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Too Heavy for Your Pocket

First Preview: Apr 19, 2019
Opening Date: Apr 19, 2019
Closing Date: May 19, 2019
Running Time: 01:40
Too Heavy for Your Pocket

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Playing @
George Street Playhouse
11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Tennessee-born Holder takes us back to Nashville in the summer of 1961.

The Freedom Riders are embarking on a courageous journey into the Deep South. When 20-year-old Bowzie Brandon gives up a life-changing college scholarship to join the movement, he’ll have to convince his loved ones—and himself—that shaping his country’s future might be worth jeopardizing his own. 

Too Heavy for Your Pocket 
was called “illuminating and moving” by The New York Times and is the recipient of the 2017 Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Award.
RegionalPlay - DramaRegional
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13

Performance Schedule

TUESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM


Written By
  • Jiréh Breon Holder

Director
  • LA Williams

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Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    For patrons who have a hearing impairment, light-weight, comfortable, padded ear buds and receivers are available at the Patron Services desk in the lobby of The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC).
  • Parking

    An accessible drop-off area is available directly in front of the NBPAC, in addition to a limited number of on-street parking options nearby. Additional accessible parking spaces are located in the Civic Square Parking Deck. Please allow extra time for parking when attending a show.
  • Visual Assistance

    Large-Print and Braille programs are available free of charge by request at the Patron Services desk at The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC).
  • Wheelchair Info

    Our theater spaces and restroom facilities are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair accessible seating is available until sold out. It may be purchased either online or by calling 732-246-7717
  • Box Office

    Hours: Monday - Friday: 12 PM until 5 PM. On Saturdays with performances we will be open from 12 PM until 5 PM. Closed Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day and Fourth of July.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    There is a public elevator in the lobby for access to the balcony
  • Restroom

    Restroom facilities are wheelchair accessible.

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