[NEohioPAL] another review of A SHAYNA MAIDEL - thru 11-4 at JCC / Tri C East

[FSternfeld at aol.com]

excerpts from the Cleveland Jewish News  review
by Fran Heller, Contributing  Writer  
”unforgettable” 

”I can’t remember when a play  last moved me to tears, one so powerful and 
engrossing that I was completely  transported to a different time and place.”

“a deeply moving story”  

”Director Fred Sternfeld’s sterling production and mesmerizing cast  deliver 
a theatrical experience that shall remain indelible in memory. There may  be 
no such thing as perfection, but Sternfeld and company come mighty  close.” 
”In the hands of lesser actors, the subject matter could  easily become 
maudlin. That it never does is owing to Sternfeld’s balanced  direction and the 
restrained performances of a marvelous cast.”

“Mitchell  Fields is outstanding as the imperious and dictatorial Orthodox 
father  Mordechai.” 

“Bernadette Clemens is excellent as the thoroughly  Americanized rebellious 
Rose.” “Lara Mielcarek delivers a virtuoso performance …  this amazing young 
actress is totally captivating.” “Clemens and Mielcarek  capture the evolving 
relationship between Rose and Lusia  beautifully.” 
”Aimee Kluiber’s costumes don’t skip a detail, right  down to the worn out 
tips of Rose’s cast-off shoes.” “Cassandra Goldbach …  dramatic lighting.” 
”The rest of the ensemble is equally first-rate … Jeanne  Task … Natalie 
Green … Ron Cuirle”  
”poignant moments” “The wordless closing montage is both  heartbreaking and 
hopeful.” 
“A Shayna Maidel is a play I won’t soon forget. Nor will  you."

View the  entire review _here_ 
(http://www.fredsternfeld.com/ashaynamaidelclevelandreviews.htm#heller) 

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A  SHAYNA MAIDEL
by Barbara Lebow
continues for two more  weekends


Literally translated as "a pretty girl," A Shayna Maidel  conveys the 
aftermath of the Holocaust through a poignant, imaginatively  conceived examination 
of one divided family's experience. 

Two sisters  separated in childhood—one raised in America, the other in Poland
—are reunited  in New York City in 1946 in the wake of World War II and the 
Holocaust.  After a 15-year separation and the loss of most family members, 
they are  nearly strangers and struggle to reconnect. A Shayna Maidel by Barbara  
Lebow was the first winner of The Mandel Jewish Community Center's Dorothy  
Silver Playwriting Competition.

WHEN:  October 18-November  4
Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm, and Friday,  
November 2 at 10:30 am.

WHERE:  CCC Eastern Campus Performing  Arts Center (4250 Richmond Road in 
Highland Hills 44122).    

HOW MUCH:  $24 - October 25, 27, 28, November 1, 2, 3,  4.  Discount tickets 
are available for JCC members ($21), seniors ($22) and  students ($12).  On 
sale at The Mandel JCC (26001 South Woodland, Beachwood  44122), 
_http://www.clevejcc.org,_ (http://www.clevejcc.org,/)  
_http://www.tickets.com_ (http://www.tickets.com/)  or 800-766-6048.

THE  CAST:
Bernadette Clemens*:  Rose Weiss
Mitchell B. Fields*:  Mordechai Weiss
Lara Mielcarek: Lusia Weiss Pechenik 
Ron Cuirle:  Duvid Pechenik
Natalie Green: Hanna 
Jeanne Task: Mama
*Actor  appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union 
of  Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.  


THE ARTISTIC STAFF:
Directed by Fred Sternfeld
Set  design by Ben Needham
Lighting design by Cassandra Goldbach
Costume design  by Aimee Kluiber
Sound design by Stan Kozak 
Dialect coaching by Beth  McGee
Stage managed by Darcy J. Lindner
Properties by Deanna  Caudill 
Technical Direction by Carl  David Skorepa

Special thanks to Jacob Hennenberg, Kathryn Wolfe Sebo, and  Roe Green and 
the Green Arts fund of the Jewish Community Federation of  Cleveland




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