THE WIND AND THE RAIN

SYNOPSIS

At the end of Conover Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn, on the waterfront, there is a bar called Sunny’s. For over one hundred years, it’s been run by one family, through booms and busts, prohibition and pandemics, blight and gentrification. It’s been home to dreamers and immigrants, artists, bootleggers, longshoremen, union bosses, corrupt police, numbers runners, bluegrass musicians, and hipsters. And to Tone Johansen, who fought to save it after Hurricane Sandy, against incredible odds.

Created by Obie Award winners Sarah Gancher (playwright) and Jared Mezzocchi (director), and commissioned by Vineyard Theatre and En Garde Arts, The Wind and the Rain: A story about Sunny’s Bar uses immersive design technology to bridge the past and present of Red Hook. Beginning at the Waterfront Museum barge and ending at Sunny’s Bar, this site-specific theatrical experience invites audiences to situate themselves within the history of a neighborhood, a family, a storied gathering place, and the currents of time and nature that have shaped it all.

 
 

TICKET INFORMATION

The Vineyard member add-on to The Wind and The Rain: A story about Sunny’s Bar is sold out at this time. Tickets are available for Maker donors starting at the $1,800 level. Contact Director of External Affairs Amanda Feldman to become a Maker at afeldman@vineyardtheatre.org.

If you are a Member who already purchased an Add-On, contact The Vineyard’s box office to book your tickets at boxoffice@vineyardtheatre.org or 212-353-0303.

A limited number of tickets are still available and can be purchased here.

 
 
 

LOCATION
Waterfront Museum barge
290 Conover St, Brooklyn, NY 11231

The museum is handicapped accessible. Please email info@engargearts.org for more information. 

 
 

Click here for the FULL PERFORMANCE CALENDAR.

 
 
 

DIRECTIONS

From Union Square

 

Via Subway/Bus:

•Take the Brooklyn bound 4-5 train to Borough Hall
•Exit via Court St & Joralemon St at SE corner
•Head east on Joralemon St towards Boerum Pl. 
•Turn right onto Boerum Pl. 
•At Boerum Pl/Joralemon St. board the B61 bus Park Slope 20 St. via Red Hook
•Ride 15 stops to Beard St./Van Brunt St. 
•Walk about 5 minutes/.2 miles Head northwest on Beard St. towards Van Brunt St. 
•Turn Left onto Conover St. walking south west to the Waterfront Museum barge at 290 Conover St. 

 

Via Ferry:

•Take the Brooklyn bound 4-5 (or 2-3 if coming from the west side) train to Wall St.
•Exit train and walk east on Wall St. all the way to South Street cross to the east river side of the street.
•Turn right one block and proceed to the Wall Street Ferry Terminal/Pier 11. 
•Tickets can be purchased at the terminal or in advance using the NYC Ferry app.
•Board the South Brooklyn boat heading to Sunset Park/BAT. Exit at Red Hook/Atlantic Basin.
•Exit the boat and walk east to Clinton Wharf St. cross at Pioneer St. to Conover St. via crosswalk.
•Take a right and head southwest down Conover St. follow the signs to your right near the end of Conover St. (just past Reed St.) to the Waterfront Museum barge. 

Click here for NYC Ferry Schedule SB route.