Page2A DemocratandChronicle. com ROCBuzz Aquick guide to today's news Volume 184, Number 14 WRITING ABOUT BUFFALO Tom Miracle on South Division Street is now playing on the Wilson Stage. the third of his Over the Tavern Trilogy, semi-fictional comedies based on his early life in Buffalo. Dudzick grew up on Seneca Street above his tavern in Hydraulics District, which in the 1950s was a bustling neighborhood. The building of the NY State Thruway changed that however, and the area has altered considerably.
One unique landmark remains: a shrine to the Virgin Mary. Behind its large window, a life-sized tatue and a painting are on display, surrounded by flowers and prayer requests from visitors. A chandelier illuminates the shrine at night, and a mail slot allows passers-by to slip in notes or donations. he shrine, unveiled Sept. 17, 1950, was built by barber Joseph Battaglia of 849 Seneca St.
He said hat Mary had appeared to him in a vision. She told him that the people of the world must stop fighting or face punishment from God. The shrine was brand-new when Tom Dudzick as young. had our hair cut by the man who built it. And we would go look at it, and wonder a bout Decades later, Dudzick thought, dramatic all by itself, enough to write a play So he created the Nowak family.
the descendants a barber who built a shrine, and much the type of person that lived in that neighborhood. Their characteristics were based on different people I knew, but no one in He also made a small change to their address. story is ictional. So I felt a little better moving it over a ouple of He chose South Division Street which is a real street, slightly north of Seneca because sounds good. It sounds like an inner city street, near railroad tracks.
Which is exactly what it iracle on South Division Street imagines answers things Dudzick know about the shrine. But the story really about why the shrine is there. about the Nowaks. about the responsibility of carrying on a family legacy, the frustration of not feeling accepted, the determination to stay in a neighborhood where every business is going under and everyone else is leaving for the suburbs and the way this family helps each other through all that. Dudzick says, plays are about family why else? what I know For tickets, go to gevatheatre.org or call (585) 2 32-4382.
Kellogg, communications manager, and ecca Poccia, dramaturg for Miracle on South Division Street Geva Theatre Center, Community Arts loggers BEST OF OUR BLOGS BECCA PHOTO In the Buffalo statue, Mary appears with loose hair and a short-sleeved dress, gesturing toward her Immaculate Heart. CORRECTED The Democrat and Chronicle trives to cover the news fairly, accurately and honestly. It is our policy to correct rrors of fact or statements needing clarification. Please write to the News Editor, Democrat and Chronicle 55 Exchange Rochester NY 14614 or call (585) 258-2251. N.Y.
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