“Ominous Men” is MultiStages 2017 New Works Contest winning play by Desi Moreno-Penson, directed by MultiStages Artistic Director, Lorca Peress. “Ominous Men” is a gothic horror tale about race, poverty, drugs, misogyny AND violence in America. It was the wrong night and the wrong place for these OMINOUS MEN to be playing “Bones” when the 1977 NYC Blackout hits the Bronx! Three men are confronted by their ferocious pasts in the derelict Bronx Concourse Plaza Hotel basement on July 13, 1977: Butch, the Nuyorican caretaker who’s been digging a pit looking for buried treasure, his nervous cousin Goyo, and Butch’s drug sponsor and ex-Black Panther Yancy. This night of drinking, camaraderie and dominoes turns violent when the Blackout hits, a stranger climbs out of the pit, and the ghost of a Holocaust survivor and murdered woman appear.

Performances run Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7:30, plus four 1pm matinees on October 19, October 20, October 27, and November 3rd. The performances on October 20th and 27th will be followed by talkbacks.

This play about ominous men is written, directed, designed, and produced by Women. “Ominous Men” made the qualifying list for Parity Productions.

“Ominous Men” is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by LMCC. A co-presentation with the Theater at the 14th Street Y.