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PTSIZE="12"><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>excerpts from the Cleveland Jewish News
review</FONT><BR></STRONG><FONT size=2><STRONG><EM>by Fran Heller, Contributing
Writer</EM></STRONG> </FONT>
<P><FONT size=2><STRONG>”unforgettable” <BR><BR>”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.”<BR><BR>“a deeply moving story”
<BR><BR>”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.”</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><STRONG>”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.”<BR><BR>“Mitchell
Fields is outstanding as the imperious and dictatorial Orthodox father
Mordechai.” <BR><BR>“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.”</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><STRONG>”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.”</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><STRONG>”The rest of the ensemble is equally first-rate … Jeanne
Task … Natalie Green … Ron Cuirle” </STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><STRONG>”poignant moments” “The wordless closing montage is both
heartbreaking and hopeful.”</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG>“A Shayna Maidel is a play I won’t soon forget. Nor will
you."</STRONG><BR><BR></FONT><FONT size=3><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>View the
entire review </FONT><A
href="http://www.fredsternfeld.com/ashaynamaidelclevelandreviews.htm#heller"><FONT
color=#ffffff><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>here</FONT></A><FONT
color=#000000><BR><BR>------------------------------------------------------------------------</FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P><FONT
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36px"><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff><STRONG>A
SHAYNA MAIDEL<BR><FONT size=4>by Barbara Lebow</FONT><BR><FONT color=#cc0000
size=4><EM>continues for two more
weekends</EM></FONT><BR></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Verdana></FONT></SPAN>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000><FONT
face=Arial size=3><BR></FONT><STRONG>Literally translated as "a <SPAN
name="st">pretty</SPAN> <SPAN name="st">girl</SPAN>," <I>A Shayna Maidel</I>
conveys the aftermath of the Holocaust through a poignant, imaginatively
conceived examination of one divided family's experience. <BR><BR>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. <I>A Shayna Maidel</I> by Barbara
Lebow was the first winner of The Mandel Jewish Community Center's Dorothy
Silver Playwriting Competition.</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Verdana>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>WHEN: October 18-November
4<BR>Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm, and Friday,
November 2 at 10:30 am.<BR> <BR>WHERE: CCC Eastern Campus Performing
Arts Center (4250 Richmond Road in Highland Hills 44122).
<BR> <BR>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), </STRONG></FONT></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.clevejcc.org,/" target=_blank><FONT face=Verdana
color=#000000><STRONG>http://www.clevejcc.org,</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
face=Verdana color=#000000><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.tickets.com/" target=_blank><FONT face=Verdana
color=#000000><STRONG>http://www.tickets.com</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT
face=Verdana color=#000000><STRONG> or 800-766-6048.<BR> <BR>THE
CAST:<BR>Bernadette Clemens*: Rose Weiss<BR>Mitchell B. Fields*:
Mordechai Weiss<BR>Lara Mielcarek: Lusia Weiss Pechenik <BR>Ron Cuirle:
Duvid Pechenik<BR>Natalie Green: Hanna <BR>Jeanne Task: Mama<BR></STRONG>*Actor
appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of
Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
<BR><BR><STRONG> <BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><FONT
color=#000000><STRONG>THE ARTISTIC STAFF:<BR>Directed by Fred Sternfeld<BR>Set
design by Ben Needham<BR>Lighting design by Cassandra Goldbach<BR>Costume design
by Aimee Kluiber<BR>Sound design by Stan Kozak <BR>Dialect coaching by Beth
McGee<BR>Stage managed by Darcy J. Lindner<BR>Properties by Deanna
Caudill</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>Technical Direction by Carl
David Skorepa<BR><BR>Special thanks to Jacob Hennenberg, Kathryn Wolfe Sebo, and
Roe Green and the Green Arts fund of the Jewish Community Federation of
Cleveland<BR></DIV></STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's new at <A title="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" href="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" target="_blank">AOL.com</A> and <A title="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" href="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" target="_blank">Make AOL Your Homepage</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>