An immersive play explores Italian-American culture in a Bushwick row house
November 6, 2024 Mandie-Beth Chau
John N. Frank. Photo by Hunter Hawke
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BUSHWICK — Park Slope native and playwright John N. Frank is bringing a taste of his Italian-American upbringing to North Brooklyn with “It’s My Brooklyn, Too!”
“This is my family’s story, but it’s also the story of every immigrant family that’s come to America,” says Frank. “It deals with their struggles to achieve the American dream, looking at what families must sacrifice along that road.”
The play is set in a 1960s Park Slope row house on New Year’s Eve, where an Italian-American immigrant family is wrestling with the American Dream. Frank hopes that immigrants from any background will relate to this play as it deals with themes of family, culture and Brooklyn life.
The show will take place in a row house in Bushwick, where eight actors — Giacoma Bonello (also directing), Jeffery Brabant, Caroline Cassidy, Lizzy Jarrett, Oliver Palmer, Pasquale, Sarah Elizabeth Spagnuolo and Loretta Toscano — immerse an audience in the experience of attending a New Year’s Eve party. Hannah Lewis is serving as an assistant director and stage manager.
The dates for the play are Dec. 6 to 8 and Dec. 13 to 15, and showings will be at 350 Cornelia Street in Bushwick. Get tickets starting at $45.