The Bench

After its critically acclaimed run in both New York and Los Angeles, Robert Galinsky brings his hit solo show to the CRCA Black Box Theater for three performances. The Bench is Directed by Jay O. Sanders and presented by Conyers Rockdale Council for the Arts, Reel Cool Entertainment, Terry Schnuck (5 Time Tony Winning Producer), Barry “Shabaka” Henley (actor, CBS TV’s “Bob Hearts Abishola”) and Monique Coleman (actor, Disney’s “High School Musical”.)

Galinsky has spent hundreds and hundreds of hours eating with, co-habitating with, listening to and volunteering in shelters, kitchens, and community outreach programs with people who are experiencing homelessness from New York City to Los Angeles to the UK. His personal experiences have given him a first hand experience of what life on the street is and the challenges faced when unhoused.

Based on true stories, The Bench, set in urban decay and rubble, explores the emotional anguish of five homeless characters and the catastrophic hysteria surrounding AIDS in the 1980s. Funny, touching, and ultimately heartbreaking, Galinsky plays five characters “with flawless precision and gusto.”