▁hospital ▁that ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁close ▁on ▁the ▁play ' s ▁final ▁performance . ▁The ▁play w right ▁granted ▁permission ▁for ▁the ▁rarely ▁produced ▁play ▁to ▁be ▁performed ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁social ▁relev ance . ▁The ▁production , ▁which ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁company ' s ▁Art istic ▁Director ▁Jonathan ▁Sol ari , ▁incorpor ated ▁post - show ▁convers ations ▁with ▁City ▁Council ▁members , ▁Public ▁Adv oc ate ▁Let it ia ▁James , ▁U . S . ▁Rep . ▁H ake em ▁Jeff ries , ▁New ▁York ▁state ▁sen ators , ▁state ▁assembly ▁members , ▁and ▁activ ist ▁artists ▁like ▁Harry ▁Bel af onte . ▁After ▁two ▁extended ▁runs , ▁elected ▁officials ▁and ▁hospital ▁staff ▁have ▁cred ited ▁the ▁production ▁with ▁keeping ▁the ▁hospital ▁open . ▁ ▁Other ▁works ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁El k ▁River ▁chemical ▁sp ill , ▁the ▁group ▁performed ▁a ▁new ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Hen rik ▁Ib sen ' s ▁An ▁En emy ▁of ▁the ▁People ▁on ▁a ▁custom ▁built ▁floating ▁stage ▁on ▁the ▁El k ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁Harvard ▁University ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁Turkish ▁production ▁of ▁Anton ▁Che kh ov ' s ▁The ▁Cher ry ▁Or ch ard ▁in ▁the ▁Y ed ik ule ▁region ▁of ▁Ist an bul .* ▁This ▁play ▁aim ed ▁to ▁draw ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁historic ▁gard ens ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Read ▁Rev ive ▁Rec laim , ▁a ▁reading ▁series ▁in