Set in Greenwich Village June 28, 1969, shortly before the first brick was thrown at the Stonewall Inn, Doric Wilson’s legendary satire STREET THEATER follows the exploits of the cruisers, drag queens, undercover cops, dykes, hippies, mobsters and bystanders (innocent and otherwise) as they catapult toward the moment that changed the course of history.

Written by Doric Wilson
Directed by Mark Finley
Produced by TOSOS

The cast features Tim Abrams, Chris Andersson, Christopher Borg, Desmond Dutcher, Chris Harcum, Russell Jordan, Josh Kenney, Jeremy Lawrence, Michael Lynch, GaBe MoRaLeS, Patrick Porter, Sarah Smithton, Ben Strothmann and T. Thompson.

TOSOS (The Other Side of Silence) was an Off-Broadway theater company run by the inimitable Doric Wilson, whose passing was felt deeply by the Off- and Off-Off Broadway theatre community he served so well. Fortunately, the company was resurrected in 2002 and continues today under the leadership of Artistic Director Mark Finley. In the tradition of Caffe Cino (generally credited with beginning the Off-Off Broadway movement of which Wilson was a part), the Eagle Bar NYC has graciously admitted theatre-goers into the depths of its lair for a laugh-filled evening (and some tears, too) in TOSOS’s revival of Street Theater. Finley’s direction in this second revival is impeccable. At the play’s opening, Finley suggests that we take a second look at a play whose witticisms hold a new significance in the Trump era. He is the kind of director who lets the audience know it’s okay to laugh, allowing the humor of Wilson’s script to shine through. Chris Weikel (a wonderful playwright himself) whose delightfully creative costumes help the storytelling beautifully during this incarnation of Street Theater, chatted with me during intermission. “It’s a true community here at The Eagle, the owner mak …Read more