It's been a year since Ralph was interviewed by the French TV show INVITATION AU VOYAGE about the Astor Place Riots (1849), but this October it finally aired. Filmed in the same square where a massive police force once shot and killed two dozen innocent American citizens, Ralph shares his passion for one of NYC theater's most incredible events.
THE ASTOR PLACE RIOTS
An interview with PWP Co-Artistic Director Ralph Lewis on this historic event
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Photo Credits
Antigone in Analysis artwork: line drawing by Carol Davis; design by R.Z. Schell; photo of director Ralph Lewis and playwright Barbara Barclay by Basil Rodericks/Face It Foto. Donate (above): Eric Bailey as Boss Tweed in MANNA-HATA (2013). Mailing List: Sadrina Renee performs an excerpt from "Futz" in OFF STAGE: The East Village Fragments (2007) Photo by (Stefan Hagen).