Poetic Theater Productions is an NYC theater company working with poets & playwrights to create a visceral, poetic theater

GOLIATH

"an unexpected catharsis" - US Army Veteran, Korea
 
 

May 23-June 3
Wed - Sat at 7PM, Sun at 3PM
Special Memorial Day Performance Monday May 28th, 7PM
The Wild Project - 195 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009 (F to 2nd Ave)

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Tickets $18. US Veterans and Active Military $5 (free on Memorial Day - RSVP to info@poetictheater.com). 

Goliath is a visionary, lyrical, heartbreaking tale of one young man’s Iraq War story, from home to the front and back again.  Echoing the Greeks, Def Poetry and Ntozake Shange, playwright Takeo Rivera weaves a stunning ensemble exploration of war and masculinity that reaches for the mind, heart and soul. With the soldiers home from Iraq and wars still waging abroad, Goliath provides a way to look deeper into what we do during times of war, what behavior becomes excusable and what it means to love when violence is part of the norm.

A New York Times Community Affairs "Pick of the Week"!

 
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GOLIATH
written by Takeo Rivera
directed by Alex Mallory
featuring Samantha Cooper, Dontonio Demarco, Natalia Duong*, Edgar Eguia, Kenneth Heaton, Iliana Inocencio*, Monique Paige and Nabil Viñas
*Natalia performs May 24-28, Iliana performs May 23, May 30-June 3
 
Lighting Designer: Brad Peterson
Dramaturg: Becca Poccia
Fight Choreographer: Jim Cairl
Producer: Jeremy Karafin 

Winner of Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards for Outstanding Overall Production of a New Play, Outstanding Direction and Oustanding Ensemble

 
For reviews, interviews and other Goliath press, click here. 
For cast and crew bios, click here.
For the press release, click here. 
For a list of awards, click here.
For photos from Planet Connections, click here. For photos from Poetic License, click here. 
 

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