Theatre Arts West and The Muramid Mural Museum and Art Center are producing the first of a series of theatre and art events dedicated to growing community in Oceanside.

This event is FREE; however, they do ask that you make a reservation so that they can have a better count for seating, wine, coffee, tea, and water. Reserve seats here http://theatreartswest.bpt.me

“The Guys is a play by Anne Nelson about the aftereffects of the collapse of the World Trade Center. In the play, Joan, an editor, helps Nick, an FDNY captain, prepare the eulogies for an unprecedented number of firefighters who died under his command that day. The play debuted off-Broadway at The Flea Theater on December 4, 2001, directed by Jim Simpson and starring Sigourney Weaver and Bill Murray.

Since 2001, The Guys has been presented in 48 US states and in the Czech Republic, Argentina, Japan, Italy and Poland. Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon presented it at the Edinburgh Festival. It enjoyed a commemorative rerun at the Flea Theater in 2006 on the 5th anniversary of 9/11. In parts of the theatrical run the two roles were played by Anthony La Paglia and Sigourney Weaver. They also star in a 2002 film adaptation, for which Weaver was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for best performance by an actress. The audible.com recorded version, which featured Bill Irwin and Swoosie Kurtz, won an Audie Award for best recorded play of the year.”

There will be a talk back and an opportunity to meet members of our police and fire departments as well as paint murals that honor all who serve us.