Edgemar Center for the Arts
2437 Main St
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Henry Jaglom. (Photo: Ed Krieger.)
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Oct 17, 2009 – Sep 19, 2010
Fridays–Saturdays (8pm)
Sundays (5pm)
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- Price
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$25
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“Henry Jaglom's father was a wealthy Russian businessman, and one of the few Jews Heinrich Himmler offered make an "honorary Aryan" before he finally settled in New York with Jaglom's mother, a direct descendant of 18th-century German philosopher, Moses Mendhelsson. Considering his pedigree, it's not surprising Jaglom chooses a Jewish family as the subject of Just 45 Minutes From Broadway. The Ambien-counting patriarch (Jack Heller) recalls his deep roots in the Yiddish theater, while his wife and fellow actor (Diane Salinger) succumbs to bouts of spontaneous divination. Their youngest, the 30-year-old Pandora (Tanna Frederick), has moved back home after yet another failed relationship, while her older sister Betsy (Julie Davis), brings home her non-thespian fiancé (David Garver), who develops an unexpected reaction to his hosts. They are joined by fellow underemployed veteran actor Uncle Larry (David Proval) and the good-natured boarder, Sally Brooks (Harriet Schock). What unfolds is a delightfully dramatic treatise on the virtues of character and drama, and a lesson on embracing the crazy in us all.”
Tanja M. Laden, Flavorpill
Edgemar Center says:
The play has been extended yet again, through September 19, 2010. Diane Louise Salinger returns to take up her original-cast role as Vivien for the remainder of the run, beginnning August 1st.
