[NEohioPAL]Hudson Players present Greta Rothman in Those Seven Little Words ( I Love You, So You're Probably Gay)

Mon Sep 12 09:02:54 PDT 2005

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                Press Release

The Hudson Players Guild

Announces

                             Greta Rothman in

Those Seven Little Words

    I Love You, So You're Probably Gay

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September 12, 2005 :   A FEW WORDS OF INTRODUCTION FROM GRETA ROTHMAN

In the spring of 1994, I was fortunate enough to be an audience member =
at a workshop for aspiring musical theatre writers. A young woman =
stepped forward and proceeded to perform a piece she had just written, =
entitled Those Seven Little Words: I Love You, So You're Probably Gay. =
Needless to say, the minute the song began to unfold it was as if this =
girl had interviewed me and then written the song about my life. I vowed =
that at some point I would have to get a hold of that song and perform =
it myself.

'Fast forward' to 1999. While living in New York City, I sought an =
outlet for my desire to perform. When I looked around, it seemed that =
everyone from my out-of-work actor friends, to chorus girls, to big =
Broadway stars had discovered the world of "cabaret." As a cabaret =
performer, one could write and direct their own piece, retaining full =
authority over the production and the content.

I knew that if I was going to do a cabaret show it would have to be =
about something that resonated with me and would also touch others. Then =
I remembered the song and went into action. After receiving the =
performance rights from the composer, my show began to take shape.

Many reincarnations later, a funny thing has happened. What started out =
as me just wanting to perform and entertain people has turned into a =
much broader experience, touching people in ways I never dreamed it =
would. Women have come up to me after a show and said, "That's my life =
story! It's good to know I'm not the only one who falls for gay men all =
the time!" Gay men have come up to me and said that they now understand =
their straight female friends a little better. A few students have even =
told me that the show gave them the confidence to try and start a =
gay/straight alliance at their school! Perhaps the most beautiful thing =
of all is that when I performed the show at Western Reserve Academy, it =
triggered dialogue about a subject that people there had been afraid to =
address: being gay and how to relate to people who are gay.

It thrills me that my little story is able to turn a formerly 'taboo' =
subject matter into a topic of conversation. I think it's because the =
cast and I approach the material in a way that is funny, safe and, most =
of all, honest.

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Friday October 7, 2005 at 8pm

Tickets are $20

Proceeds to Benefit The Hudson Players Guild

Barlow Community Center

39 Oviatt Street

Hudson, Ohio  44236

Call Now for Tickets

330-655-8522

Visit

 www.SevenLittleWords.com

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proceeded to=20
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began to unfold it was as if this girl had interviewed me and then =
written the=20
song about my life. I vowed that at some point I would have to get a =
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that song and perform it myself. =91Fast forward=92 to 1999. =
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New York City, I sought an outlet for my desire to perform. When I =
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girls, to big Broadway stars had discovered the world of =93cabaret.=94 =
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be about something that resonated with me and would also touch others. =
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remembered the song and went into action. After receiving the =
performance rights=20
from the composer, my show began to take shape. Many =
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later, a funny thing has happened. What started out as me just wanting =
to=20
perform and entertain people has turned into a much broader experience, =
touching=20
people in ways I never dreamed it would. Women have come up to me after =
a show=20
and said, =93That=92s my life story! It=92s good to know I=92m not the =
only one who=20
falls for gay men all the time!=94 Gay men have come up to me and said =
that they=20
now understand their straight female friends a little better. A few =
students=20
have even told me that the show gave them the confidence to try and =
start a=20
gay/straight alliance at their school! Perhaps the most beautiful thing =
of all=20
is that when I performed the show at Western Reserve Academy, it =
triggered=20
dialogue about a subject that people there had been afraid to address: =
being gay=20
and how to relate to people who are gay. It thrills me that my =
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story is able to turn a formerly =91taboo=92 subject matter into a topic =
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conversation. I think it=92s because the cast and I approach the =
material in a way=20
that is funny, safe and, most of all, honest.
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<FONT=20
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<FONT=20
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<FONT=20
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Guild
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<FONT=20
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<FONT=20
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<FONT=20
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