Mass Transit Street Theater
"Solid Ground: A Play About Landing on Your Feet"

Based on true stories of teens growing up in NYC, and using music, dance, and poetry, “Solid Ground: A Play About Landing on Your Feet” explores the effects of drug addition, domestic abuse, homophobia, and relationship violence on young people in The Bronx today. It celebrates the power of friendship, creativity and community contribution on the face of these devastating challenges.

In May of 2011, we toured a number of Bronx community centers with our work-in-progress. We were received with great enthusiasm by audiences of young people throughout the Borough. We found that we had created a powerful piece that resonated deeply with all who attended.

This spring we are presenting "Solid Ground" at Hostos Community Center for Arts and Culture in a “state of the art” 365 seat theater to middle and high school students from public schools throughout the Bronx and NYC. Each performance will be followed by a “talk back” between actor/authors and audience members.

In the words of playwright and author, John Jiler, who attended one of our performances at Hostos,

“I walked into this shattering, transformative, exhilarating play. It was just as thrilling to watch the audience of the few hundred public middle and high school kids. This wasn’t just theatre with the potential to change lives; it ACTUALLY changed lives, right before our eyes. It’s impossible to believe that some of them didn’t immediately go home with a new strength about being abused, being gay, being unpopular, or having the nerve to follow their dreams. They watched an amazing company of young actors, dancers and poets and said “that could be me,” or just as often “that IS me!”