The actor/comedian Nora Burns‘ powerful piece “David’s Friend’, her One-Woman Show on AIDS, Love, Loss and Great Old Disco was a NY Times Critic’s Pick and was made into a film of the same name. Now Burns has turned her fascination to the late 1970s in her joyous new play, The Village, A Disco Daydream.
The city may have been going through a rough time then but it was still a magnet for beautiful and creative young people. These adventurous spirits had to find ways to make a living, without having to hold down a traditional job like everyone else
The story is about Trade (Antony Cherrie) who lives on Greenwich Avenue with Old George (Chuck Blasius), a sugar daddy who tolerates his houseguest’s nocturnal activities as the price of youth. Over the course of one hour, we meet Trade’s latest trick (Jack Bartholet), his “femme-y fag” friend Petey (Eileen Dover), his “hag” Lisa ( (Ashley Chavonne), and the hot new neighbor down the hall (Antwon LeMonte,). Only Old George seems to have a day job, so they while away the afternoon in his apartment, with plenty of side commentary from the Stage Manager.
The fabulous Valton Jackson and Richard JMV Schieffer make each scene changes totally unmissable in their role as go-go boys,. The whole cast contributes to this irresistible revelry, but Cherrie is particularly persuasive in a performance that is simultaneously innocent and naughty.
After a sold-out premiere engagement in the Fall of 2022, The Village! A Disco Daydream, by writer and performer
Nora Burns, has returned to Dixon Place. Feb 2 - 24, 2023 at 7:30 P.M. except Sun Feb 12 at 3pm 
