[NEohioPAL] Don't miss Dorothy Silver in GOLDA'S BALCONY at Actors' Summit

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For Immediate  Release 
For  additional information contact: 
Neil Thackaberry  (330) 342-0800
Hudson, Ohio   

Dorothy  Silver Stars  
in   
Golda’s  Balcony 

Golda’s Balcony, the powerful and moving story of  Israel’s first female 
Prime Minister, starring Dorothy Silver will have a  preview performance on March 
27.  The play was written by William Gibson.  The official opening on March 
28th will be followed by a reception  for the cast and audience. The  play will 
be performed through April 13th at Actors’ Summit Theater  in downtown 
Hudson. The  play is performed Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 8  p.m. and  
Sundays at 2  p.m.   
The  Play 
On Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of  Atonement, October 6,  1973  the state of 
Israel was attacked by the armed forces of Syria, Egypt, Iraq, and  Jordan. The 
prime minister of the twenty five year old nation of Israel was a 75  year 
old grandmother, Golda Meir. 
Born in 1898 in Kiev  Russia, Golda Mabovich, emigrated with her parents to 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin when  she was five years old. When she finished grade 
school, her parents saw no need  for her to continue her education, so she ran 
away to live with her sister in  Colorado. At the age of 16, finding her sister 
as “bossy” as her mother, she  moved out, got a job, and rented a room. In 
Colorado she met Morris Meyerson  whom she married several years later. 
In 1921, Golda and Morris  emigrated to Palestine and joined a kibbutz. 
Golda, who had always been  politically active, worked for the labor party and 
eventually became a  functionary within the Jewish Agency.   
On the eve of the  establishment of the State of Israel, Golda was sent on an 
undercover mission to  negotiate peace with King Abdullah of Jordan. Her 
mission  failed. 
Golda Meir (David  Ben-Gurion changed her name from Meyerson to Meir to make 
it sound more Hebrew)  served the new state in a number of capacities: 
fundraiser, ambassador to  Moscow, Minister of Labor, and Foreign  Minister. 
The central focus of the  play is the decision Golda faced in the darkest 
days the Yom Kippur war, when  the imminent destruction of the State of Israel 
caused her to consider using  Israel’s nuclear weapons. 
The  Cast 
Dorothy  Silver has performed and  directed at many area theatres including 
Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the  Cleveland Playhouse as well as in the New 
York’s American Place Theatre.  Among her favorite roles are leads in  The 
Visit, All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and Master  Class.  She served in 
long-time  posts as Director of Theatre at the Cleveland JCC and as resident guest  
director of Karamu Theatre.  At  Actors’ Summit she has appeared in The Merry 
Wives of Windsor, Arms and the  Man, and Laughter in Three Languages. 
Performance Schedule
Golda’s  Balcony will  have a preview performance on March 27.  The official 
opening on Friday, March 28  will be followed by a reception with the cast.  
Regular performances continue through  April 13, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 
at 8:00  p.m.  and Sundays at 2:00  p.m. Following each  performance, there 
will be an opportunity for the audience to discuss the play  with the director, 
members of the community, and Dorothy Silver.   
Tickets
Tickets  are $25 on Fridays & Saturdays, $22 on Thursdays & Sundays. College  
students and seniors receive a $2 discount at all regular Thursday and Sunday 
 performances.  Students under age 18  are admitted for half price at all 
performances.  Remainder of season subscriptions are  available.  Group discounts 
are  available for parties of 10 or more.  
Tickets  can be purchased on line at www.actorssummit.org or by phone by 
calling (330)  342-0800.   
Web  site
Actors’ Summit Theater can be found on the web at  www.actorssummit.org. 



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