Neighborhood characters share their intimate desires, disappointments, and differences — until an unthinkable event makes it all seem irrelevant.
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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.
Neighborhood characters share their intimate desires, disappointments, and differences — until an unthinkable event makes it all seem irrelevant.
RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE
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.
March 26 through April 12
7:00 PM Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
2:00 PM Saturdays
Northern Manhattan’s UP Theater Company celebrates its 15th Season with the world premiere of “Bread of Life” by Frank Pagliaro, directed by Leslie Kincaid Burby.
We may know the story of St. Peter, but what about the family he left behind? “Bread of Life” tells the original story of a family in Bethsaida, fractured by the Messianic message of a mysterious carpenter from Nazareth, and the fallout of fanaticism.
30 AD. The midst of Roman occupation. A mysterious messiah roams ancient Galilee. His startling message leads a father away from home, leaving his wife and son to deal with a tragic upheaval. “Bread of Life” examines the costs of religious radicalism in the context of political oppression and domestic discipline.
Featuring:
Jesse Castellanos*, Laura Fois*, Cameron Mark Russell, Miguel Reis, Nikaury Rodriguez*.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association
Scenic Design: Scott Aronow
Lighting Design: Shane Hennessy
Costume Design: Kimberley Windbiel
Sound Design: David Margolin Lawson
Production Stage Manager: Clove Lee
Rehearsal Stage Manager: Sky Trela
Join us for a very special, one-night-only, cabaret performance by UP’s Literary Manager Ashley O’Neill, who, as the title suggests, offers what the heavens themselves might observe about a certain American musical singularity.
