Press Release Summary: The Relevant Stage Theatre Company at San Pedro\'s Warner Grand Theatre Evokes a Contemporary Look at Veteran Affairs, and the Sacrifices of the Young.
Press Release Body: Just in time for Memorial Day, the Warner Grand Theater in San Pedro, 478 W. Sixth St. San Pedro, will present \"Over There/Over Here\" May 29-31, 7 p.m. and June 1, 1 p.m. \"Over There/Over Here\" is a play about a young black man who enlists in the U.S. Army to escape a life of gang banging and drug dealing, but discovers that some of the same situations and circumstances that were occurring in his Crown Heights neighborhood are the same in Iraq. He returns home a broken man, and must find a way to reconcile his experiences and move forward. Called \"an impressive, poignant new work,\" by the New York Times, \"Over There/Over Here\" was written by Michael Reyes, an ex U.S. Army soldier who served in Iraq before returning home in 2004.
The play first opened in New York in 2006 at the Castillo Theatre. The play will now have its West Coast Premiere by The Relevant Stage Theatre Company. General admission tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for college students and senior citizens and $5 for youth under 18.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.therelevant stage.com, by phone at (310) 929-8129, or in person at the following San Pedro Businesses: fINdings Art Center, (310) 548-0777, 470 W. Sixth St.; Sacred Grounds Coffee House, 468 W 6th St.; Williams\' Book Store, 443 W 6th St.; and The Corner Store, 1118 W. 37th St., (310) 832-2424.
Information: (310)929-8129.
Partial Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.
Web Site: http://therelevantstage.com
Contact Details: Ray Buffer Artistic Director
The Relevant Stage at Warner Grand Theatre
T: 310/929.8129
Office: 600 S. Pacific Avenue, #220 | San Pedro, CA 90731 Venue: 478 W. 6th Street | San Pedro, CA 90731
2012
