American Century – Part 1

The Space at Irondale, New York City

American Century Part I is a non-linear musical in which the Irondale Ensemble explores original songs, music, and a variety of acting styles to examine art and culture during the emergence of the United States as a world power; straddling the events and impacts of the Great Depression, World War II and its social and political outcomes, The Civil Rights Movement, McCarthyism, and the progression of liberalism during the 20th century. 

Using seven key great American plays as source material, the evening-length immersive work investigates how world events changed theater and how theater changed the ways the world was experienced and viewed by its audiences.

The Irondale ensemble composes its own origin story of how this period of time has influenced how we see the world today and experience the theatre of today, without apology or retreat.

Preview performances on April 21-23 & 27. 

Opening night will be April 28, followed by a toast in celebration of 40 years of the Irondale Ensemble Project.