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The Great American Casket Company: An Outdoor Roving Immersive Theater Experience in Green-Wood

For four weeks in June, the Green-Wood Historic Fund, BREAD Arts Collective, and Modern Rebel will present “The Great American Casket Company,” an outdoor, roving immersive theater experience created exclusively by BREAD Arts Collective for Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark.

Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night in June, theatergoers will cross over into the world of Green-Wood Cemetery with the fine young men and women of the fictional Great American Casket Company as their guides. After a friendly presentation by the casket company representatives, theatergoers will soon begin to reflect on much more than their preferred style of coffin for when the time comes. With Green-Wood’s magnificent landscape as a featured player, theater goers will journey deep into the center of the cemetery as the sun sets across its historic grounds. Interacting with the actors, they become a part of the show as they respond to what they’re learning and experiencing. By the end of the journey, many will have a new perspective on their own legacies, and at the same time, an entirely new set of questions.

After the show, guests can unpack their experiences with fellow explorers, cast, and crew at a torch-lit reception under the stars, designed by Modern Rebel, Brooklyn-based alternative event planners.

Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (June 2-26, 2016)

Please arrive no later than 7pm (the performance is approximately two hours in length.)

A post-performance reception will follow.

NOTE:

  • Much of this event is conducted on foot. Mobility is required. Walk may be hilly; wear comfortable shoes.
  • The performance may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parental discretion is suggested, and adult accompaniment is required for children 13 years and younger.
  • No outside alcohol or food is permitted.
  • Photography is not permitted during the performance.
  • Must be 21 years or older (with I.D.) to drink alcohol.
  • All tickets are general admission, nonrefundable and nontransferable.
  • In the case of severe weather, the show may be cancelled. If a cancellation occurs, ticketholders may transfer their tickets to another date, or receive a full refund, or donate their tickets for a tax-deductible charitable contribution.

Green-Wood – Meet at the main gate (25th Street at 5th Avenue, Brooklyn)

Subway: Take the “R” to 25th Street in Brooklyn and walk up the hill one block and into Green-Wood.

Free parking is available.











When: Thu., Jun. 23, 2016 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: Green-Wood Cemetery
500 25th St., Brooklyn
718-210-3080
Price: $75; $70 for members of the Green-Wood Historic Fund and members of the Brooklyn Historical Society. Space is limited. Reservations strongly recommended. If tickets are not sold out, walk ups will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.
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For four weeks in June, the Green-Wood Historic Fund, BREAD Arts Collective, and Modern Rebel will present “The Great American Casket Company,” an outdoor, roving immersive theater experience created exclusively by BREAD Arts Collective for Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark.

Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night in June, theatergoers will cross over into the world of Green-Wood Cemetery with the fine young men and women of the fictional Great American Casket Company as their guides. After a friendly presentation by the casket company representatives, theatergoers will soon begin to reflect on much more than their preferred style of coffin for when the time comes. With Green-Wood’s magnificent landscape as a featured player, theater goers will journey deep into the center of the cemetery as the sun sets across its historic grounds. Interacting with the actors, they become a part of the show as they respond to what they’re learning and experiencing. By the end of the journey, many will have a new perspective on their own legacies, and at the same time, an entirely new set of questions.

After the show, guests can unpack their experiences with fellow explorers, cast, and crew at a torch-lit reception under the stars, designed by Modern Rebel, Brooklyn-based alternative event planners.

Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (June 2-26, 2016)

Please arrive no later than 7pm (the performance is approximately two hours in length.)

A post-performance reception will follow.

NOTE:

  • Much of this event is conducted on foot. Mobility is required. Walk may be hilly; wear comfortable shoes.
  • The performance may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parental discretion is suggested, and adult accompaniment is required for children 13 years and younger.
  • No outside alcohol or food is permitted.
  • Photography is not permitted during the performance.
  • Must be 21 years or older (with I.D.) to drink alcohol.
  • All tickets are general admission, nonrefundable and nontransferable.
  • In the case of severe weather, the show may be cancelled. If a cancellation occurs, ticketholders may transfer their tickets to another date, or receive a full refund, or donate their tickets for a tax-deductible charitable contribution.

Green-Wood – Meet at the main gate (25th Street at 5th Avenue, Brooklyn)

Subway: Take the “R” to 25th Street in Brooklyn and walk up the hill one block and into Green-Wood.

Free parking is available.

Buy tickets/get more info now