(NEW YORK, NY) -- The Theater For The New City will produce Beltsville/Rockville, Part 1: Rise of the Goatman, an original play by Englewood resident Matt Okin, from December 27 to January 13. In this pseudo-Southern Gothic dark comedy, a vibrant group of teens from two very different suburban neighborhoods clash over class differences, drugs, and sex - and the existence of the legendary 'Goatman' in 1986. Cut to 2013, and the adolescent kids of those very same teens are struggling to make sense of their family histories - and the same "mythological" creature - that could be holding them back in life.
Beltsville/Rockville, Part 1: Rise of the Goatman was workshopped as a staged reading at Black Box Performing Arts Center in Teaneck, where Okin serves as Artistic Director. In addition to writing, Okin directs - most recently the rock musical Spring Awakening and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at Black Box PAC.
For this NYC run, Okin has assembled a stellar cast of New Jersey and New York City residents: Sam Cancelarich, Tyler Fuentes, Michael Gardiner, Sara Giacomini, Klara Gribetz, Cassandra Guglielmo, Bryan Jahnke, Nachi Lederer, Miranda Luze, Danielle MacMath, Sean Mannix, Bailey Shada, Ben Shanblatt, and Eliana Swartz.
Beltsville/Rockville, Part 1: Rise of the Goatman will run Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 3:00pm from December 27 to January 13 at TNC’s Community Space Theater (155 First Avenue, NY, NY, 10003). Tickets are $18. For tickets and more information, please visit: theaterforthenewcity.net or call: 212-254-1109
