Charles R Hale

Charles Hale, a native New Yorker, is a cultural and musical historian by education. He focuses on blending imagery and performance art to create uniquely New York experiences. His shows including "WWII and NYC: Connecting Time and Place," "Crossing Boroughs," and "The Musical History of the Lower East Side," have been performed at colleges, historical societies, and theatres in the NYC metro. His essays have appeared in many journals and most recently in Colin Broderick’s book “The Writing Irish of New York.”

“Breathing of an ancestor’s space and time,” is a phrase I often use when describing my passion. Accordingly, my objective is to create historical “New York experiences,” in my writing and shows, not only for New Yorkers, but for all its visitors as well. What was it like growing up in nineteenth and twentieth century New York? What was it like for our parents and grandparents who grew up and experienced the city through two wars? What was it like for our ancestors, who arrived at the docks of New York, hungry, exhausted and dressed in rags?"