Eleemosynary by Lee Blessing focuses on the lives of three women: seventy-five-year-old Dorothea; her middle-aged daughter, Artie; and Artie's sixteen-year-old daughter, Echo. Dorothea, an admitted New Age eccentric, has complicated the lives of the two other women by imposing her thwarted dreams on them, which has alienated Artie not only from Dorothea but from Echo as well. As the play begins, Echo is caring for Dorothea, who has just had a stroke. During the course of the play, Echo tries to bring the three women together. Blessing presents fragmented vignettes of the lives of the three women as they struggle to define themselves both as individuals and as part of a family unit. In this poignant and mature study of familial relationships, Blessing highlights the human need for connection and forgiveness. Auditions are Tuesday June 13 and Wednesday June 14 at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, 40 River Street, Chagrin Falls. Show dates are August 11,12,18,19,20, and 25 in our little (65 seat) black box theatre. Hope to see you there. Sent from Barb's iPad