Around the World For Free at TNC

Around The world

A show comprised of scenes set around the world is being presented free one night only on April 9 at 8 p.m. at Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave., in Manhattan.

Theater for the New City is presenting Around the World, a series of stories where the place, not just the play, is the thing. Reservations for this free event are available by calling the theater at 212-254-1109.

In one scene, a man find’s a lost diary in Manhattan. In another, a man proposes at Aprhodite’s Rock, Cyprus.

We see two teenagers break into Tennessee Williams’ former residence in New Orleans only to encounter an unusual presence. A couple has a conversation in a Paris cafe that turns out to be much more than meets the eye- or the ear. There’s also a romance in Vermont and an encounter in the Sistine Chapel.

“The idea is to present stories where the setting is a big part of the plot,” said Claude Solnik, a playwright who wrote many of the one acts. “The show lets you travel via theater from Central Park to Cyprus, New Orleans to Rome.”

The one acts were written by Claude Solnik and Craig Pospisil. Scenes were directed by Jeff Bennett, Jim Black, Robert and Joanne Domingo, Rich Jimenez and Claude Solnik.

Jennifer Alexander, Dan Bubbeo, Mike Cesarano, Megan Guida, Ron Friedmann, Rich Jimenez, Annette Kirk, Ann Morelli, Mike Park, Maria Pusateri, Elizabeth Rowe, Bobbie Ruth and Ashley Vrana are appearing in the TNC show.

The show is being presented free one night only at 8 p.m.,Monday, April 9, at Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave., NY, NY 10003. For reservations, call the theater at 212-254-1109.