INSPIRED BY REAL STORIES
Born in Jackson Heights and raised in Queens, celebrated author Marina Budhos brings her latest novel back home for a week, with a teen cafe night, a bookstore reading and an afternoon finale of street theater combining performance and fiction. Watched is Budhos’ homage to teenage boys and Queens, a story of surveillance in Muslim-American communities. We look forward to seeing you in Queens!
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Surveillance Theater LIVE in Jackson Heights
Named for the 167 languages spoken in Jackson Heights, the most diverse neighborhood in the world, Theatre167 (http://www.theatre167.org/) is a multicultural, multilingual ensemble dedicated to creating imaginative, deeply collaborative plays that investigate our cultural complexities. Now they are bringing Watched to life, drawing from the neighborhood and streets that inspired Budhos’ novel. We follow Naeem, a local boy who becomes a watcher in his own community. You can use the map below to track Naeem’s journey, allowing you to enter into a story of conflict and belonging in our post-9/11 era of terror and surveillance. Scroll down for the full schedule.
SCHEDULE
Stop 1: Watcher. Mosque Crawler
Starts at 10AM to 11:30AM
@Diversity Plaza
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Stop 2: Interrogation
10:30AM to 11:45AM
@Chhaya Community Development Corporation
37-43 77th St #2, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
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Stop 3: Graduation Party
11:45AM to 1:15PM
@Jackson Diner
37-47 74th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
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Stop 4: Far Cry
12PM to 1:30PM
@Corner of 73rd Street & 35th Avenue
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Stop 5: Ishrat
1:30PM to 3PM
@Diversity Plaza
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Stop 5: Under the 7 Train
1:45PM to 3PM
@Corner of 73rd/Roosevelt
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