Roots & Branches Theatre Presents THE S(HE) EXPERIMENT June 1-6

Roots & Branches Theatre Presents THE S(HE) EXPERIMENT June 1 through 6 at InterArt Theatre Annex.

THE S(HE) EXPERIMENT tells the story of what happens when a robot decides it wants to be a woman. The show explores the questions of what makes someone a woman or a man.

The production is written by Brian Farish, with direction by Kristen Kelly and artistic direction by Arthur Strimling.

The ensemble includes Shelley Cavalier, Brian Farish, Esther Horne, Julie Kline, Bobby Lee, Michaela Lobel, Muriel Mervis, Yvette Pollack, Julie Rapoport, Marcy Ried, Thelma Ruffin Thompson, and Lucas Van Engen.

InterArt Theatre Annex is located at 500 West 52nd Street.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for seniors and students. For reservations call (917) 606-6599 or email ebarkan@fegs.org.

On June 3 there will be a special Benefit performance to celebrate Roots & Branches' 20th Anniversary. Tickets to the benefit performance are $75, $150 and $250 and include a cocktail reception and raffle before the show.

For more information visit http://www.fegs.org/

Roots & Branches Theater ('R&B') was founded in 1990 by performer, writer and director Arthur Strimling to develop theater workshops, productions and other arts-related programs that build understanding and respect between generations; celebrate the wisdom, energy and creativity of elders; and challenge stereotypes about age and aging. Since then, R&B has created and performed over twenty original plays based on life stories, improvisations and interactions between the generations, often framed through dialogue with classic plays' Romeo and Juliet, Three Sisters, King Lear, Antigone.

More than 100 young actors and 150 elders have worked with professional directors, writers and designers in hundreds of workshops and presented over 250 performances for underserved multicultural, multi-generational audiences, as well as Off Broadway theatres, universities and high schools, and conferences, including the International Conference on Senior Theatre. R&B has received continuous funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, the NY City Department of Cultural Affairs and numerous private and corporate sources.