Tucked away on the west side of the small town of Broad Channel in the middle of Jamiaca Bay is a narrow, dead end, street that goes by the name of West 12th Road. Those of us who live there know that the nice part about living in a small town is that when you are not quite sure what is going on, someone else always does!
[Peter J. Mahon West 12th Road, Broad Channel]
Broad Channel is the setting for a new play about an old problem
The UP Theater Company show examines how a struggling family deals when it discovers priceless artwork brought home by grandfather in World War II was stolen by Nazis
A new play titled "Broad Channel" uses the Queens neighborhood as a backdrop for a family drama centered on a piece of priceless artwork stolen during World War II.
James Bosley always knew Broad Channel would be a great setting for a play — he just needed the right story.
Bosley, artistic director of the UP Theater Company, found his muse in tales about priceless artwork stolen by Nazis during World War II that turned up in the U.S.
“That is grist for a drama,” said Bosley, who lived in Broad Channel while in college. “And Broad Channel is a very veteran-friendly neighborhood.”
The company has been performing “Broad Channel” at the Cabrini Repertory Theater in Washington Heights. Its current run ends on May 18.
The play focuses on a working-class family that realizes a painting brought home by their World War II veteran grandfather is worth $1 million only to discover it was stolen from a victim of the Holocaust. He said the response from audiences has been “very encouraging.”
“I’m hoping this play has another life beyond this,” he said.
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A new play titled "Broad Channel" uses the Queens neighborhood as a backdrop for a family drama centered on a piece of priceless artwork stolen during World War II.
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