Registration: 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Scene Reading & Panel: 7:00 p.m. to 8...

Americas Society
680 Park Avenue
New York

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Naomi Wallace, Jon Rua (Images: Gregory Costanzo, Luke Fontana).

Naomi Wallace's The War Boys

Jon Rua from Broadway's Hamilton reads key scenes from Naomi Wallace's The War Boys, followed by a panel discussion on immigration, xenophobia, and the arts.

Registration: 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Scene Reading & Panel: 7:00 p.m. to 8...

Americas Society
680 Park Avenue
New York

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Overview

Admission: FREE for AS and YPA Members, and Hunter College students; $10 for non-members. (No additional fees will be charged when purchasing online.) 

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Jon Rua (Broadway's Hamilton) reads scenes from Naomi Wallace's The War Boys. In Wallace's first play, three young Texans spend their nights patrolling the Mexican border to earn a $10 bounty for every Mexican they catch crossing it. Every night they swap boasts and banter. But on this evening, they each enter confessional mode, seeking a repeat performance of the night before, and they reveal themselves as deeply damaged. The company The Artist's Crossing is mounting a fully staged production of The War Boys—its New York City premiere—at the Access Theater from March 23 to April 9, 2017.

The panel discussion following the reading will feature director James McBride in conversation with historian Sal Acosta, author Rigoberto González, journalist Gustavo Martínez, and playwright Catherine Rodríguez about the way art and artists can change audience perception of immigration and xenophobia.

In collaboration with:

 

The Artist's Crossing and
Joshua Morgan