UPCOMING
EVENTS
| The cast now includes Steven Strickland, routinely seen as the lead FBI agent on Law & Order SVU and Staxx Cordero, a NYC actress and film producer. They will play the charismatic Brazilian agitator and his samba dancing mistress.
Tickets are $20 (reception to follow) and can be purchased at the link below. Proceeds support preserving historic Christ Church and presenting cultural and community programs.
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| Synopsis:
This exciting dramatic reading delves into the world of global finance as well as the poignant relationship between an uncle and his niece. Set on Wall Street and in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Banking on Rio follows Lizzy, who wants to pursue a career in developing country financing. Well-meaning and desperately wanting to help the locals in the favela, she struggles to bring them progress. Trends in global finance are engagingly illuminated through real-life deals that Lizzy’s Uncle Martin orchestrates. She’s on board until she meets Marcos, a charismatic Brazilian agitator who tries to thwart Martin’s plan to demolish his medical center in the slum and relocate the locals. And then we meet Leila, a Brazilian firecracker/samba teacher who lives with Marcos but is having an affair with the investment banker Martin. Lizzy tries to make sense of the chaos surrounding her but is thwarted at every turn. Will her dogged determination win out? If so, at what personal and professional price? |
ABOUT
FRIENDS OF HISTORIC CHRIST CHURCH CONSERVANCY, INC., is a not-for-profit corporation formed to support historic building preservation along with cultural and community programs at Christ Church Episcopal in Hudson, New York. The Conservancy was incorporated under New York Not-For-Profit Corporation Law on August 15, 1997, and is tax-exempt under IRS section 501(c)(3).
The primary program wing of the Conservancy is Christ Church Arts. CCA was created to celebrate the Hudson area’s vibrant and diverse community - welcoming all regardless of background, identity or ability - and to support community members in their artistic endeavors. Previous events include artist Philip Schwartz’s Shoah exhibition, and annual celebration of Pulitzer prize winning poet John Ashbery’s birthday developed in partnership with the Flow Chart Foundation, the presentation of the play Censored:Banned Books and Freedom of Speech by Carolyn Kay Brancato, and the debut of "Lullay, Lullow: An intimate evening of Ancient Christmas Music" by New York early music ensemble Consensus.
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