"Waiting for Lefty" Starring Workers in the Fight for $15

620 East Armour Boulevard,Kansas City MO 64109

28 August, 2021

Description

Are strikes & unions still the hope for the working class? Do today's low wage workers face the same hot issues as NY cabbies in the 1930s? Kansas City low-wage workers take stage in an innovative production of Clifford Odets’s one-act play where the issues faced by New York cab drivers in the 1930s parallel many of the struggles, risks, and high emotion of their own in the fight for $15/hour and a union. A talk back with audience follows performance. The project brings trained theater individuals (directors, stage managers, actors, etc.) together as facilitators with a cast of low-wage workers — volunteers all. It is produced by The KC Community Huddle, a partnership-based group that supports local initiatives toward social justice and is a program of the Social Justice Task Force of Trinity United Methodist Church. Find us on Instagram and Facebook: @waitingforleftykc Reserve with a donation or for free with the promo code: FreeTheatre "Waiting for Lefty " is presented by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service, Inc., New York. CONTENT WARNING This production contains content, including language and threats of violence, that may be sensitive for some audience members. We are happy to provide more detailed content warnings to audience members who would like more information about sensitive content. To request a detailed content warning or to ask any questions you have, email Gabriel Livingston at [email protected] COVID PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES Due to the pandemic, the performance venue will be operating at 50% capacity with distanced group seating. All audience members will be required to wear masks upon entering the performance venue. Cast members will be wearing FDA-approved transparent masks during the performance. ACCESSIBILITY The venue has wheelchair-accessible seating in the balcony area. The venue has an entry ramp, a ground-floor entrance, and an elevator. The venue has 3 restrooms, 1 of which is wheelchair-accessible and gender neutral. There is a wheelchair-accessible ticketing option when you reserve your seating area. There are 2-3 handicap parking spots along Kenwood right in front of the venue. There are reserved front-row seats for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. You will have the option to indicate this access need when you complete your reservation. To request an accommodation or for additional inquiries about accessibility, please contact Mary Allison Joseph at [email protected] or (816) 931-1100. PARKING & PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION The venue has a 100-spot parking lot for audience members at the corner of Armour & Kenwood, directly across the street from the venue, in addition to street parking available along Armour Blvd. There are 2 bus stops within 1 block of 620 E. Armour Blvd: (1) On Armour at Cherry and (2) On Armour at Holmes.