Performance “What Will The Neighbors Say?”
The Dumbo Improvement District presents them in partnership with Brooklyn Arts Council.
The Six Foot Platform is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
The What Will the Neighbors Say? flagship community program, STORYTIME, launched in 2017, returns for a special Dumbo edition as part of The Six Foot Platform. The event, which is always free, features music, storytelling from participants, and two proudly Brooklyn-based MCs who keep everything moving. In between sets, audience members are encouraged to get up on stage and tell a story relating to the themes they suggest, creating an authentic and powerful collective experience. The only rule is that the story is true.
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What Will the Neighbors Say? is an investigative theatre company that provokes questions through untold stories. Founded by a collaborative cohort of international artists, the Neighbors present overlooked social, cultural, and historical narratives that challenge the audience to reflect on the current moment. Through a combination of original plays, arts education workshops, and dynamic community gatherings, the troupe encourages rowdy and rigorous debate at the theatre and throughout the Neighborhood. Since its inception, the company has premiered 11 original plays in 6 cities in 4 countries on 2 continents and co-presented a further 24 new works. Throughout these projects, the Neighbors have created jobs for over 200 artists — 75% of them non-cis-male identifying and 50% of the members of the global majority or immigrants. Through their robust community engagement department, the Neighbors have organized symposiums, staged annual benefits for organizations ranging from Planned Parenthood to PERIOD, and hosted free public events, including their free flagship program, “storytime,” a night of storytelling and live music. The Neighbors are members of the Adjunct Faculty at Marymount Manhattan College and were Adjuncts and the Company-in-Residence at CUNY Queens College. Additionally, they have taught at the Wuhan Institute of Design & Science, Ohio State University, and the National Alliance of Acting Teachers. They also provide free arts education for students K-12 through their What Will the Kids Say?
Location: Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
Time: 12:00-6:00 pm EDT
Free!
