[Antiracism] New WORLD Theater Presents "Ameriville" by Universes

[Nicole M. Young]

New WORLD Theater Presents the New England Premiere of Universes' newest work...

"Ameriville" by Universes, directed by Chay Yew
Thursday, April 30 and Friday, May 1
8 p.m., Bowker Auditorium (Stockbridge Hall, UMass-Amherst)

Universes puts the state of the Union under a microscope—race, poverty,
politics, history and government—examining our country through the lens of
Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans. "Ameriville" combines an innovative mix of
poetry, music, movement and drama to get to the heart of this American tragedy.

This dynamic new work comes to us direct from its premiere at the prestigious
Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, Kentucky but our audiences
got a taste of the work-in-progress last August. Universes together with eminent
director and playwright Chay Yew, spent a week with us developing new material
and showcased Ameriville in an early stage in the Curtain Theater in the
Department of Theater on the UMass campus.

Universes is an ensemble of writer/musician/performers who fuse poetry, theater,
jazz, hip-hop, politics, blues, gospel, and Spanish boleros to create moving,
challenging, and entertaining theatrical works. The Bronx-based quartet of Gamal
Abdel Chasten, Mildred Ruiz, William Ruiz aka Ninja and Steven Sapp have created
their own brand of high-energy performance, rooted in hip-hop but drawing on a
global multitude of lyrical and musical influences and performance styles.

Tickets are $15/general public; $8/low-income patrons and senior citizens;
$5/students with valid I.D.

To purchase tickets, call the Fine Arts Center Box Office at 413-545-2511.

For more information about New WORLD Theater, visit our website at
www.newworldtheater.org.


Nicole M. Young
Audience and Community Development Coordinator
New WORLD Theater
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Fine Arts Center
100 Hicks Way
Rm. 16 Curry Hicks
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
(413) 545-9591