When Wes, a young fashion designer from 2017, buys an abandoned building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, he finds himself transported to the UpStairs Lounge, a vibrant seventies gay bar. As this forgotten community comes to life, Wes embarks on an exhilarating journey of self-exploration that spans two generations of queer history. This smash Off Broadway hit features a gritty, glam rock score and a tight-knit ensemble of unforgettable characters. The View UpStairs asks what has been gained and lost in the fight for equality, and how the past can help guide all of us through an uncertain future.

More about the Writer, Max Vernon

https://www.maxvernon.com/the-view-upstairs 

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(Actors in the video will not be in Progressive Theater's production)

The View UpStairs is made possible by funds from the Essex County Division of Cultural Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

Progressive Theater aims to tell culturally enriched stories that empower the misrepresented; people of color and other marginalized groups, while captivating all audiences with the focus being the change we want to see in the arts. That change is simply representation.