The 2018 Vanport Mosaic Festival Presents
Left Hook
written by Rich Rubin, directed by Damaris Webb
This play is very powerful. And it’s especially important now, as gentrification continues to march across our city.- Broadway World
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center – 5340 N Interstate Ave, 12 Public Performances:
May 24 – June 10
Thursdays – Fridays at 7p
Saturdays at 2p
Admission: Suggested $25; $5 Students/Seniors.
Buy Tickets to Left Hook and learn more about the other 2018 Festival events at: www.vanportmosaic.org
The place is Portland; the time, the early 1970s. A proposed hospital expansion has resulted in the razing of hundreds of homes and businesses, and the disruption of a once vibrant African-American neighborhood. Ty King, the owner of the Left Hook Boxing Club, is among those who now have to move. But Ty has a plan – a way to succeed even in the face of turbulence and adversity. However, when government funding runs out and the hospital expansion is aborted, Ty and those closest to him are caught off-guard, and are forced to confront life-altering consequences both for themselves and the entire community.
Presented as part of the 2018 Vanport Mosaic Festival: In these times of collective amnesia, remembering is an act of resistance. Join us for 6 days of memory activism opportunities, commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Vanport Flood and the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act through screenings, performances, tours, exhibits, and community engagement.