Stoopdreamer
Off Broadway, the cell
Reviewed by Eleanor J. Bader
BOTTOM LINE: A nostalgic look at Brooklyn, set in Farrell’s Bar, a real-life Windsor Terrace staple that has served patrons since 1933.
Anyone who has returned to their childhood haunts knows that neighborhoods change: populations shift, shops and businesses close, and once-important landmarks fade into oblivion. As Plato pointed out, “You can’t step in the same river twice.” But while transformation is inevitable, the intentional destruction of a neighborhood is not, and Patrick Fenton’s Stoopdreamer addresses the wholesale disregard that renowned...
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In a Tilted Place is co-directed by Ashely Brooke Monroe and Courtney Ulrich. We asked them some questions about their work, the show, and what it's like to co-direct. Check out the interview at theasy.com/blog and visit brownpapertickets.com for more information about In a Tilted Place, playing at IRT Theatre through August 30th!