[NEohioPAL]Reminder - New Jewish Plays Festival to be held this weekend at t he JCC Halle Theatre

[Kenerup, Amy]

New Jewish Plays Festival
to be held at the JCC Halle Theatre 

The Eugene S. & Blanche R. Halle Theatre of the Jewish Community Center will
be holding a New Jewish Plays Festival, December 13 - 16, 2001 at the
Mayfield Jewish Community Center, 3505 Mayfield Road in Cleveland Heights.
Events include Contemporary Jewish Voices, on Thursday, December 13 at
7:30pm, which features readings and discussion of scenes from some of the
Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition finalists.  The staged reading of the
winning play, Visions of Right by Marcia Cebulska, will take place on
Saturday, December 15 at 8:30pm.  The final event in the festival will be
the presentation of a staged reading of a new play, Cherry Docs by David
Gow, which will be directed by Reuben Silver and stars Joel Hammer and Scott
Plate.  This presentation will be followed by a post-show panel discussion
hosted by Jeff Grover, with attorneys Kenneth Bravo, Partner at Ulmer &
Berne LLP and Joshua Cohen, Principal at Gary, Naegele & Theado.  
All events in the New Jewish Plays Festival are free and open to the public.
Call the Halle Theatre Box Office for additional information at 216-382-4000
ext. 274 
About Contemporary Jewish Voices
Larry Nehring, local actor and director, will host an insightful discussion
of contemporary Jewish plays with actors presenting scenes from the
Playwriting competition finalists: Rowing to Canaan by Wayne Liebman, Czar
of Nothingness by Stuart Warmflash, Seed of Abraham by Lois Meltzer, and
Things Known and Unknown by Michael Wolfson.  The discussion will take place
on Thursday, December 13 at 7:30 PM at the Mayfield JCC.

About Visions of Right by Marcia Cebulska
Visions of Right concerns a photographer's confrontation with a religious
leader who preaches hate and demonstrates against gays, Jews and artists.
The play is moving, provocative, and surprisingly funny.  The staged reading
is directed by local actor and director Charles Kartali, and it will be
performed on Saturday, December 15 at 8:30 PM. Playwright Marcia Cebulska
will engage the audience in a post-show discussion.

About Playwright Marcia Cebulska
Marcia Cebulska has had 19 plays produced in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago
and Indianapolis.  Her scripts have been chosen for development at the
Eugene O'Neill Center, Sundance Playwrights Lab, and the Shenandoah
Playwrights Retreat.  She has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and
grants including the Jane Chambers International Award and the 2001 Kansas
Arts Commission in Playwriting.

About Cherry Docs by David Gow
When a neo-nazi skinhead is charged with murder and a Jewish attorney is
assigned to defend him, both men must confront their own prejudices.  The
stark drama is an unblinking examination of the explosive effects of hatred.
Very strong language and themes - for mature audiences only.  A staged
reading of the play, directed by Reuben Silver, starring Joel Hammer and
Scott Plate, will be on Sunday, December 16 at 7:00 PM in the Halle Theatre
at the Mayfield JCC.

Following Cherry Docs, Jeff Grover will facilitate a post-show panel
discussion with attorneys Kenneth Bravo, Partner at Ulmer & Berne LLP and
Joshua Cohen, Principal at Gary, Naegele & Theado, on the hurdles
confronting society as individuals and organizations attempt to eradicate
hatred.  The discussion is co-sponsored with the American Jewish Committee
and Cleveland Hillel.

For more information, call the Halle Theatre Box Office at (216) 382-4000,
ext. 274.