturalForum.org> .
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Performance of Tara’s Crossing, NOV 14. Rutgers-Newark!
By jeff | November 1, 2011
ACCLAIMED PLAY AND PANEL EXPLORIING THE PLIGHT OF
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER ASYLUM SEEKERS IN U.S. IMMIGRATION SYSTEM TO HAVE NEW JERSEY PREMIERE AT
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK ON NOVEMEBER 14, 2011
In TARA’S CROSSING, a play by Emmy nominated writer Jeffrey Solomon, a transgender woman flees Guyana for asylum in the United States, only to end up in a government detention center, where she faces an uphill battle to prove her claims of persecution. The play is one of the first ever to deal with the subject of political asylum for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender refugees, a remedy that has been available in the United States only since 1994 and was inspired by dozens of interviews with sexual minority asylum seekers from around the world conducted in New York, Washington D.C. and San Francisco.
The play will be presented Monday, November 14, 2011 at 7:30pm at the Rutgers University-Newark Bradley Hall Theater. Bradley Hall is located at 110 Warren Street, Newark, NJ. The theater is located on the 3rd Floor.
The program is free and open to the community. No tickets/reservations will be required. The performance will be followed by a post-show panel and discussion with the creative team and Amy Gottlieb, the director of the Newark-based American Friends Service Committee Immigrant Rights Program & Rutgers Immigration Law Professor.
The Off-Broadway run of TARA’S CROSSING at the Tenement Theatre in Manhattan was universally lauded by critics and called “ Revealing and Tender” by the Village Voice, “Powerful and Impressive!” by OUTfm and “Remarkable, Moving and Captivating” by NyTheatre.com. The play has been widely presented by Law Schools as a training tool on the complex legal and emotional issues faced by sexual minority refugees.
The program is co-sponsored by the NJIT/RU Theater Department, the RU LGBTQ Law Caucus, RU Pride, and the newly established RU Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/
TARA’S CROSSING is a production of Houses on the Moon, Inc. (www.housesonthemoon.org) a New York based theater company with a mission to tell untold stories, whose works appear Off-Broadway and internationally. The play features actors Aundre Chin, Ian Eaton, Nysheva-Starr, Jeffrey Solomon and Emily Weiner.
TARA’S CROSSING: A PLAY ABOUT A GUYANESE ASYLUM SEEKER IN U.S. IMMIGRATION CUSTODY
WHEN: Monday November 14, 2011 @ 7:30pm
Doors open for RU Students/Faculty/Staff @6:45
Doors open for the public @ 7:10pm
WHERE: Rutgers University Bradley Hall Theater
110 Warren Street, Newark, NJ- 3rd Floor
Cost: This event is free and open to the public. No tickets/reservations necessary.
Parking: Parking is available on-street.
Accessibility: This building is wheelchair accessible.
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Rave Reviews for DE NOVO in Trenton
By jeff | September 21, 2011
CURTAIN UP and STAGE
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