[NEohioPAL] Actors' Summit BAD JEWS talk back discussion leaders

Thu Apr 16 14:03:20 PDT 2015

Press Release

For additional information

Please contact:

Neil Thackaberry

330-374-7568

*BAD JEWS*

*Talk Backs At Actors’ Summit*

Actors’ Summit, Akron’s professional theater, announces a series of
post-performance discussions in connection with its production of *BAD JEWS*
by Joshua Harmon.

The talk back schedule, which features members of the Jewish community with
a wide range of perspectives.

On Thursday, April 16th Robin Selinger.  Dr. Robin Selinger is a professor
in the Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program at Kent State
University.

On Friday, April 17 Cleveland area professional actors Marc Mortiz & George
Roth.  Marc and George have performed and directed throughout Northeast
Ohio.

Saturday, April 18th Sol Factor.  Sol is a retired history teacher from the
Cleveland Heights school system and a Mandel Fellow.

On Thursday, April 23rd - Jen Chestnut.  Jen is affiliated with the Hillel
organization in both Kent and Akron.

On Saturday, April 25 - Chaya Kessler.  Chaya Kessler is the Jewish Studies
Program Director at Kent State University.

 Sat, May 2nd - Adina Bloom Lewkowicz.  Adina is both a talented singer and
an arts educator.

The show opens on Friday night, April 17.  *BAD JEWS* is scheduled for a 12
performance run, closing on May 3.

Performances are given Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 8:00 P.M.
and Sundays at 2 PM, and take place at Greystone Hall, in downtown Akron.
The show is appropriate only for adults because of strong language.  A free
dessert reception with the cast follows the opening night performance on
Friday, April 17.

*The Cast*

*Brittany Gaul (Daphna) *Recent acting credits include: *Summer Cannibals*
(Jessa), *Loki & Lucy* (Mom/Fenrir), *One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest*
(Nurse Flinn), and *Love in Pieces* (Ophelia).  Recent Stage Management
credits include *High Fidelity: A Musical!* (BCT) and *One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest* (BCT).  Brittany works as a teaching artist for several
theatres and arts programs throughout Cleveland.

*Kyle Huff (Liam)* is a Hiram College graduate.  Recent roles include Artax
in *The Neverending Story* and Johnson in *Anna Christie* at Ensemble
Theatre.  He was also Proteus in *Two Gentlemen of Verona* and Lucio
in *Measure
for Measure* at Cleveland Shakespeare Festival.

*Nate Miller (Jonah)* is a graduate of Cleveland State University’s
Department of Theatre & Dance.  He has performed at numerous venues in
Northeast Ohio.  Favorite credits include:  *4000 Miles*, *Loki & Lucy*,
*AirWaves,* and *The Mousetrap*.

*Gabi Shook (Melody) *is a junior musical theatre major at Kent State
University. At Kent Gabi has been in   *Pride and Prejudice*, *On the Town*,
*Finian’s Rainbow* and most recently *My Heart is the Drum.*

 *The Play *

*"One of the funniest things on the New York Stage”  Huffington Post*

You really don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy *BAD JEWS*.  It’s a compact,
comedic tale of young millennial cousins behaving very badly in a battle
over a family heirloom.  The play, performed without intermission, will
translate to families of just about any religion or ethnicity.

Daphna, the cousin who’s come in from college for her grandfather Poppy’s
funeral, is staying at an Upper West Side apartment that belongs to her
aunt and uncle.  She’s a nonstop talker and an intent listener with a keen
ear for any chance to push her case.

Daphna is on a mission. As the most “Jewish” grandchild, she’s convinced
she deserves to inherit Holocaust survivor Poppy’s little gold Chai (Hebrew
for “life”) amulet. Fully assimilated and no less argumentative eldest
grandchild Liam is equally adamant that the necklace is, by rights, his.
When Liam shows up with his new gentile girlfriend sparks combust in a
conflagration of insults and argument. Jonah, the hapless younger brother
simply does his best to stay out of the way.

With all the rest of the family in town for the funeral, the grandkids are
stuck bunking together in this living room for the duration.

Six of the performances will be followed by discussions led by members of
the Jewish community.

*Tickets:*

Tickets for *BAD JEWS* are on sale now through the box office at
330-374-7568 and online at www.actorssummit.org.  Preview tickets (April
16) are $20.  Tickets for all other performances: $33 for adults, $28 for
seniors over 65; and $10 for all full time students under 30.  Special
discounts are available for groups.

*The Theater:*

The theater is located on the sixth floor of historic Greystone Hall in
downtown Akron. The facility features barrier free access and free parking.

More information is available at the Actors’ Summit website:
www.actorssummit.org.
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