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SHARES AT LA MAMA

June 26-29, 2025
The Downstairs Theatre

Thursday Jun 26, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Friday, Jun 27, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Saturday, Jun 28, 2025 | 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Sunday, Jun 29, 2025 | 3:00 PM

NATIONAL BLACK THEATER

Sweetwater: The Gospel of Iman

Sweetwater: The Gospel of Iman explores the reality of chosen family through the eyes of Michael, a young gay Black writer, and Charlie, a struggling Black actress, as they navigate life in New York City during the AIDS epidemic. Their powerful bond defies conventional definitions of love, taking them on a journey that reshapes their understanding of intimacy, devotion, and legacy.

Written by Nathan Yungerberg
Directed by Zhailon Levingston

TEATRO GRATTECIELO

The Tin Angel

The Tin Angel Opera, written to a libretto by Paul Pines and based on his widely acclaimed novel of the same name, with music by award-winning composer Daniel Asia, is set in the edgy world of a NYC downtown Bowery jazz club, where a unique cast of characters play out their dramatic story as a call for redemption.

The inspiration behind the story is The Tin Palace, the real-life New York City’s jazz mecca of the 70s, founded by Paul Pines in 1973.​​

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June 28-29, 2025
The Downstairs Theatre

Saturday, June 28, 2025 | 6:00 PM

Sunday, June 29, 2025 | 3:00 PM

JULY 2, 2025
The Downstairs Theatre

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 | 7:00 PM

AS/COA

Tango-Opera: Euridice, una sombra

In this version of Gluck’s 1762 opera Orfeo ed Euridice, the characters are transported to a carnival celebration in Buenos Aires in the 1930s and the score is orchestrated for a tango quartet. Gluck’s re-orchestrated arias are the musical focus, while the recitatives, which traditionally provide dramatic context, are replaced by poetic texts written by great tango lyricists such as José María Contursi and Emilio Fresedo. 

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TEATRO GRATTECIELO

Generación Perdida

Generación Perdida is a monodrama-opera composed by Mexican composer Jorge Sosa, based on the book by Mexican-Colombian poet Javier Moro Hernandez (Ediciones Periféricas). The piece explores the humanitarian crisis affecting Mexico and Latin America, where kidnapping and forced disappearances have profoundly impacted countless communities over the past decade. It reflects on the complex realities of violence in the region and the broader social and political forces at play.

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July 18, 2025
The Downstairs Theatre

Friday, July 18, 2025 | 7:30 PM

JULY 19-20, 2025
The Downstairs Theatre

Saturday, July 19, 2025 | 6:00 PM

Sunday, July 20, 2025 | 4:00 PM

TEATRO GRATTECIELO

L’Amico Fritz

MUSIC BY

Pietro Mascagni

LIBRETTO BY

Nicola Daspuro (pseudonym for P. Suardon)

SUNG IN

Italian with English Supertitles

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TEATRO GRATTECIELO

Le Nozze di Figaro

MUSIC BY

W. A. Mozart

LIBRETTO BY

Lorenzo Da Ponte

SUNG IN

Italian with English Supertitles

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JULY 25-27, 2025
The Downstairs Theatre

Friday, July 25, 2025 | 7:00 PM

Saturday, July 26, 2025 | 6:00 PM

Sunday, July 27, 2025 | 3:00 PM

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