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The Queens Theatre 31st season includes a variety of performances for families to enjoy from dance, theater and family programming. Courtesy of The Queens Theatre
Great performances for Queens
Theatre’s 31st season
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
The Queens Theatre is kicking off its 31st season with
a bang of trio performances by Parsons Dance Company
in September.
“For more than 30 years, Queens Theatre has introduced
audiences to innovative and exhilarating theater,
dance and family programming,” said Taryn Sacramone,
executive director. “We’re inspired by the diversity of our
home borough, and the adventurousness of our audience
members.”
Called “one of the great movers of modern dance,” by
The New York Times, Parsons Dance will be performing
on Sept. 21 at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sept 22. at 3 p.m.
The Parsons Dance Company (Courtesy of Queens
Theatre)
In October, catch a performance from the L.A. Theatre
Works production of SEVEN, a riveting documentary
play about seven remarkable women from around the
world who faced life-threatening obstacles before bringing
heroic changes to their home countries of Russia,
protecting women from domestic violence; Cambodia,
rescuing girls from human trafficking; Guatemala, giving
voice to the poor; Afghanistan, empowering rural
women; Northern Ireland, promoting peace and equality;
and in Nigeria and Pakistan, fighting for women’s education
rights.
Each woman’s story is written by an award-winning
female playwright and can be seen on Oct. 26 at 8 p.m.
and Oct. 27 at 3 p.m.
Later this fall, the Queens Theatre will produce Neil
Simon’s classic comedy, “Barefoot in the Park.” Simon’s
passing last year brought a tremendous outpouring of
respect and affection for his outstanding legacy. “Barefoot
in the Park” opens Nov. 15-24, including a 2 p.m. matinee
performance on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
Catch an electrifying performance from the Calpulli
Mexican Dance Company, who will bring their holiday
show, “Navidad: A Mexican-American Christmas,” to
Queens Theatre for the first time Dec. 14 at 2 and 8 p.m.,
and Dec. 15 at 1 and 5 p.m.
The Calpulli Mexican Dance Company (Courtesy of
Queens Theatre)
Navidad celebrates the holiday traditions of Mexico
and the United States by focusing on a young person
caught between worlds — their family’s past in Mexico
and their present life in New York City. Through a dream,
the youngster attempts to bring both sides together
with Aztec-inspired dances set to Christmas carols, and
Mariachi music fused with “Dance of the Sugar Plum
Fairy.”
Other performances include:
Washington, D.C., SOLE Defined, who turn the Main
Stage into a hip-hop, tap dancing and high energy stepping
party set to the sounds of the mid-1990s. (Sunday,
Oct. 20 at 1 and 3 p.m.).
Then join brother-and-sister duo, Jack and Annie, as
they travel to Elizabethan England to help Shakespeare
stage his new play. “Showtime With Shakespeare” is a hiphop
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musical adaptation of Mary Pope Osborne’s “Magic
Tree House: Stage Fright on a Summer Night.” (Saturday,
Nov. 2 at 1 and 3 p.m.)
Chickenshed NYC makes an encore visit with its
interactive and inclusive show, “Tales From the Shed.”
Children, ages 0-6, of all abilities, and their families can
spend time with Lion Down, Preston and Blurgh with
stories, songs and dancing. (Sunday, Nov. 10 at 1 and 3
p.m.)
The Queens Theatre is also offering a series of free program
through its new Community Engagement department.
The events include: Queens Storytellers (Sept. 28) ,
an evening of multi-cultural stories about Queens told
by borough residents hosted by David Lawson, who
has appeared on Kevin Allison’s “RISK!”, “Mortified”
and Mara Wilson’s “What Are You Afraid Of?”; a
Shakespeare-themed obstacle course for kids in conjunction
with “Showtime With Shakespeare” (Nov. 2); and,
during the run of “SEVEN,” a pop-up photo exhibition
by Jody Christopherson, who examined the images and
words of 50 female-identified playwrights from diverse
backgrounds (Oct. 18-27).
More information about the fall 2019 season is available
at www.queenstheatre.org. The second half of the
31st season will be announced later this fall.
The Queens Theatre is located at 14 United Nations
Avenue South in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, directly
under the iconic towers of the New York State Pavilion.
It is easily accessible by car, bus and subway.
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