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DE NOVO Opens Off Broadway!

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HOUSES ON THE MOON THEATER COMPANY
 in Association with Queens Theater in the Park
Presents 

DE NOVO
...A Documentary Play about Edgar Chocoy...
 

On the streets of Guatemala City,

gang members were Edgar's only family...

But he dreamed of a different future.

To leave the gang was a death sentence.

Coming to the USA was his last hope.

 This documentary play, crafted entirely from immigration court transcripts, interviews and letters tells the gripping true story of fourteen year old 

Edgar Chocoy and his legal struggle to be allowed to stay in the United States. 


WHEN: April 28th through May 16th, 2010
PLACE: 59E59 St. Theaters, 59 E. 59th St., NY, NY 10022 (between Madison and Park Ave.)
BUY tickets online NOW at http://www.59E59.org
DE NOVO
Curated and Directed by Jeffrey Solomon

With Jose Aranda, Carlo D'Amore, Socorro Santiago and Emily Weiner 

Additional Development by Jose Aranda and Emily Joy Weiner

With translation by Alex Escalante, Jose Aranda, Carlo D’Amore and Paola Poucel.

Sarah Fujiwara* (Stage Manager), Melissa Buffaloe*(Assistant Stage Manager)

Andrew Ronan (associate producer) Alex Escalante (set design), Michael Kimmel and Lisa Weinshrott (lighting design) Andrew Ingkavet (composer/sound designer),

 Arnulfo Moldanado (costume design), Slide Images by Donna Decesare

Featuring Post Show Digital Image Exhibition from Destiny’s Children: A Legacy of War and Gangs by Award-Winning Photojournalist Donna Decesare, http://www.destinyschildren.org 

DE DOVO Jan 8-11, TBG Theatre - NYC

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Houses on the Moon Theater Co. Presents

De Novo... Part 1: Li'l Silent

Curated and directed by Jeffrey Solomon

 The gripping true story of fourteen year old Edgar Chocoy, who fled
 Guatemala to escape the largest gang in Central America, only to
 wind up in U.S. immigration custody. This documentary play crafted
 entirely from immigration court transcripts, interviews and letters,
 provides a rare glimpse into the lives of undocumented youth,
 many thousands of whom make the harrowing journey across the border and
 through the U.S. system of justice each year.

 “Riveting…Of the Moment...Impeccably done. Essential programming for
 adults and youth alike.”
 -J. Rosenstock, Exec. Director, Queens Theatre in the Park

Jan 9 at 6pm, Jan 10 @ 4pm, Jan 11 @ 10:30 am and 1:00pm
TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th Street, 3rd Fl. (between 8th and 9th Ave.)

TICKETS AT SMARTTIX.COM or call 212-868-4444.
General Admission: $15
Students: $8
ENACT BENEFIT TICKET: $20 ($8 of every ticket to benefit Enact programs.)

APAP attendees free with ID. Please reserve at denovobiz@gmail.com