Staged Reading -- The Wall and the Sea

Around The Block

Al Doblar La Esquina

invites you to a staged reading
The Wall and the Sea

by Celia Kapsomera # # member, Dramatists Guild
director: Andreas Robertz

at Open Jar Studios, 1601 Broadway (48th Street entrance, west of Broadway) Studio 12L
Fully accessible Monday May 18 2026 6:30 pm

Free Admission. But you must RSVP to WallandSea@aroundTheBLock.org and bring a photo-ID for building entry.

Aruna and Nasim have spent six years in a refugee camp in Lebanon, turning a tent into a makeshift home — and now the government wants it gone. But before the bulldozers arrive their son Ali witnesses an act of violation he cannot walk away from. Suddenly, survival means getting Ali out — across the sea, into the unknown — before the truth catches up with them. And then there is Ahmed. The friend who is more than a friend. The one who goes first. Must we build walls to feel human? What does it cost us when they fall?
with
Rand Faris
Gabe Gutierrez
Pedro Saint Morillo
Mardi Strand
Rob Torres

Monday, May 18 2026 6:30 pm
Free Admission. But you must RSVP to WallandSea@aroundTheBLock.org and bring a photo-ID for building entry.

Open Jar Studios Studio 12L
1601 Broadway (48th Street entrance, west of Broadway)

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

It is also made possible in part with funds from NYSCA-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund (A Statewide Theatre Regrant Program)

Our program is also made possible with the help of

Charles Schwab

Microsoft

For More Information: waLLAndSea@@aroundTheBLock.org