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2008 Season of Staged
Play Readings
Shows are presented cabaret-style,
on these Thursdays and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. in the Kava Cafe
June
19 & 22 – Tribal Humor 2
a festival of original one act comedies written by members of the Stratford-based
SquareWrights Playwright group.
Starring:
Maggie Barkin, Vickie Blake, Matt Brand, Nancy Elyze Brier, Deborah Burke,
Percy DiBlasi, Andrea Garmun, Christopher Hamilton, Randye Kaye, Virginia
Lity, Damian Long, Luke Lynch, John Pyron, David Victor, and Alisson Wood.
The evening is comprised
of:
"The
Genesis Corporation Marketing Plan" written and directed
by Jack Rushen
Miracles can happen with
the right marketing strategy. In this heavenly comedy, the almighty
boss enlists his team to help him bring people back to organized religion.
"What
If Van Gogh Had Listened" by Jim Gordon, directed by Rob
Watts
A savvy agent tries to convince
the artist Van Gogh to branch out in choosing subjects to paint if he wants
to make some real cash from his work.
"Such
a Wedding" written and directed by Mary Jane Schaefer
Sparks fly in this family
comedy when three middle-aged sisters come together for the Jewish wedding
of one of their sons and slip into old dynamics.
"The
Conversion of Rivka Goldberg" by Orna Rawls, directed by
Marlana Rugg
Guilt takes a back seat
for an aging Jewish mother as she researches mothers of other religions
in an attempt to learn how to improve her relationship with her middle-aged
son.
"You
Won't Like My Mother" by
Mark Lambeck, directed by Pat Souney
When an insurance rep finds
the perfect Jewish woman, he struggles to introduce her to his corporate
executive mother because the new girlfriend is unlike anyone he's ever
dated.
Coming
Up:
August
21 & 24 – Brooklyn
Boy
by Donald Margulies – a struggling novelist finally hits it big with a
best-seller just as his marriage is falling apart, his elderly father is
dying, and his childhood friend re-enters his life encouraging him to re-explore
the Jewish roots he abandoned. |