BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:be002ece-934f-44a8-a34b-a2350f6c6069.224128@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20230124T032639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T032639Z LOCATION:Craig Hall Balcony Theatre SUMMARY:Waiting For Lefty - Theatre & Dance Mainstage Production DESCRIPTION:In the depths of the Great Depression\, the New York City cab drivers’ union meets to consider a strike for fair wages and better worki ng conditions. Present is Harry Fatt\, a corrupt union boss who actually represents the interests of the taxi fleet owners\; Tom Clayton\, a compa ny “plant” hired to sow discord and break up the union\; and armed guards to intimidate the rank-and-file members. Mysteriously absent is Lefty Co stello\, the elected leader of the workers who are struggling to feed the ir families. Has Lefty abandoned the cause\, or has something more sinist er prevented him from attending? The drivers’ plight is presented in a se ries of heart-wrenching vignettes that ignite a call for action. As Lefty ’s fate is finally revealed\, the drivers vote to unite and fight. Based on the New York Taxi Strike of 1934\, "Waiting for Lefty" captures a mome nt in American history that still echoes today! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>In the depths of the Great Depression\, the New York City cab drivers’ unio n meets to consider a strike for fair wages and better working conditions . Present is Harry Fatt\, a corrupt union boss who actually represents th e interests of the taxi fleet owners\; Tom Clayton\, a company “plant” hi red to sow discord and break up the union\; and armed guards to intimidat e the rank-and-file members. Mysteriously absent is Lefty Costello\, the elected leader of the workers who are struggling to feed their families. Has Lefty abandoned the cause\, or has something more sinister prevented him from attending? The drivers’ plight is presented in a series of heart -wrenching vignettes that ignite a call for action. As Lefty’s fate is fi nally revealed\, the drivers vote to unite and fight. Based on the New Yo rk Taxi Strike of 1934\, "Waiting for Lefty" captures a moment in America n history that still echoes today!</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230302T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230302T213000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://missouristatetix.com CATEGORIES:Public END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR