In the Footprint: The Battle Over Atlantic Yards
by Michael Friedman, Steven Cosson, The Civilians

Name: In the Footprint: The Battle Over Atlantic Yards
Brand: Michael Friedman
SKU: 9780822225225
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

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Highlights

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90 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Flexible Cast Size Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

In the Footprint tells the story of Brooklyn’s largest development project in history.

The play examines the conflicts that erupted in the case of Atlantic Yards through to their current resolution in an attempt to discover how the fate of the city is decided in present-day New York and what can be learned from this ongoing saga of politics, money and the places we call home.

The play is constructed from interviews with real-life players including local residents, business owners, opposition leader Daniel Goldstein, political leaders such as Letitia James and Marty Markowitz, activists, union members and community leaders in this Brooklyn epic.

Press Reviews

"Social theater at its best.“ – New York Magazine”Forget the bulldozers: [In the Footprint proves] that art can be groundbreaking too.“ –Time Out New York”A powerful, multifaceted portrait."
— Time Out Boston

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Woman 2 Heloise Gruneberg, Blogger, Bertha Lewis, Voice of Jay-Z, Shabnam Merchant, Fort Greene Mom, Barber Shop Owner, Brooklyn Woman	female	—	Heloise Gruneberg, Blogger, Bertha Lewis, Voice of Jay-Z, Shabnam Merchant, Fort Greene Mom, Barber Shop Owner, Brooklyn Woman
Woman 3 Letitia James, Newswalk Woman, Fort Greene Daughter	female	—	Letitia James, Newswalk Woman, Fort Greene Daughter
Man 1 Footprint Tenant, Voice of Bruce Ratner, Newswalk Man, A.R.E.A. Bagels Owner, Ken Fisher, Sal Zarzana, Carl Kruger, Scott Turner	—	—	Footprint Tenant, Voice of Bruce Ratner, Newswalk Man, A.R.E.A. Bagels Owner, Ken Fisher, Sal Zarzana, Carl Kruger, Scott Turner
Man 2 Voice of Marty Markowitz, Jim Vogel, Norman Oder, Voice of Frank Gehry, Daniel Goldstein, Jonathan Lethem, Jonathan Barkey	—	—	Voice of Marty Markowitz, Jim Vogel, Norman Oder, Voice of Frank Gehry, Daniel Goldstein, Jonathan Lethem, Jonathan Barkey
Man 3 James Caldwell, Voice of Michael Bloomberg, Footprint Homeowner, Business Owner, Barber Shop Visitor, Security Guard, Brooklyn Man, Tracy Collins	—	—	James Caldwell, Voice of Michael Bloomberg, Footprint Homeowner, Business Owner, Barber Shop Visitor, Security Guard, Brooklyn Man, Tracy Collins
Woman 1 Performer, Patti Hagan, Jezra Kaye, White Girl Jogger, Hearing Officer, Gowanus Woman, DDDB Woman	female	—	Performer, Patti Hagan, Jezra Kaye, White Girl Jogger, Hearing Officer, Gowanus Woman, DDDB Woman