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Come
on in and learn more about us. We've been going places for almost 40
years! Starting out from our home base in the Bronx, we
 have
performed in neighborhoods from East Harlem to Las Vegas on stages from
Lincoln Hospital to Lincoln Center... for spectators ranging from youthful
offenders in detention centers to union delegates in convention centers.
And along the way, we have demonstrated that good theater with a
social/political edge is very much alive and in demand by contemporary
audiences....
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Who Are We?
Mass Transit Street Theater & Video (MTSTV) is a
39-year old, Bronx-based theater known nationally for a
dynamic mix of storytelling, song, dance, and film that entertains and
provokes thought about the issues that touch our lives. The company’s
original plays – for example, HOUSE ON MAYHEM STREET, HOME FREE, ONCE
UPON A BUS, OVERTIME, and UNDER OUR SKIN – explore the contemporary
issues of urban life, the value of diversity, and visions of
what could be if we learn to work together. Following the show, actors
and the audience join in a lively discussion of the play and the
questions it raises.
TO SEE PHOTOS OF US
Now, Mass Transit creates videos that explore similar concerns and
capture our real life dramas in up close documentaries. A Mass Transit play or video explores, in an
entertaining and provocative way, issues of concern to you and your
community. A performance, or big screen showing of a video, can be
a moment for celebrating what you are about. Use it to bring new
people in, gain recognition for your organization, and network with
other groups. Get people talking on a different level about
problems facing your work place, school, church, or neighborhood.
A Mass Transit play or video can help build community in your community.
For additional information about our current
production or to book a performance, or order a video by Mass Transit
Street Theater, call (718) 601-0013.
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Browse the Video Library
and watch our
thought-provoking videos at home or share them with your class
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Photo Album
Look at our photo album and follow Mass Transit in off the streets -- from
our debut at the 1st Earth Day, in Union Square 1970, to recent shows at
community centers, schools, church basements, and union halls in the Bronx
and around New York City..
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Coming Soon
Check out this AIN’T EASY follow-up:
- Sponsor a series of 5 workshops in Conflict Resolution Skills,
or
for help setting up and training to develop a Peer-Mediation Program
at your school or youth center,
or to know more about the CHOOSE to CHANGE Coalition of Bronx youth
and youth organizations committed to reducing the violence experienced
by Bronx young people,
please contact: Lyn Pyle 718/882-2454.
- Spring 2009 – ANOTHER BRONX FOR YOUTH IS POSSIBLE, a video
documentary challenging the commonly held belief that metal detectors
and a heavy police presence are needed to make our NYC high schools
safe for students & teachers.
- and a new multi-media (music, video, live storytelling) play as yet
unnamed.
Check this website soon for additional information.
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Partially Funded by:
North Star Fund, CITCO South Bronx Social Development Fund / Petro
Bronx, Sterling Bank, and the Mass Transit Angels; and public funds from
Councilman Oliver Koppell, The New York State Council on the Arts, the
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Bronx Council on the Arts.
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