Playwrights Local 4181 proudly concludes its world premiere of Les Hunter’s contemporary drama To the Orchard. Directed by Dale Heinen, the play runs for a final weekend, June 10 through 12, at Dobama Theatre in Cleveland Heights.

In To the Orchard, college student Rachel Bergman reveals her sexual identity to her Orthodox Jewish father, who also is struggling with his own hidden past. In coming to terms with each other--and themselves--the pair must reconcile the conflicting pulls of tradition and individual desire. The play takes place in Brooklyn in the recent past, but incorporates dreamlike visits to turn-of-the-century England and the lost Jewish Eastern Europe. The spirits of Robert Plant and Virginia Woolf add a touch of magic realism to this intimate work about making mistakes, coming clean, and the power of history and family.

The cast of To the Orchard features Robert Branch, Kelsey Angel Baehrens, Andrea Belser, and Michael Regnier. For more information, including other collaborators, please visit http://playwrightslocal.org/to-the-orchard/.

Read Bob Abelman's review in the Cleveland Jewish News: "the performances soar when Hunter’s words seem to fly from the page!"

Hear an interview with the playwright on Sound of Applause!