Bamboo In Bushwick (Staten Island)

Bamboo In Bushwick

Written by Ed Cardona Jr.
Directed by Ana Margineanu

Bushwick was called home by locals long before any magazine called it hip. Bamboo in Bushwick explores gentrification in this suddenly trendy neighborhood from divergent angles.

As a group of old friends gather for a round of dominoes, outside forces converge on their street corner. In an alternate reality, inspired by the psychedelic murals that have taken over many walls in the neighborhood, a turf war breaks out on the icy tundra. Is there room in Brooklyn for both penguins and polar bears? 

When your community is threatened, every block is worth fighting for.

Bamboo in Bushwick is part of Working Theater’s Five Boroughs/One City Initiative. The play was developed in partnership with Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council (RBSCC), and through conversations with their members and members of Bushwick Salvation Army Community Center, El Puente Bushwick, Make the Road New York and the general Bushwick community.

Runtime: 80 Minutes

The play will be performed in Spanish and English with supertitles in both languages. 

Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Music Hall - Building T

Bamboo in Bushwick is a touring production. Please note the location for your performance on the schedule below. The full schedule can be found at workingtheater.showclix.com

April 13 - 14 - Brooklyn
Ridgewood Bushwick Youth Center
1474 Gates Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11237

April 18 - May 3 - Manhattan
Urban Stages
259 W. 30th St
New York, NY 10001

May 5-6 - Queens
Local Union No. 3 IBEW Headquarters
158-11 Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Avenue (at Parsons)
Flushing, NY 11365

May 9-10 - Staten Island
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
1000 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301

May 13 - The Bronx
CASA New Settlements
1512 Townsend Avenue
Bronx, NY 10452