Up Theater Company's EPIC POETRY, By James Bosley, Directed by Gregory Wolfe. Opening April 29, 2015

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - March 24, 2015 - PRLog -- UP Theater Company’s EPIC POETRY

By James Bosley

Directed by Gregory Wolfe

Opening April 29, 2015

New York, NY. March 24, 2015 - Northern Manhattan's UP Theater Company announces details of its next production, Epic Poetry by James Bosley, author of UP's previous hit Broad Channel.

EPIC POETRY depicts the odyssey of a teenage girl who journeys through a befouled and dangerous landscape in search of her father, a lost hero from a legendary war. Employing the tropes of a classic myth set in a dystopian New York Metropolitan area. The tale redefines the hero's journey and questions whether, gender-wise we may have gotten it wrong from the start.

EPIC POETRYis directed by Gregory Wolfe.  The cast consists of Elizabeth A Bell*, Bill Christ*, Connie Castanzo*, Laura Fois*, Sarah Kiefer*, Max Lebow, Jason B. Lucas, Lue McWilliams*, Carlos Molina*, Rik Walter* and Noah Witke*.

The crew includes: Set Design by Duane Pagano, Costume Design by Kimberley Windbiel, Lighting Design by Yuki Nakase, the Stage Manager is Whitney Dearden,  the producer is Rik Walter, and the Graphic Designer  is Mary Ann Wincorkowski.

The play opens April 29^th and runs through May 16^th.  Show times are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 pm.

The Venue is The Social Hall at Hebrew Tabernacle, 551 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10033.

Tickets are $18, $12 for seniors and students with ID. Purchase them at http://upEpicPoetry.bpt.me/

UP Theater Company was founded in 2010 by Inwood theater artists who endeavored to bring professional productions to their own neighborhood of Northern Manhattan. Eschewing crowd-pleasing chestnuts, UP produces provocative new work by contemporary playwrights. After five years and six full productions , including last year’s highly regarded Broad Channel, UP has established a reputation for being gritty, rambunctious, and irreverent.

UP Theater Company receives support from The,New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Neighborhood Fund, PRG Lighting, Evydent, and District 12 Gastro Pub.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information or to arrange interviews, please contact: Laura@UPtheater.org, or UP Theater, 646-296-3181

*appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association Equity Approved Showcase