Island living may seem far off, if you don’t count Manhattan, but in Greenpoint local Drew Pierson’s new play, audiences can experience a unique kind of this lifestyle. There are no daiquiris, but there sure is drama — and a reverential sense of duty.
Inspired by the story of Hiroo Onoda, isolated on a Southeast Asian island through World War II and refusing to surrender until 1974, The Hourglass looks at compromise, adaptability, and what…
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