Charles L. Mee’s Coney Island Avenue to Premiere at New York Theatre Workshop

Sixdollarsinmypocket productions will present the world premiere of Charles L. Mee’s Coney Island Avenue, at New York Theater Workshop’s 4th Street Theater from August 5-16. Anjali Vashi will direct.

The piece is a look into the varied lives and every day struggles of the dynamic and diverse population of present-day Brooklyn, and includes spoken word, film, live and recorded music, and dance.

The cast will feature Jenny Bennett, Claudeen Benoit, Angela Bonacci, Ruben Celeberti, Jennifer Leigh Cohen, Tim Dax, Sam Ghosh, William S. Huntley III, Sandhya Jain, Max Jenkins, Haerry Kim, Aryeh Lappin, Franco Pristritto, Rachel Popson, Casey Robinson, Jerilyn Sackler, Bobby Savage, Lauren Sharpe, Chandra Thomas, Nitya Vidyasagar, and Annie Yim.

The design team will include Sarah Huddleston (sound), Hwi Won Lee (costumes), Dans Sheehan (lighting), Chris Zalewski (filmogropher/film production), and Bobby Savage (choreography).

Mee’s numerous plays include Iphiginea 2.0, Queens Boulevard: The Musical, Paradise Park, Big Love, True Love, First Love, bobrauschenbergamerica, Hotel Cassiopeia, Orestes 2.0, Trojan Women 2.0, Summertime and Wintertime.

For more information, visit www.charlesmee.org.