All Photos by Bryan Sargent
The Grand Paradise, Bushwick’s larger than life “immersive theater experience” at 383 Troutman St, has its own bar open for theater goers directly after performances, but on Friday, February 26th, they opened its doors to the public for a peek inside. Now, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights exclusively from the hours of 1am-4am, anyone can enjoy.
The Shipwreck Lounge is a 1970s-style tiki bar and lounge featuring beach-inspired cocktails, designed to make you feel like you’re sipping drinks in a tropical paradise. The theme is meant to mirror the experience of The Grand Paradise performance, which is described as “a late 70’s tropical resort”. The bar is located inside the venue where the show takes place, underneath the pieces of the hull of the SS Elizabeth.
The bar is the joint creation of Brooklyn-based performance company Third Rail Projects and the mixologist of Tuffet, the meat/cheese/beer/wine bar on Graham Ave. During the hours that the bar is open to the public, a late-night happy hour will be on offer: $1 off beer & wine and $2 off the tiki cocktail menu.
