"Stoopdreamer"
Saturday, January 13th, 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 14th, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sure, everything changes--for better or for worse. But forced change can be so much harder to take.
Step into the Windsor Terrace of long ago, a neighborhood not yet divided by the open wound called the Prospect Expressway, before blocks of houses, factories, and stores fell victim to Robert Moses' transportation system modernization schemes.
Yes, the Robert Moses who some also blame for the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
For the construction of the depressed (i.e., not street-level) highway, largely Irish and Italian blue-collar immigrants and their descendants lost 400 houses--home to 1,252 families.
In his play "Stoopdreamer," Windsor Terrace native son Patrick Fenton reflects on the community that was Windsor Terrace, altered first by the expressway and then, more recently, by gentrification.
Fenton sets the play in Farrell's Bar & Grill, a neighborhood landmark that's held its own on Prospect Park West since 1933, surviving all of the changes inflicted on the community. The owner/bartender, a resident, and a former resident are guides through Windsor Terrace, past and present.
The play is the Holy Name Fundraising Committee's first event. A portion of the ticket price will be donated to Holy Name Church.
Purchase tickets online via Eventbrite for $30 each plus a $3.72 fee. Tickets are also being sold at Holy Name Rectory and Farrell's.
Beer and wine will be available at a cash bar during the pre-show.
Location
Shepherd's Hall
Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church
245 Prospect Park West
between and Windsor Place
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
Enter Shepherd's Hall through the parking lot next to the church.
Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church
245 Prospect Park West
between and Windsor Place
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
Enter Shepherd's Hall through the parking lot next to the church.