Maybe There’s Nothing Left For Me in New York

Monday, March 24th, 7:00 PM

Angela Sclafani: Writer/Performer
Hunter Bird: Director

Joan Didion’s 1967 essay on leaving New York after “[staying] too long at the fair” was unimaginable to a starry-eyed twenty-two-year-old artist from the outer boroughs. But after a decade in Manhattan, the more seasoned songwriter gives the iconic Goodbye a second read; which unravels her resolve to remain no matter the cost. Inspired by Didion’s musings, Angela Sclafani weaves together stories and songs to grapple with the material conditions that have flattened her unruly, vibrant home. With a busk-like sound and incisive lyricism, a fourth-generation New Yorker rhapsodizes on the life, death, and potential resurrection of a great city. Maybe There’s Nothing Left for Me in New York is an existential mixtape that asks the ageless question: should I stay or should I go?