East Side Story is two novel performance events, together bringing the past and the present of the East Village onto the Metropolitan Playhouse stage:

Alphabet City: An Oral History of the Lower East Side - The life of the East Village lies in the diverse new arrivals and life-long residents who call it their home. A corps of actor/writers were sent into the streets to meet with neighborhood residents and bring their stories to life in four unique evenings of theater: snapshots of the neighborhood featuring a parish priest, a homeless neighbor, a fireman, an artist and an eclectic gallery of local friends. Each evening features new music and a special guest host.

East Village Chronicles - 200 years of local history presented through ten new plays, especially commissioned for the Metropolitan stage from up and coming New York playwrights.

Schedule:
Monday, Jan 19 at 7:30pm - Alphabet City: Volume 1
Tuesday, Jan 20 at 7:30pm - Alphabet City: Volume 2
Thursday, Jan 22 at 8pm - East Village Chronicles: 19th Century
Friday, Jan 23 at 8pm - East Village Chronicles: 20th Century
Saturday, Jan 24 at 3pm - East Village Chronicles: 19th Century
Saturday, Jan 24 at 8pm - East Village Chronicles: 20th Century
Monday, Jan 26 at 7:30pm - Alphabet City: Volume 3
Tuesday, Jan 27 at 7:30pm - Alphabet City: Volume 4
Thursday, Jan 29 at 8pm - East Village Chronicles: 19th Century
Friday, Jan 30 at 8pm - East Village Chronicles: 20th Century
Saturday, Jan 31 at 3pm - East Village Chronicles: 19th Century
Saturday, Jan 31 at 8pm - East Village Chronicles: 20th Century