Playwright Victor Vauban Jr. brings his award-winning play “LEAVES”to Teatro LATEA on Manhattan’s Lower East Side as part of the New York Theater Festival on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 @ 4pm, Friday, December 2, 2022 @ 6pm and Sunday, December 4 @ 1pm. Vauban Jr, a Brazilian-born resident of the Bronx, NY, received the Best Play award in the 2019 Strawberry One Act Festival for his domestic drama where introduces the audience to the Walker siblings – Muriel and her two sisters – who aspired to become the new musical sensation just like, “The Supremes” – and how life intervened. Also directed by Vauban, the cast includes Dierdra McDowell, Ben Rowe, Patricia Fields, Riyadh Rollins, Soyini Crenshaw and Natalie Djondo The 45-minute play which left audiences “stunned” and “moved” will be presented as the first half of a 90-minute presentation. Tickets start at $25.00 online, $30 at the door. https://newyorktheaterfestival.com/leaves. Teatro Latea which is located in the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center at 107 Suffolk Street can be reached by taking the “J” “M”or “F” train to Delancey / Essex Street. For more information and tickets, call (212) 529-1948.