The Brick presents
Crossing the Water
by Rawya El Chab
December 5-21, 2025
at The Brick Theater — 579 Metropolitan Ave
Tickets $25-50
Running time: 70 minutes
Directed by Jesse Freedman
Set & projection design by Ettie Pin
Light design by Jacqueline Scaletta
Sound design & music composition by Omar Dewachi
Crossing the Water is a chronicle of life under military occupation, told through a powerful blend of live storytelling, shadow play, projections, and puppetry. This solo performance interlaces personal memory with historical events, following the journey of a small family and their comrades as they flee the Israeli invasion of Beirut in 1982. At once intimate and political, this autobiography reflects on survival, resistance, and the weight of memory. Crossing the Water is the second installment in a trilogy exploring the decline of the Lebanese left at the end of the twentieth century.
Find them: @allisvain; @omar_dewachi; @yeti_ettie; @jacqueline.scaletta; @rawyaelchab
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A Note on Accessibility: The Brick Theater is conveniently located off the Lorimer stop on the L train. That stop has an elevator from the street to the platform. Our theater has a driveway leading up to the door, which means you can access it directly from the street without having to go over a curb. Our front door is ADA compliant. There is a small ramp with an ADA compliant grade that leads up to the box office window and further on to the house. We are happy to reserve accessible seats for folks who need them. If you’d like to do so, or if you would like to ask further questions in advance of being in the space, or if you would like to enter in advance of our house opening (due to our seating not being assigned), please email: cameron@bricktheater.com.
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