by ELIZABETH FULLER
Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM through
MAY 14
40
River Street, Chagrin Falls
TICKETS: $12 (Not recommended for children)
Details & Tickets: http://www.cvlt.org/86thSeason/jezebel.php or call 440-247-8955
Directed by LAUREL BRYANT
Starring:
LISA FREEBAIRN as BETTE DAVIS
TALIA VALLINE as LIZ FULLER
"The year was 1985 and a
woman, married with a 4-year-old son, was about to live the
32-day experience of her lifetime. Liz Fuller was about to get
an unexpected visit from her all-time film idol, silver screen
legend Bette Davis. As it turned out, Davis went on to stay in
Fuller's modest Connecticut home for 32 days, much to the dismay
of Fuller's husband, writer John Fuller.
…
Lisa Freebairn, as the 77-year-old Davis, gives a stellar
performance. Freebairn sounds like Davis, shows excellent timing
and delivery with all of the cutting comments Davis delivers
throughout (many at the expense of her film rival Joan
Crawford), and even moves about as Davis likely did at the time,
having survived a stroke.
…
This play works on several levels. It works for Davis' fans; for
those who like to laugh at the juxtaposition of a star living in
a normal household; or as a story in which a woman gets to meet
and live with the woman who, as a child, she spent so much time
watching and admiring."
~ Jeff Piorkowski, Cleveland.com
CVLT is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and supported by the Ohio Arts Council. CVLT is a proud member of the American Association of Community Theatre and the Ohio Association of Community Theatre.