TWO WORLD PREMIERE PLAYS.
$10 TICKETS.

JUAN AND JOHN (World Premiere)
Created and Performed by Roger Guenveur Smith
Sound and Video by Marc Anthony Thompson

December 1- December 20, 2009

It’s 1965 and there’s a riot going on. Watts and Vietnam are burning. So is La Republica Dominicana. In San Francisco, it’s the Giants vs. the Dodgers. Juan Marichal vs. John Roseboro. Cain vs. Abel. Roger Guenveur Smith and Marc Anthony Thompson, the Obie-winning creators of A Huey P. Newton Story, return to The Public with new work inspired by ancient themes: rage, retribution, and redemption.


NEIGHBORS (World Premiere)
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Niegel Smith

February 16 – March 7, 2010

Have you seen the new neighbors? Richard Patterson is not happy. The family of black actors that has moved in next door is loud, tacky, shameless, and uncouth. And they are not just infiltrating his neighborhood—they threaten his reputation, his family, and his comfortably progressive lifestyle. This wildly theatrical, explosive play on race marks the major debut of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a member of the Public’s Emerging Writers Group.

ABOUT PUBLIC LAB
Public LAB, conceived in association with LAByrinth Theater Company, is an annual series of new plays that lets New Yorkers see more of the work they love from The Public in scaled-down productions. Public LAB allows The Public to support more artists, and gives audiences immediate access to new plays in development.

Public LAB is made possible with the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Additional support is provided by The Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust.