14th Street Y LABA Theatre Presents A WONDERFULLY FLAT THING, Closes 1/16

THE 14TH STREET Y is pleased to announce the return of A WONDERFULLY FLAT THING, after a sold-out engagement last Spring. Created by Manju Shandler and Basmat Hazan, adapted by Valerie Work, Manju Shandler, and Basmat Hazan A WONDERFULLY FLAT THING, directed by David Winitsky* will close Sunday, January 16. 

Join Mark Twain and his animal friends on a fun journey of self-discovery and magic. With puppets, dance, music, and interactive video projections, kids ages 3 & up will be delighted by this visual feast. Based on Mark Twain?s short story, A Fable, our talented cast discovers a mysterious ?flat thing,? a mirror, and each sees something different. Is it magic? Only Mark Twain has the answer! A Wonderfully Flat Thing is an innovative children?s theater production your kids will love!

?The play?s message is incredibly fun and relevant today on many levels,? says artistic director Manju Shandler, who previously created masks and puppetry for The Lion King on Broadway. ?For kids, it is an entertaining riddle, a romp on stage with surprising puppets ? an ostrich, a snake, a donkey, a house cat and an elephant prince! For adults, it?s a piece about self reflection and how we interpret technology. The focus of the play is encompassed by Twain?s moral: ?You can find in a text whatever you bring, if you stand between it and the mirror of your imagination.??

A Wonderfully Flat Thing is one of the first productions to be mounted in The 14th Street Y?s newly renovated LABA Theatre. It is the result of a collaboration between artist fellows from the 14th Street Y?s LABA: The National Laboratory for New Jewish Culture.

A Wonderfully Flat Thing
Based on A Fable by Mark Twain
Created by Manju Shandler & Basmat Hazan
Directed by David Winitsky*
Choreography by Jesse Zaritt
Script Adapted for the Stage by Valerie Work, Manju Shandler, & Basmat Hazan
Multimedia & Lighting Design by David Tirosh
Original Music by Tamar Muskal
Puppet & Set Design by Manju Shandler
With additional lyrics by Stephen Hazan Arnoff

Artistic Director: Manju Shandler
Producing Director: Becky Skoff
Music arrangement and production by Milica Paranosic

Cast:
Mark Twain/Donkey: Jake Goodman
Cat: Emily Hartford
Elephant: Shawn Shafner
Snake: Sarah Painter
Ostrich: Sarae Garcia

Ages: Recommended for Ages 3 and Up

Location: The 14th Street Y ? LABA Theatre
344 East 14th Street
(Between 1st & 2nd Avenues)
New York, NY 10003

Directions: L to 1st Avenue; 4, 5, 6, Q, N, R, or W trains to Union Square

Neighborhood: East Village, Manhattan

Running Time: 35 minutes

Website: www.14StreetY.org

*The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

BIOGRAPHIES
About The 14th Street Y
The newly renovated 14th Street Y provides Manhattan?s East Village residents with a variety of community programs including a Fitness Center, Aquatics Program, a Preschool, Baby & Toddler classes, After School programs, Sports Leagues and Arts & Culture events. The Y is part of The Educational Alliance, a non-profit Jewish agency that serves people of all ages from every ethnic, religious, and socio-economic background. The Y is located at 344 East 14th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues.

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