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Using puppetry, masks, and live action, Layer the Walls tells the incredible stories held within each layer of a Lower East Side tenement. Each part has three unique stories that can be viewed in any order.

Part I — Turn of the Century (1870–1909)

Sunday, Jan. 25,  2 p.m.
An Irish father builds the ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Bridge, Italian brothers endure the Blizzard of 1888, and Jewish girls face the 1909 Garment Strike.

Part II — Midcentury (1930–1970)

Saturday, Jan. 31, 2 p.m.

A Chinese father swims the Hudson, a Holocaust survivor finds refuge, and Puerto Rican cousins join the Young Lords’ fight for healthcare justice.