[NEohioPAL]Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs presented at Ashtabula Arts Center

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Depression era returns in Simon play
ASHTABULA - Things are never so bad in the family of 15-year old Eugene =
Jerome that they can't get a little worse.
The modest, low-income house in which he lives is overcrowded with not =
only Eugene's immediate family, but also his widowed aunt and her two =
daughters. His father, the family's only breadwinner, has lost one of =
his two jobs. The Great Depression shows no signs of ending. And for =
dinner there is liver and cabbage...again.
See how Eugene uses humor and sarcasm to deal with these and other =
situations facing a young boy growing up and learning the facts of life =
in Neil Simon's comedy "Brighton Beach Memoirs," opening tonight at the =
Ashtabula Arts Center's G.B. Community Theatre.=20
Considered to be one of Simon's best plays, "Brighton Beach Memoirs" is =
the autobiographical recount of a young boy coming of age in a =
low-income, predominantly Jewish section of New York in 1937. Eugene has =
decided that since he probably won't be able to live out his dream of =
becoming a pitching coach for the New York Yankees, he may as well =
become a writer instead, and spends much of his time chronicling the =
everyday goings-on of his family. He keeps a diary of sayings used by =
his mother, aunt, or two cousins. He eavesdrops on his cousin, Nora, =
through the walls or through his own imagination and decides that he is =
in love with her, thus leading to a hilarious conversation with his =
older and much more experienced brother, Stanley, about girls and sex.
He also keeps track of the number of times his mother asks him to do =
mundane tasks like pick up his room, or the illogical number of times he =
is asked to run to the store for butter ("Why do I need to get a quarter =
pound in the morning and a quarter pound in the evening?" he asks her. =
"Why not get a half pound all at once?" "Suppose the house should burn =
down in the afternoon?" she replies. "What would I need with an extra =
quarter pound of butter?") (BUTTA!)
Eugene brings us a portrait of his life through his own eyes, sometimes =
talking directly to the audience and making comedic statements about the =
show's plot and story lines. The set of the play features five visible =
rooms - where all seven members of the cast can be featured at once. =
>From the father who works hard to put dinner on the table - so hard, in =
fact, that Eugene's mother is constantly after Eugene to ensure he does =
not disturb his father ("Write quieter so you don't wake your father," =
she says) - to Eugene's younger cousin Laurie, spoiled and forever =
pampered by the family as the victim of a supposed "fluttery heart" =
imagined by her mother. The whole family is victim to so many varied =
forms of crisis that Eugene's father has stated, "If you didn't have any =
problems, then you wouldn't live in this house."=20
But through it all, Eugene remains the comic force of the family, =
bringing light and humor to situations many others would falter through.
The play is directed by Darrell Lowe. The cast includes Ben Gates as =
Eugene; Don Kirsch as Eugene's father, Jack; Linda Fundis as his mother, =
Kate; Doug Anderson as brother Stanley; Martha Sorohan as Aunt Blanche; =
Heather Helms as Eugene's cousin Laurie; and Missy Sorohan as the other =
cousin, Nora.
The show will open this Friday, and run for eight performances, today =
and Saturday and Jan. 25, 26, 27, 31, Feb. 1 and 2. Curtain is 8 p.m. =
for the Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows, and 2 p.m. for the Sunday =
show. Tickets are $11 patron, $9 general admission, $8 seniors, $7 =
students and $6 children 12 and under.=20
A special dinner theater presentation will be held on Jan. 26, at 6:30 =
p.m. The menu for the dinner will include vegetable soup, salad, beef =
brisket, mashed potatoes, vegetable medley, challah and rye bread and =
cheesecake. Wine and other assorted beverages will also be served. Cost =
of the dinner is an additional $12 plus the cost of the ticket to the =
show.
Reservations for the dinner are required and must be made by Jan. 22.
To order tickets or for more information, call the arts center at =
964-3396


