[NEohioPAL] THIS SIDE OF CRAZY by Del Shores opens Friday, December 6th at convergence-continuum

[Cory Molner]

con*ver*gence-continu*um* will conclude its 2024 season with the Ohio
Premiere of *This Side of Crazy* by Del Shores. From the writer of *Sordid
Lives* and *Queer as Folk* comes a brand-new comedy about fame, family, and
finding your way back home.



Ditty Blaylock, the most prolific singer in gospel music history, is being
honored by Gospel Music Network. All the stars are aligning to showcase
Ditty’s songs on her TV special. But there is one glitch. A little hiccup.
Ditty has promised a reunion of The Blaylock Sisters, her three adult
daughters who were once national sensations – “little superstars for Jesus.”



Rachel, the oldest sister, who lives with Ditty, is furious when she finds
out that her baby sister Bethany, an atheist and lesbian, and Abigail, her
middle sister who has “anger issues” and currently is confined to a mental
facility, are headed home. What the public doesn't know is that these
complicated sisters have been estranged for over twenty-five years – and
extreme past circumstances, including a husband left in a coma, have made
reconciliation impossible.



Once the sisters are reunited, secrets are revealed, tempers flare and
family wounds are exposed. But… the show must go on!


“Highly theatrical and highly natural... the story just rockets itself
along, with revelations enough to surprise us for the entire running time.”
– *Talkin' Broadway*

“The play is written in multiple scenes that fit together like a jigsaw
puzzle with a stunning but satisfying ending. The seriousness of the
plotline is softened with classic zingers that bring spontaneous laughter
throughout... so well written it verifies Alfred North Whitehead’s concept
of relative time.” – *For All Events*

“Each of the four ladies achieves some wonderful moments of pathos,
passion, and welcome laughs throughout the show.” – *San Francisco Examiner*



Featuring Jason Romer as Ditty Blaylock, Katelyn Cornelius as Rachel
Blaylock, Susan Stein as Abigail Blaylock and Samantha Cocco as Bethany
Blaylock. Directed by Kate Smith.



*This Side of Crazy *opens Friday, December 6 and runs Thu-Sat at 8 p.m,
Sunday at 3p.m. through December 21 at con*ver*gence-continu*um*’s Liminis
Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd., Cleveland, OH 44113 in the historic Tremont
neighborhood. Tickets are $23 general admission, $18 for seniors and $18
for students. Tickets and information are available at
www.convergence-continuum.org and 216-687-0074.

-- 
Cory Molner
Executive Artistic Director
convergence-continuum
cmolner at convergence-continuum.org
216-308-9375
He/him (what this? <https://pronouns.org/>)
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