Based in NYC's East Village, Downtown Art is a working theater: a home for young artists to create works of imagination, skill, & surprise.

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mail: 61 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 479-0885
Ryan Gilliam, Artistic Director
rdgilliam@downtownart.org


Ryan's blog on DTA:

HOUSE OF DREAMS

bad boys, silent film, pop culture,
100 years ago

Feb 5 - 20, Fri & Sat at 7:30pm
University Settlement
184 Eldridge Street (at Rivington), NYC
Tickets: $15 Adults, $10 Students and Seniors

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What stops a boy from turning 'bad'?
HOUSE OF DREAMS is an original theater/dance/media work inspired by turn-of-the-century circus,
early silent film, and the impact of pop culture
on the lives of immigrant boys
from New York's Lower East Side circa 1909.

The text is from the writings of
Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams,
a pioneer in the Settlement House movement,
whose book "The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets" celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

Downtown Art's cast includes 13 teen actors,
the production is directed by Ryan Gilliam,
and performed in New York's oldest Settlement House -- University Settlement.