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The Vast Machine

First Preview: Sep 11, 2015

Opening Date: Sep 11, 2015

Closing Date: Nov 07, 2015

Running Time: 01:20

The Vast Machine
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Playing @

Axis Theatre

1 Sheridan Square New York, NY 10014

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Although the ocean-going element of the slave trade was outlawed internationally in 1808, human beings continued to be shipped to work in the plantations and factories of the New World. Interceptors patrolled the Middle Passage as a form of police fleet, disposing of slave ship crews and seizing their vessels before returning the captives to the African continent. 

The Vast Machine takes place on the slave ship Perisher completely becalmed on a mirror-like sea. Following an unsuccessful slave insurrection, the crew is almost completely decimated by illness, alcohol and accident. On the horizon is an approaching Interceptor. 

Who were the crewmen that perpetrated the complex and multi-faceted crime of slavery? Who would take this work knowing what it entailed? Is there a vast machine that still grinds away today existing only because of the complacency and fear of the witness?

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
Age Guidance

Age Guidance: 13

Show Notes

Show Notes: No Intermission

Audience Advisory:

Added performances: Monday 10/12; Tuesday 10/13 & Wednesday 10/28 at 8 pm. NO performance on Saturday 10/31.

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Listed atTKTS

Never

Full-price tickets

$30 - $45

Lottery & Rush

$30 - Students
Preview Ticket prices are $25 for October 8, 9, 10 & 12 

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Accessibility:

Wheelchair Info

There is an area to the side where wheel chairs can be seated.

Seating

Seats 99

Elevator\Escalator

None

Curb Ramps

Yes, on the corner

Entrance

Building entrance is street level, and the theatre is located down one flight of stairs.

Box Office

The Box office is in the upper lobby.

Restroom

There is one wheelchair accessible restroom.

Water Fountain

None

Telephone

None

Assisted Listening System

None

Visual Assistance

None

Folding Armrests

None

Directions Subway

1 to Christopher St; A,C,E,F,V to West 4th St.

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