It’s the summer of ’69 and the death of music icon Judy Garland has emboldened her gay followers. A routine police raid on an underground Greenwich Village hotspot erupts in to a full-scale riot, the impetus of the modern gay rights movement. That’s the well-known, oft-rehearsed myth of Stonewall, anyhow. Smash that myth against the vivid theatrical imagination of playwright Ike Holter, add a howling live rock ‘n roll band, and you get the world premiere play, Hit the Wall. Remixing this historic confrontation reveals ten unlikely revolutionaries, caught in the turmoil and fighting to claim “I was there.” Previews run April 22, 23, and 25 at 7:30 p.m. and on April 26 at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Following the opening night performance on Wednesday, April 30, at 8 p.m., shows will run May 1 – June 29 on Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Location: Greenhouse Theatre