The What Will the Neighbors Say? flagship community program, STORYTIME, launched in 2017, returns for a special Dumbo edition as part of The Six Foot Platform. The event, which is always free, features music, storytelling from participants and two proudly Brooklyn-based MCs who keep everything moving. In between sets, audience members are encouraged to get up on stage and tell a story relating to the themes they themselves suggest, creating an authentic and powerful collective experience. The only rule is that the story is true.

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What Will the Neighbors Say? is an investigative theatre company that provokes questions through untold stories. Founded by a collaborative cohort of international artists, the Neighbors present overlooked social, cultural and historical narratives that challenge the audience to reflect on the current moment. Through a combination of original plays, arts education workshops and dynamic community gatherings, the troupe encourages rowdy and rigorous debate at the theatre and throughout the Neighborhood. Since its inception, the company has premiered 11 original plays in 6 cities in 4 countries on 2 continents, and co-presented a further 24 new works. Over the course of these projects, the Neighbors have created jobs for over 200 artists – 75% of them non cis-male identifying and 50% of them members of the global majority or immigrants. Through their robust community engagement department, the Neighbors have organized symposiums, staged annual benefits for organizations ranging from Planned Parenthood to PERIOD and hosted free public events, including their free flagship program, “storytime,” a night of storytelling and live music. The Neighbors are members of the Adjunct Faculty at Marymount Manhattan College, and were Adjuncts and the Company-in-Residence at CUNY Queens College. Additionally, they have taught at the Wuhan Institute of Design & Science, Ohio State University and the National Alliance of Acting Teachers, amongst others. They also provide free arts education for students K-12 through their What Will the Kids Say?