Under the direction of Tony Taccone, Taking Over arrives at the Public following a free all-city tour that was part of the Hip-Hop Theater festival in October. The Public Theater engagement officially opens Nov. 23 and will conclude Dec. 14. "Danny Hoch is more than a brilliant performer; he is a moral beacon, an explosive ethicist, the heart of everything that's great about New York," said Public Theater artistic director Oskar Eustis in a previous statement. "It's fantastic to have him back at The Public."

Press notes for Taking Over state, "Blazing through a fierce spectrum of New Yorkers, Hoch gives voice to everyone from the developers evicting locals to make way for lofts, to the bar-hopping career hipsters who buy them, and those left in the wake of both. True to Hoch's signature style, Taking Over is a raw, explosive, hilarious and heartbreaking study of the impact of our obsession with economic expansion."

The creative team includes costume and scenic designer Annie Smart, lighting and projection designer Alex Nichols and sound designer Walter Trarbach.

For tickets visit PublicTheater.

The Public Theater is located at 425 Lafayette Street in Manhattan.

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Hoch is the founder of the Hip-Hop Theater Festival, now in its eighth year, which continues annually nationwide and has seen his Obie-winning Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop adapted for film.

In addition to his stage work, Hoch's HBO special "Some People" earned him a Cable Ace Award. Hoch has also appeared in the films "Bamboozled," "Subway Stories," "Thin Red Line," "Blackhawk Down," "American Splendor," "War of The Worlds" and the upcoming "Lucky You" and "We Own The Night." Hoch is currently writing a full length Hip-hop musical entitled A Word Is Born.