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January 6, 2009
BROOKLYN AT EYE LEVEL To Be Made Into A Full-Length Play
BroadwayWorld.com
The Civilians (Steven Cosson, Artistic Director) the award-winning New York-based theater company, have announced that they will commission a full-length play from their newest project, Brooklyn at Eye Level, following a successful series of initial performances. The show played to capacity crowds December 4 - 7 at The Brooklyn Lyceum and was embraced by the entire community as an important contribution to the often contentious debate surrounding the Atlantic Yards development.
Brooklyn at Eye Level is the culmination of a long-term investigation of development in Brooklyn and its effect on neighborhood and community. This lively presentation of theater, dance and music took its inspiration from interviews with the real life players in the story of Brooklyn: residents both old and new, community activists, developers and politicos, among many others. Representatives from both sides of the Atlantic Yards battle attended the performances, many of them returning for repeat viewings, including BUILD, Develop Don't Destroy, Fifth Avenue Committee, Pratt Institute, Pratt Center for Community Development, Park Slope Civic Council.
Civilians Artistic Director Steven Cosson commented, "The community response to Brooklyn at Eye Level has been nothing short of amazing. We were so fortunate to be able to present the culmination of this initial phase in the heart of Brooklyn, so close to the footprint of this very important civic debate. We look forward to going further with this project and commissioning a full-length work inspired by the material. We will also continue to work with our supporting organizations to develop content for radio, television, online programming and other media formats."
Posted by eric at January 6, 2009 2:38 PM