Photo Flash: GHETTO BABYLON at 59E59 Theaters, Now Playing Through 8/18

59E59 Theaters will present GHETTO BABYLON, written by Michael Mejias and directed by Gregory Simmons. Produced by Dramatic Question Theatre and Andrew Frank, GHETTO BABYLON begins performances on Tuesday, August 1 for a limited engagement through Sunday, August 18. The performance schedule is Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30 PM; Friday & Saturday at 8:30 PM; and Sunday at 3:30 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $18 ($12.60 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org. Check out a first look below!

1982: South Bronx, USA. When Charlie Rosa receives a letter, his life becomes about big secrets, little lies, and humongous pressure. Luckily, he has one hell of an imaginary friend. A coming of age story about a summer of baseball, bullies, boarding school, and...girls. It?s hard being fourteen.

The cast features Malik Ali (Boardwalk Empire), Sean Carvajal (award-wining short film Crush on HBO), Talia Marrero (Off Broadway debut), Alejandro Rodriguez (Romeo in Romeo & Juliet with The Acting Company), Rodney Roldan (Nurse Jackie), and Andrew Schoomaker (Writers Retreat at the 2013 Strawberry Theatre Festival, Best Actor Award).

Photos by Lisa Silberman