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<H1>Depression era returns in Simon play</H1>
<P>ASHTABULA - Things are never so bad in the family of 15-year old =
Eugene=20
Jerome that they can't get a little worse.<BR>The modest, low-income =
house in=20
which he lives is overcrowded with not only Eugene's immediate family, =
but also=20
his widowed aunt and her two daughters. His father, the family's only=20
breadwinner, has lost one of his two jobs. The Great Depression shows no =
signs=20
of ending. And for dinner there is liver and cabbage...again.<BR>See how =
Eugene=20
uses humor and sarcasm to deal with these and other situations facing a =
young=20
boy growing up and learning the facts of life in Neil Simon's comedy =
"Brighton=20
Beach Memoirs," opening tonight at the Ashtabula Arts Center's G.B. =
Community=20
Theatre. <BR>Considered to be one of Simon's best plays, "Brighton Beach =

Memoirs" is the autobiographical recount of a young boy coming of age in =
a=20
low-income, predominantly Jewish section of New York in 1937. Eugene has =
decided=20
that since he probably won't be able to live out his dream of becoming a =

pitching coach for the New York Yankees, he may as well become a writer =
instead,=20
and spends much of his time chronicling the everyday goings-on of his =
family. He=20
keeps a diary of sayings used by his mother, aunt, or two cousins. He =
eavesdrops=20
on his cousin, Nora, through the walls or through his own imagination =
and=20
decides that he is in love with her, thus leading to a hilarious =
conversation=20
with his older and much more experienced brother, Stanley, about girls =
and=20
sex.<BR>He also keeps track of the number of times his mother asks him =
to do=20
mundane tasks like pick up his room, or the illogical number of times he =
is=20
asked to run to the store for butter ("Why do I need to get a quarter =
pound in=20
the morning and a quarter pound in the evening?" he asks her. "Why not =
get a=20
half pound all at once?" "Suppose the house should burn down in the =
afternoon?"=20
she replies. "What would I need with an extra quarter pound of butter?") =

(BUTTA!)<BR>Eugene brings us a portrait of his life through his own =
eyes,=20
sometimes talking directly to the audience and making comedic statements =
about=20
the show's plot and story lines. The set of the play features five =
visible rooms=20
- where all seven members of the cast can be featured at once. From the =
father=20
who works hard to put dinner on the table - so hard, in fact, that =
Eugene's=20
mother is constantly after Eugene to ensure he does not disturb his =
father=20
("Write quieter so you don't wake your father," she says) - to Eugene's =
younger=20
cousin Laurie, spoiled and forever pampered by the family as the victim =
of a=20
supposed "fluttery heart" imagined by her mother. The whole family is =
victim to=20
so many varied forms of crisis that Eugene's father has stated, "If you =
didn't=20
have any problems, then you wouldn't live in this house." <BR>But =
through it=20
all, Eugene remains the comic force of the family, bringing light and =
humor to=20
situations many others would falter through.<BR>The play is directed by =
Darrell=20
Lowe. The cast includes Ben Gates as Eugene; Don Kirsch as Eugene's =
father,=20
Jack; Linda Fundis as his mother, Kate; Doug Anderson as brother =
Stanley; Martha=20
Sorohan as Aunt Blanche; Heather Helms as Eugene's cousin Laurie; and =
Missy=20
Sorohan as the other cousin, Nora.<BR>The show will open this Friday, =
and run=20
for eight performances, today and Saturday and Jan. 25, 26, 27, 31, Feb. =
1 and=20
2. Curtain is 8 p.m. for the Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows, and 2 =
p.m. for=20
the Sunday show. Tickets are $11 patron, $9 general admission, $8 =
seniors, $7=20
students and $6 children 12 and under. <BR>A special dinner theater =
presentation=20
will be held on Jan. 26, at 6:30 p.m. The menu for the dinner will =
include=20
vegetable soup, salad, beef brisket, mashed potatoes, vegetable medley, =
challah=20
and rye bread and cheesecake. Wine and other assorted beverages will =
also be=20
served. Cost of the dinner is an additional $12 plus the cost of the =
ticket to=20
the show.<BR>Reservations for the dinner are required and must be made =
by Jan.=20
22.<BR>To order tickets or for more information, call the arts center at =

964-3396</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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