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
Singular Sensation
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.
Musical Accompaniment, Mark Galinovsky
Saturday
October 26, 7:00 PM
YEAR ONE
by Erik Gernand
a free play reading
Directed by Nancy Robillard
A populist’s rise to power exacerbates mounting political and social divisions. When Anna’s brother Max arrives unexpectedly, harboring a dangerous secret, the family matriarch is forced to choose between embracing a radical new country or saving those she loves.
Jessica Arinella
Colin Barham
Thomas Vorsteg
Jennifer Dorr White
Join us for this timely and thought-provoking event at
Buunni Coffee
Inwood
Saturday
September 14
3:00 PM
an al fresco play reading
Directed by Kirby Fields
Featuring some of your favorite
uptown actors:
Mary Albert as Gwendolyn
Omar Camps-Kamrin as Jack
Jesse Castellanos as Algernon
Laura Fois as Lady Bracknell
Ashley O’Neill as Cecily
Lue McWilliams as Miss Prism
Rik Walter as Rev. Chasuble
Bring a lawn chair or blanket to
Isham Park
(Near Bruce’s Garden)
FREE
Reception to follow with light refreshments
