Fish Men
By Cándido Tirado

Directed by Edward Torres

In Fish Men, a group of urban chess hustlers in New York’s Washington Square Park engage each other in spirited matches on a hot summer day, hoping to draw unsuspecting players into their high-stakes hustle.  Their patience is soon rewarded by the arrival of Rey Reyes, a young student who naively agrees to their challenge. But as the game progresses, the chess tables are turned—raising the stakes and revealing the
traumatic circumstances that have made them seek refuge in a game that has become their obsession. Resounding with biting humor and unexpected pathos, Fish Men focuses on a group of unforgettable, multi-ethnic, multigenerational characters drawn together by their need to overcome individual tragedies.

 

April 7 – May 6, 2012
A World Premiere presented at
Goodman Theatre