The musical about the Stonewall Riots gets staged at the bar where it all began

When: November 5—27
Where: The Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St, New York, NY 10014
Price: $25 or pay what you can for preview shows; 21+; two drink minimum

Tags: #sitespecific, #history, #musical, #interactive, #LGBTQ, #ContentAdvisory, #MobilityAdvisory (see below)

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HIT THE WALL by Ike Holter; an ensemble play with music, is an evocation of the sparks that ignited the Stonewall Riots. On a hot and humid night in June 1969 a diverse group of individuals are brought together by their need for a safe space in the biggest underground gay club in Manhattan the Stonewall Inn… The rest is history. With music, theatricality and beautifully honest and expressive dialogue this play is a homage to the hundreds of individuals who came together to fight back against the oppression of the NYPD on the queer community. This site-specific retelling will utilize “The Stonewall Inn” the very bar that was raided by police on June 28th 1969 as our “stage”. The story of how Pride began, in the place where Pride began.

This is the Tribe’s 3rd and largest site-specific production in New York City. We are ecstatic that we have this opportunity to share this integral and underrepresented piece of queer history in the legendary Stonewall Inn on the eve of Pride’s 50th anniversary.

We will be holding a series of post-show talk-backs after the majority of performances in a effort to inspire further conversation surrounding the origins of pride /the importance of queer culture and spaces.

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Contact Level: None

Content Advisories: Intense and mature subject matter, sexual violence, and use of a prop weapon.

Performance is on the 2nd floor and is not wheelchair accessible.