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Suddenly, A Knock at the Door

First Preview: May 19, 2016

Opening Date: Jun 02, 2016

Closing Date: Jun 19, 2016

Running Time: 01:40

Suddenly, A Knock at the Door
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Playing @

Theater for the New City

155 First Ave New York, NY 10003

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“I can’t do it like this!” protests the writer EITAN KATZEN to the BEARDED MAN, the SURVEY TAKER and the PIZZA DELIVERY woman who have come knocking at his door.

Brandishing weapons, they make the stakes clear: a story or your life! So the writer held hostage to these three strange muses begins to weave his tales, played out on the stage by the same characters that are holding him captive. Based on eight stories from the latest anthology by award-winning Israeli author and filmmaker Etgar Keret, Suddenly, A Knock at the Door is a celebration of storytelling and the magic of art—an ensemble piece written for six actors and two musicians playing over thirty different roles.

It is a comic drama of a modern writer weaving extra-ordinary tales in the middle of Tel Aviv.
Here stories are the currency, a matter of life and death. Here, stories make us real and teach us (with a nod to Scheherazade) how to face the difficulties of life—from the absurd to the unbearable—without resorting to violence or abusing your power.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM
Age Guidance

Age Guidance: 13

Show Notes

Show Notes: No Intermission

Audience Advisory:

Added performances: Sunday June 5th: 7:30 pm & Saturday June 18th: 2 pm

TDF Tickets Offers:

TDF member tickets:

Not currently available for this show

Listed atTKTS

Never

Full-price tickets

$15 - $18

Lottery & Rush

$15 - Students/Seniors

Video

Accessibility:

Box Office

Counter 43".

Parking

SVI Permit.

Curb Ramps

All corners.

Passenger Loading Zone

Front.

Directions Bus

M15

Restroom

Unisex: Lobby. Lightweight door 33". Stall 66" x 68". Commode 19". Grab bars.

Directions Subway

6 to Astor Place or
L to 1st Ave or
R, W to 8th St .

Seating

Four Theatres: Three on lobby-level (one seating 240, two seating 99 each), one in basement (seats 65). No fixed seating in any of the theaters.

Elevator\Escalator

Elevator: For access to basement theater. Lift for one person using wheelchair and one ambulatory person. Operated with key by house manager.

Telephone

Lobby. Coin slot 61". Cord 29".

Entrance

Ground level. Double doors in series (each 36"). Easy to operate with adequate maneuvering space.

Visual Assistance

None.

Water Fountain

None.

Assisted Listening System

None.

Wheelchair Info

No fixed seating in any of the theaters.

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Public Transportation

Subway Icon

By Subway:

6 to Astor Place or
L to 1st Ave or
R, W to 8th St .

Bus Icon

By Bus:

M15