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Word Up Recirculation: UPTOWN BOOKS: An Original Bilingual Play

“Set in a Washington Heights bookstore, a quirky mix of strangers—an ex-firefighter, a bookstore owner who doesn’t read, and a woman facing eviction—find connection and community in unexpected ways.”

Written & Directed by Adrian Miranda

Cast: Adrian Miranda, Kelsey MacDonald, Jorge (Tuto) Taveras, Jeunia (Junie) Bergado, Gabe Gutierrez, Emma Lee Scholz, Vincent Saia, Delmy Miranda, and Megan Troost

Company Stage Manager: Michaela Lichvanova

Special Thanks: Shannon Harris, Frank Nibbs, and James Bosley

Presented by Uptown Actors and Gross Anatomy Studios, Inc.
in collaboration with Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria

Recirculation, a project of Word Up
876 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032
(near 160th Street)

SHOWTIMES

Saturday, December 13 – 4:15 PM & 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 14 – 2:00 PM

Featuring the original songs “Sign Me Up” and “Ain’t Nothing”
Music & Lyrics by Nicola Vazquez

An original production created in and for Washington Heights, blending story, music, and community into a live, site-specific experience you won’t forget.

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UPTOWN BOOKS
UNA OBRA ORIGINAL BILINGÜE

“Ambientada en una librería de Washington Heights, un grupo peculiar de desconocidos —un exbombero, una dueña de librería que no lee y una mujer enfrentando el desalojo— encuentran conexión y comunidad de formas inesperadas.”

Escrita y dirigida por Adrian Miranda
Presentada por Uptown Actors y Gross Anatomy Studios, Inc.
en colaboración con Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria

Recirculation, a project of Word Up
876 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032
(cerca de la calle 160)


HORAS DEL ESPECTÁCULO

Sábado, 13 de diciembre – 4:15 PM y 6:00 PM
Domingo, 14 de diciembre – 2:00 PM

Con las canciones originales
“Sign Me Up” y “Ain’t Nothing”
Música y letras de Nicola Vazquez

Una producción original creada en y para Washington Heights, que combina historia, música y comunidad en una experiencia en vivo e inmersiva que no olvidarás.

Cornerstone Studios: Winter Open Studios

Join the artists of Cornerstone Studios for a Holiday Open Studio on Saturday, December 6, from 11am to 5pm, at 178 Bennett Ave, NYC 10040. See work by 16 artists, enjoy hot apple cider and shop the Advent Fair tree and wreath sale downstairs, at Our Saviour’s Atonement Lutheran Church! Open to the public and free of charge.

Up Theater: All That We Know At This Time

ALL THAT WE KNOW AT THIS TIME

by JAMES BOSLEY

Neighborhood characters share their intimate desires, disappointments, and differences — until an unthinkable event makes it all seem irrelevant.

RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE

FEATURING

Laura Fois, Matt Higgins, Fernando Mateo Jr., Seth McNeill, Yasmin Ranz-Lind, Lori Vega, Eamon Venerus

Readings of this play will take place on two consecutive nights in the sanctuaries of two different houses of worship in Washington Heights.

Up Theater: All That We Know At This Time

ALL THAT WE KNOW AT THIS TIME

by JAMES BOSLEY

Neighborhood characters share their intimate desires, disappointments, and differences — until an unthinkable event makes it all seem irrelevant.

RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE

FEATURING

Laura Fois, Matt Higgins, Fernando Mateo Jr., Seth McNeill, Yasmin Ranz-Lind, Lori Vega, Eamon Venerus

Readings of this play will take place on two consecutive nights in the sanctuaries of two different houses of worship in Washington Heights.