{"id":5999,"date":"2009-08-13T09:20:29","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T13:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=5999"},"modified":"2019-06-25T07:26:35","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T11:26:35","slug":"decomposition-free-play-bronx-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/5999\/decomposition-free-play-bronx-queens\/","title":{"rendered":"East Side Story: A Bilingual Play Opens in Three Boroughs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15778 alignright lazyload\" title=\"bilingual play queens\" alt=\"bilingual play queens\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/images3.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15778 alignright lazyload\" title=\"bilingual play queens\" alt=\"bilingual play queens\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/images3.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/images3.jpg 275w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/images3-37x25.jpg 37w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/noscript><strong>What:<\/strong> A Tri-Borough Bi-lingual Play<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Where:<\/strong> Bronx and Queens (and Manhattan)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>When:<\/strong> August 13-16th<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Why:<\/strong> Think<em> West Side Story<\/em>, but with Sol beer, Cohiba cigars, and fist fights that are live right in front of your face. Oh, and this isn\u2019t a romantic musical.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It\u2019s called <strong>Decomposition<\/strong>, written by Mexican playwright Alfonso Carcamo involving a story of two Mexican men from separate social classes who make sacrifices in order to fulfill their dreams. The collective hope of the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center and The Internationalist producers is that the unique interactive bilingual production will create a cultural bridge for audiences in each of the three participating venues in Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan\u2014folks are encouraged to take a step <em>out of <\/em>their comfort zone to see this performance. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cWe\u2019re bringing a play in its original language and giving people who live here in this viable artistic community a chance to experience their own culture,\u201d said Tamilla Woodard, the English performance director who\u2019ll work off translator Mariana Carre\u00f1o King.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free on all dates except August 14th, $20. Visit the website below for more details, and ticket info.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to get there:<\/strong> <em><strong>To Queens:<\/strong> Take the E, G, V, R to Queens Plaza. Or take the 7 train to 33rd Street station, walk two blocks westbound to Thomson Avenue and Van Dam Street. (LaGuardia Performing Art Center, Long Island City 31-10 Thomson Ave. www.lagcc.cuny.edu\/lpac\/)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Bronx:<\/strong> <em>Take the 2 train uptown. Get off at 3rd Avenue\u2014149th Street. Head East on E149th Street towards Bergen Ave. Turn right onto St Ann\u2019s Ave to St Mary\u2019s Park, <a title=\"St. Marys Park\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/parks\/stmaryspark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nycgovparks.org\/parks\/stmaryspark<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(For the Manhattan location: The LARK Play Development Center, 939 8t ave. Take the A,C,B,D,1 trains to 59th street.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What: A Tri-Borough Bi-lingual Play Where: Bronx and Queens (and Manhattan) When: August 13-16th Why: Think West Side Story, but with Sol beer, Cohiba cigars, and fist fights that are live right in front of your face. Oh, and this isn\u2019t a romantic musical. 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