Theater For The New City's Green Roof Benefit Held 11/9

By: Oct. 05, 2009
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Theater for the New City, Crystal Field, Artistic Director, presents "Raising the Roof," an evening of "green" entertainment to benefit its green roof garden project. The event will feature singer Judy Gorman with her repertoire of songs about peace and justice; post-vaudevillian (and author of NYC Fringe hit "Willy Nilly") Trav S. D. performing songs from his show "Kitsch, or Double Dutch Dumbkopfs," which is upcoming at TNC; Richmond Shepard and Alex Simmons in a new play, "Luncheon or Two Men, a Park & Pigeons" by PaulAnne Simmons; a concert reading of "Long time Passing," a fable set in the ruins of a war-torn Central Park by award-winning playwright Barbara Kahn; environmentally friendly and funny songs by Lissa Moira and Richard West; and much more. $10. More info: www.theaterforthenewcity.net; (212) 254-1109.

Green roofs, building roofs that are covered with soil and vegetation, grant many benefits for urban environments: they absorb rainwater, provide insulation, combat pollution and offer a habitat for birds. Crystal Field, who initiated the project, hopes Theater for the New City's green roof will be a beacon for the entire city. "We will be the first theater in New York City to have a green roof," she says. "It will help our neighborhood. It will help the air quality on our block. There should be a green roof on every flat roof in New York City. Then we will have a green grid."

When: Monday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. (RESCHEDULED FROM OCTOBER 6)

Where: Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue between 9th and 10th streets. (212) 254-1109.

 

 


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