BENEATH THE STREETS OF NEW YORK CITY
The Faison Firehouse Theatre is proud to introduce the original musical Beneath the Streets of New York City; a discourse on the historical, cultural and philosophical implications as well as the present and future significance of the African Burial Grounds in Downtown Manhattan. It is there, atop the burial ground itself, that an unlikely bond is formed between a NYU student and a Bag Lady, which takes us on a journey into our history to find our common threads. All of this happens in the days leading to September 11^th 2001, when the efforts to preserve the burial grounds as a national monument were heating up and the federal government balking on preservation efforts promises on September 10, 2001. We all remember too well what happened on September 11, 2001. Tying these two seemingly unrelated events together in a theatrical production, George Faison and David Jones have created a stirring modern day morality play. The souls of the Africans, buried beneath the surface of New York, are released by the monumental destruction and horror, catching and guiding those who perished that day towards heaven in the huge clouds which engulfed the World Trade center for many days.

HARLEM HOT AND SASSY
more coming on this original musical celebrating the poetry and music of the Harlem Renaissance