Downtown Race Riot

Opened: December 3, 2017
Closing: December 23, 2017

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The Pershing Square Signature Center [The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre]

480 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036

On a hot late summer day in 1976, a mob of young men - all white except one - descended on Washington Square Park with pipes and bats, and attacked any people of color they could find. Seth Zvi Rosenfeld takes us back to that day, to the cramped Village apartment of Mary Shannon, a strung-out, free-wheeling single mom, as her son Pnut and his Haitian best friend Massive wrestle with their obligation to join the riot. The boys, torn between loyalty to each other and to the neighborhood, grasp for ways to keep the violence from destroying their friendship forever. A snapshot of a time not so different than today, when a new social freedom ran smack into the forces of reaction, and when the stakes were truly life and death.

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BWW Review: A 1976 Attack in Washington Square Park Inspires DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT Photo

BWW Review: A 1976 Attack in Washington Square Park Inspires DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT by Michael Dale - December 12, 2017

Despite its provocative title, and despite a game effort by director Scott Elliott's ensemble cast, Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's fact-inspired drama DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT, is a bit of a bore.

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Photo Coverage: The New Group Celebrates Opening Night of DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT by Jessica Fallon Gordon - December 4, 2017

The New Group presents the world premiere of Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's Downtown Race Riot, launching the company's 2017-2018 Season. Directed by Scott Elliott, this production features Cristian DeMeo, David Levi, Moise Morancy, Josh Pais, Sadie Scott, Chlo Sevigny and Daniel Sovich. A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through December 23 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street). Check out photos from opening night below!

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New Group Now Series to Continue with 'Confronting Racial Bias' Panel by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2017

The New Group presents New Group Now: Where Art Meets Our Present Culture, an ongoing series of public discussions locating New Group productions within the larger context of American and/or global society, continuing on Monday, December 11 with a conversation on 'Confronting Racial Bias in Our Communities.'

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Previews Begin Tonight for The New Group's DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT by Stephi Wild - November 14, 2017

The New Group presents the world premiere of Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's Downtown Race Riot, launching the company's 2017 2018 Season. Directed by Scott Elliott, this production features Cristian DeMeo, David Levi, Moise Morancy, Josh Pais, Sadie Scott, Chlo Sevigny and Daniel Sovich. Previews begin November 14 in advance of an Official Opening Night on Sunday, December 3. A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through December 23 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street).

Chloe Sevigny-Led DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT Begins Tonight at The New Group Photo

Chloe Sevigny-Led DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT Begins Tonight at The New Group by BWW News Desk - November 14, 2017

The New Group presents the world premiere of Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's Downtown Race Riot.

Photo Coverage: Chloe Sevigny & Cast of the New Group's DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT Meets the Photo

Photo Coverage: Chloe Sevigny & Cast of the New Group's DOWNTOWN RACE RIOT Meets the Press! by Walter McBride - October 23, 2017

The New Group will present Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's Downtown Race Riot. Directed by Scott Elliott, this world premiere production begins previews November 14 in advance of an Official Opening Night on Sunday, December 3. A limited Off-Broadway engagement is slated through December 23 at The Pershing Square Signature Center (The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre, 480 West 42nd Street).