 | Extended by Popular Demand!! THE WORLD PREMIERE of a NEW PLAY BY HENRY JAGLOM JUST 45 MINUTES FROM JULIE DAVIS, DAVID GARVER*, JACK HELLER*, BROADWAY Directed by GARY IMHOFF Produced by ALEXANDRA GUARNIERI Starring TANNA FREDERICK DAVID PROVAL*, DIANE SALINGER, HARRIET SCHOCK. Set and Lighting Design JOEL DAAVID Stage Manager TOBIAS MEHLER Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 5 p.m. Here is what the critics have said: "HENRY JAGLOM EMBRACES BOTH THE FOLLY AND THE HEROISM OF HIS CHARACTERS....GLOWS WITH NOSTALGIA AND ROMANCE." Daryl Miller, Los Angeles Times "A DELIGHT-A NEAR-CHEKHOVIAN MIX OF THE WISTFUL & THE MELANCHOLY...GO!" Paul Birchall, L.A. Weekly "TANNA FREDERICK MOVES EFFORTLESSLY THROUGH AN ARRAY OF EMOTIONS, SHE & DAVID GARVER EXUDE A QUIET MAGNETISM..JAGLOM'S HOMAGE TO THEATRE PEOPLE WILL APPEAL TO EVERYONE." Iris Mann, Hollywood Reporter "HENRY JAGLOM'S NEW PLAY ROCKS - A TRUE ARTIST !" Irene Rubaumkeller, The Huffington Post "HENRY JAGLOM, .....IS A MASTER STORYTELLER. "JUST 45 MINUTES FROM BROADWAY SHOULD TICKLE NEW YORK THEATERGOERS WHEN IT MOVES CLOSER THAN 45 MINUTES AWAY." By Cynthia Citron For ReviewPlays.com The Santa Monica Daily Press The San Diego Jewish World ADMISSION: $25. RSVP Required: Reservation Line: (310) 392-7327. At Edgemar Center For the Arts, on the Main Stage, 2437 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405. Parking is available (fee charged) in an onsite structure, and metered parking is available in nearby Lot 11, across the street from Peet's Coffee. * * * * * The Isaacs are a mostly Jewish extended family (there's a little Irish, Italian and some Chickasaw thrown into the mix) of actors. George Isaacs (Jack Heller AKA Grisha), the patriarch, had been a third-generation star of the Yiddish theatre in his youth, before "crossing over" into English-speaking theatre as he grew up. His wife, Vivien Cooper (Diane Salinger), had also been a successful stage actress, but now mostly stays at home and looks after George. Vivien's brother, Larry Cooper (David Proval), is in a nearby dinner-theatre production of "Guys and Dolls" and therefore staying at the Isaacs' house as well. Times are tough and theatre jobs are few, so they've also taken in a boarder, Sally Brooks (Harriet Schock), a fading character actress. George and Vivien have two grown daughters. Pandora (Tanna Frederick AKA Panda), the younger, is happy she was born in a trunk and has gotten to live the actor's life. But she has moved back into her parents' crumbling home, just 45 minutes from Broadway, after a long-term romance collapses, the latest of several failed love affairs. Betsy (Julie Davis), hates showbiz and is uncomfortable with its inhabitants, and moved away to become successful as a "civilian." She brings home her fiancé, Jimmy Halkin (David Garver), to meet the family. Also a successful businessman ("mostly in real estate"), Jimmy is as seemingly normal as her family members are "weird." That's how Betsy sees them. She's in for a surprise. They are all in for surprises! |
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