Performances

Recent Performances

TO BEGIN THE WORLD OVER AGAIN: The Life of Thomas Paine

Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 | 7:30 PM | Levin Theater, 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine is the very personal story of one of history’s most misunderstood men. His was a world throwing off the dogma and superstitions that had ruled the lives of the masses for centuries and was now embracing the Age of Enlightenment. The one-man play, staring writer and actor Ian Ruskin, features a beautiful soundtrack and a magnificent, if appropriately disheveled, costume and wig for Mr. Paine. It will leave you with a new understanding of the revolutions and the search for enlightenment that forged the world that we live in today.

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FROM WHARF RATS TO LORDS OF THE DOCKS: The Life and Times of Harry Bridges

Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 | 7:30 PM | Levin Theater, 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks is a multi-media one-man play, staring writer and actor Ian Ruskin, that tells the story of union leader Harry Bridges and his life’s work, through his passions, struggles and his wicked sense of humor. With many of his own words - from childhood stories of Australia to waterfront speeches during the 1934 strike to confessions of loss during his divorces and bouts of drinking - it brings Harry to life as a visionary but very human man. This 65-minute story was written under the watchful eye of leading scholars, ensuring that it is accurate as well as entertaining.

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