Скачать или смотреть 'Elyria' to New York City: Playwright takes her hometown to the big stage

The city of Elyria has made it to the bright lights of the Big Apple.

A playwright from the Lorain County city is using her hometown to show the world how special Elyria truly is.

"Elyria" is the new play from Deepa Purohit that's now in production in New York City. Born in the UK, her father moved their family to Ohio for his medical job. They eventually settled in Elyria.

During a conversation with 3News' Laura Caso, Purohit looked back at what things stood out to her growing up in Northeast Ohio.

"So much," Purohit said. "Farmland, farmland, farmland everywhere. Our cul de sac on Devonshire Court, going to school."

She added that her go-to places were Midway Mall and Great Northern Mall.

Purohit went off to college, traveled, and eventually settled in New York City, where she's been busy writing about her hometown of Elyria.

"I wrote Elyria, actually, to think about a story where I could not only incorporate my hometown of Elyria, but actually the migration of my family over generations through these continents," she explained. "What 'Elyria' means in this play is really about it being a landing place, a place of finding home."

The play takes place in Elyria in 1982.

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