Theater J presents Synetic Theatre’s The Immigrant, The Immigrant, a new project from Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili adapted from the classic 1918 silent comedy originally directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. A simple, comedic story about the arrival of a new immigrant in turn of the 20th-century New York transforms into the odyssey of the American Dream – arrival, love, family, success, failure, and redemption all told in the heartfelt comedic style of the great silent classics.

As a theater founded, led, and populated by immigrant artists, Synetic considers this the perfect time and opportunity to develop its own version of this story, bringing Synetic’s innovative style and great heart to the legacy of this cinema classic.