Between Riverside & Crazy at Theatre Southwest

Between Riverside & Crazy, a play by Stephen Adly Guirgis, opens on February 20 at Theatre Southwest.

This play won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 2015 New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, the 2015 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, the 2015 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play, and the 2015 Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Play.

Retired NYPD officer Walter "Pops" Washington is fighting to keep his rent-controlled apartment on Riverside Drive while dealing with his recently paroled son, a demanding landlord, and the NYPD, who want him to settle a lawsuit from when he was shot off-duty. The dark comedy explores themes of family, justice, and survival through a cast of eccentric characters, blending humor with serious social commentary on race and the justice system.

Directed by Scott McWhirter, TSW's production features the talents of Dave Osbie Shepard, Johnny Adams, Natalie Yarborough, Chuka Ohalete, Margot Merek, Manny Martinez, and Amanda Ashley Grant.

Between Riverside & Crazy runs February 20-March 7, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays February 22 and Mar 1, at 3 pm, at TSW's new location (3939 Hillcroft, Suite 160).

This play is intended for mature audiences: it includes strong profanity, drug references, sexual dialogue, and mature themes including police brutality, racism, and grief.

Reservations are highly recommended; buy tickets online or call 713-661-9505.

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