Downtown Stories - Uncovering Downtown: A Magical Expedition of Unrecorded Dreams Immersive Event

Downtown Stories - Uncovering Downtown: A Magical Expedition of Unrecorded Dreams

A fictional walking tour following an unemployed performance artist leading a Hamilton Walking Tour.

New York ,   New York

UNCOVERING DOWNTOWN: A MAGICAL EXPEDITION OF UNRECORDED DREAMS Walking Tour A By Mona Mansour Co-Conceived and directed by Jessica Holt When an out-of-work Downtown performance artist takes a job leading a Hamilton! Walking Tour even further Downtown, she is prepared to give the standard tour about the trendiest Founding Father. But when an unexpected fork in the road presents a path not taken, she can’t help but follow it. Join our Further Downtown Guide on Uncovering Downtown: A Magical Expedition of Unrecorded Dreams for a magical expedition of unrecorded dreams, as she uncovers the secrets contained within the oldest streets in New York and reveals the New York you always knew, or wanted to know. Walking Tour A will begin at 12:30pm and 5:30pm Wednesday-Saturday and departs from Trinity Church (89 Broadway). SWEET EXCHANGE Walking Tour B By Eric Lockley Developed and directed by Morgan Green Innovation, transformation, change...sometimes it arrives as a whisper, sometimes as a forbidden kiss and other times as a startling BANG! This is the foundation of New York City - according to the ghosts who have lived through it. Whether it be the ghost of a little boy or a Revolutionary War soldier in jail, Sweet Exchange will guide us through Lower Manhattan’s streets to examine how agents of change have always been the foundation of this land, this country, of the city, and of the hearts and minds of the people who inhabit it. Walking Tour B will begin at 1:00pm and 6:00pm Wednesday-Saturday and departs from Trinity Church (89 Broadway).... Show More

Audience Role

Walker. Walker.

Content Advisories

  • No content advisories

  • All ages

Interaction Advisories

  • No physical contact with performers

Mobility Advisories

  • Walking

  • Event is wheelchair accessible.

$20.00

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Location

Downtown Stories: Dreams From New York's Oldest Streets

Hosting immersive events on EI since May, 2022

Put on your walking shoes with Downtown Stories, a series of theatrical pieces by some of New York’s most inventive artists as they embark on uncovering the stories embodied by the people that live and work in the oldest neighborhood in New York City. It’s art meets anthropological expedition as these artists discover new or little-known facts about downtown that become a springboard for inventive storytelling that provides a fresh perspective on the city that surrounds us. Downtown Stories brings together award-winning playwright Rogelio Martinez (Born In East Berlin) and director Johanna McKeon (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, American Idiot) for a documentary theatre piece inspired by interviews with small business owners in Lower Manhattan. Their stories are the stories of the United States, immigrants coming to this country to avoid religious persecution, racial prejudice or simply to pursue a better life. Additionally, the program will include two fictional walking tours that will use the rich history of the neighborhood’s landmarks as a springboard for imaginary trips into our past to connect with the people who once lived there. The fictional walking tours are written by Mona Mansour (Vagrant Trilogy, Public Theatre) and Eric Lockley (co-founder Movement Theatre Company), and directed by Jessica Holt (Ironbound, Sense and Sensibility) and Morgan Green (Co-Artistic Director, Wilma Theatre), respectively. Each 45-minute walking tour will be composed of a fictional story juxtaposed against the reality of history and will bring audiences to a series of sites that represent a significant moment from the city’s past, transforming into a fictional moment enabling us to imagine the future. The tours will conclude at neighborhood restaurants where audiences can pick up a meal. En Garde Arts’ month-long series Downtown Stories renews their collaboration with the Downtown Alliance, which launched last May for Downtown Live, a festival that brought 36 live performances to three different sites across Lower Manhattan.... Show More