Paradise Square
SYNOPSIS:
It’s 1863 and in a 20-block area of Manhattan known as the Five Points, Black and Irish Americans live side by side, work together, marry, and for a brief period realize racial harmony. However, the intensifying Civil War soon results in the first-ever Federal draft, leading to riots as Whites are called to enlist while Blacks are barred from serving. Will the hard-won bonds of friendship, community, and family in the Five Points prevail or be severed forever?
Directed by Moisés Kaufman
Choreographed by Bill T. Jones
Additional Musical Staging by Graciela Daniele
Featuring Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, John Dossett, Sidney DuPont, A.J. Shiveley, Nathaniel Stampley, Gabrielle McClinton, Matt Bogart, Jacob Fishel, Kevin Dennis
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