Layer the Walls @ Abrons Arts Center

In one Lower East Side tenement, forty layers of wallpaper were found clinging to the walls – each piece applied by a new immigrant family. Using puppetry, masks and live action, both Layer the Walls Part I and Part II tell the incredible stories held within the layers.  Both shows stand alone – come to one or both! 

Sunday, February 22nd 

Layer the Walls, Part I: Turn of the Century (1870-1909)

*An Irish father finds work building the Brooklyn Bridge

*Italian brothers survive the Great Blizzard of 1888

*Russian Jewish girls join the 1909 Garment Workers’ Strike

Saturday, February 28th

Layer the Walls, Part II: Mid-Century (1930-1970)

*A Chinese father swims across the Hudson River to save his family 

*A Teen Holocaust survivor finds refuge in NYC

*Puerto Rican cousins become involved with the Young Lords’ fight for healthcare justice