DCT GREEN ROOM 2009--WINTER SERIES
DCT Presents RACE MUSIC by Warren Bodow
at The Cherry Lane Theatre on
Monday, February 2nd at 7PM

with Michelle Hurst, William Jackson Harper, Lori Prince, David Newer,
Larry Collis and Diane Phelan. Directed by Victor Lirio.
The Cherry Lane Studio Theatre at 38 Commerce Street, New York City
ADMISSION IS FREE

Michelle Hurst


William Jackson Harper


Lori Prince


David Newer


Diane Phelan

RACE MUSIC
by Warren Bodow
directed by Victor Lirio

with Michelle Hurst*, William Jackson Harper*, Lori Prince*, David Newer*, Larry Collis*, and Diane Phelan*

RACE MUSIC, set in a metropolitan Midwestern city, proposes that despite making great strides in race relations in America, race continues to play a pivotal role in our personal, business and romantic relationships. Six characters of varying colors, hues, and ancestral origin, struggle to come to terms with the changing racial landscape of our country in dawn-of-Obama 2005.

Warren G. Bodow is a ‘second-act’ playwright, having come to the craft following his first-act, a 30-year career in radio sales and management, most notably as president and general manager of WQXR and WQEW, in New York. In October/November 2007, his play, HARRY THE HUNK ON HIS WAY OUT, was produced by Joan and Richard Firestone at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre in New York to enthusiastic audience response. Mr. Bodow is a member of the Old Pueblo Playwrights, who presented his one-act play, MFA, at their 2008 Play in a Day Festival. His new play, TWICE BLESSED, will be presented at OPP’s 2009 Festival in March. For three years, he served as board chairman of the Arts & Business Council, Inc., the New York based non-profit advocacy group.

An actor, producer and DCT's Artistic Director, Victor Lirio recently directed Diverse City Theater's critically acclaimed production of Cassandra Medley's NOON DAY SUN, which starred Obie Award Winner Ron Cephas Jones and Gin Hammond (The Syringa Tree), earning Audelco Award nominations for Best Dramatic Production of the Year and Best Play of the Year. For DCT's Green Room, he has directed several original works in development including Christine Toy Johnson's PAPER SON, Kristine Reyes's QUARTER CENTURY BABY, and, recently, Helen Hayes Award Winner Gin Hammond's RETURNING THE BONES.

UPCOMING FOR THE WINTER SERIES:

• DISORIENTED by Kyoung Park (workshop)
  PARIS AND ALEXANDER by Ioannis Limtsioulis (translated by Anton Juan)
  RESURRECTION by Eric Gamalinda
  IN SILENCE WHERE WE BREATH by Cassandra Medley
• ... AND MORE!

DCT GREEN ROOM presents original works in development in a staged reading format by emerging and established playwrights. Its purpose is to provide a creative venue for playwrights to hear their work and foster a creative collaboration among artist directors and actors. Since 2005, The Green Room has presented over 100 artist playwrights, directors and actors including Tony Award Winner Marian Seldes; Laila Robins; Michael Cumpsty; Obie Award winner Ching Valdes-Aran; Drama Desk Winner Amy Warren; Theater, Film & Television Actress Susan Misner; NEA-honoree Cassandra Medley; Maxine Kern; Jamie Richards; Jordan Beswick; Carlos Armesto; Andrew Bergh; Steven Ditmyer; Jorshinelle Taleon-Sonza; Stuart Harris; Jason Tam; Cindy Cheung; Raul Aranas; Joe Byers; Robert Askins; Rona Figueroa; Linda Faigao-Hall; James McManus; Amy Hartman; Christine Toy Johnson; Kristine Reyes; Pearl Sun; Lydia Stryk; Sal Inzerillo; Rodney To; Victor Maog; May Adrales; Jessi Hill, among others.

ADMISSION IS FREE. LIMITED SEATING. "First come, first serve" seating. For more information, please contact Martha Zamirski at 646-895-9161 or rsvp[at]diversecitytheater.org.

About Diverse City Theater Company

Diverse City Theater Co. Inc., is an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization-run by artist playwrights, directors and actors - that focuses on promoting diversity and multiculturalism in the theater arts. Its mission is to commission, develop and produce powerful and though-provoking original plays that explore and examine diversity issues in our national culture, create multiculturally fluent theater audiences and advocate the non-traditional casting of actors.

Formed in 2003, Diverse City Theater Co., Inc. is based in New York City. For more information, visit the organization's website at www.diversecitytheater.org.