The cast will feature Carla Duren, Chad Carstarphen, Miguel Jarquin-Moreland, Kevin Curtis, Gayle Turner, Jim Stanek, Virginia Cavaliere, Joy Lynn Matthews, Roberto Araujo, Claudeen Benoit, Geri Brown, Jay Garcia, Ejyp Johnson and Melissa Joyner.

Street Lights was penned by Joe Drymala. The new musical, according to press notes, "[concerns] a group of inner city teenagers who fight to save their high school music program from being shut down; in the process, they discover the power of music to unite their community and bring new hope to the residents of their troubled housing projects.  The talented singer and songwriter Monique, her academically gifted brother Rocky and their beat-making DJ friend X-Ray all use organizing techniques pioneered during the civil rights movement to help rally the people around them to protect the neighborhood music that has helped sustain the community through thick and thin. When Monique begins to fall in love with Damon, a local drug dealer with a Robin Hood streak, she must choose between accepting the hard realities of the world she lives in or trying to change her neighborhood for the better."

The creative team also includes music director Sonny Paladino, choreographer Todd L. Underwood, scenic designer Hilary Noxon, lighting designer Brian Tovar, costume designer Nicky Smith and sound designer Andy Leviss.

Show times are Oct. 13 at 8 PM, Oct. 14 at 8 PM, Oct. 16 at 7 PM, Oct. 17 at 1 PM and 5 PM and Oct. 18 at 1 PM.

  American Theatre for Actors (Chernuchin) is located at 314 West 54th Street. For tickets, priced $20, visit www.nymf.org/Show-1218.html or call (212) 352-3101.