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Buzzer

First Preview: Feb 25, 2015
Opening Date: Mar 24, 2015
Closing Date: Apr 26, 2015
Running Time: 02:15
Buzzer

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Playing @
Public Theater
425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003
Playwright Tracey Scott Wilson (The Good Negro, The Story) returns to The Public with BUZZER, a darkly funny, intensely gripping new play The Chicago Tribune calls “a sizzling drama about race, real estate and sexual betrayal.”

Jackson left his tough Brooklyn neighborhood by winning a scholarship to Exeter, where he met Don, a play-hard rich boy who became his unlikely best friend. Now a Harvard-educated lawyer, Jackson’s bought a place in the newly gentrifying area he grew up in. But Jackson’s white girlfriend, Suzy, isn’t so sure she belongs in a community “on the verge.” When Don comes to crash with his old buddy and stay clean, his stories of the neighborhood's dangerous past collide with the growing disconnect between Jackson and Suzy, and the treacherous sexual and racial tensions waiting just beyond the door and demanding to be let in.

Obie Award-winner Anne Kauffman (Detroit, Belleville) directs this electrifying New York premiere about love, fear, and the high costs of choosing with whom we make a home, and where. 

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY thru SUNDAY @ 7:30 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM
Off BroadwayPlay - ComedyPlay - Drama
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: Post-show talkbacks: Tues March 31 and Weds April 15

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Accessibility

  • Box Office

    Lobby. Counter 42".
  • Parking

    Valet parking garage: 403 Lafayette St. Lot: Lafayette St. & Astor Place.
  • Curb Ramps

    Outside main entrance.
  • Passenger Loading Zone

    Front.
  • Restroom

    Unisex: Main floor. Door 35.5". Clear space 61"x 54". Commode 18". Grab bars.
  • Seating

    Newman Theater seats 299. Anspacher Theater seats 275. LuEsther Hall seats 156. Martinson Hall seats 165. Susan Stein Shiva Theater seats 104.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    Elevator: Attended. Accesses all floors.
  • Telephone

    Main floor. Coin slot 55". Cord 30".
  • Entrance

    Six steps or machine lift to main floor lobby. Entrance marked by large signs. Assistance available.
  • Visual Assistance

    None.
  • Water Fountain

    Main floor. Spout 36".
  • Assisted Listening System

    Assistive Listening Systems that transmit sound via headsets are available.
  • Wheelchair Info

    Access for wheelchair users and individuals with limited mobility is available. Box office needs advance notice so that seats can be removed.

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