On the brink of the Civil Rights Movement, Jackie Robinson, the first black player in major league baseball, and Wesley Branch Rickey, the white President and General Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, shatter the color barrier in 1947. 215 Montague Street recounts their historic first meeting.
Set: Minimal."Bryan Harnetiaux's sentimental yet enthralling play reveals the behind-the-scenes maneuverings of Dodger president Branch Rickey to desegregate baseball after pressure from the Negro and Communist Party Press, and his tapping of the otherwise outspoken Robinson to be 'the one.'"
"Harnetiaux's statistics don't mask his gift for dialogue and humor, and he clearly understands the broader implications. Such integrity blooms by the pin-drops scene in which Rickey and Robinson reach detente, then alliance... Harnetiaux's moving labor of love scores a home-run."
"This is a fascinating story, and even people who are not sports fans should find this production compelling... In its recounting of an important piece of history and its undeniable emotional impact, this production scores a home-run."
