Marilyn Monroe Theater at the Lee Strasberg Creative Center
7936 Santa Monica Blvd
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- When
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May 15, 2010 – July 3, 2010
Fridays–Saturdays (8pm)
Sundays (2pm)
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- Price
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$25
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“Rebellious Los Angeles teenager Bethany, misunderstood by her parents and frustrated with the superficiality of life in Los Angeles, goes to Israel for the summer on a school trip and vanishes, causing her panicked parents to travel to the Holy Land in search of their daughter. In a forceful monologue during the first act, the audience sees Bethany's transformation from a furious, nihilistic teen to one who finds a new identity in the modesty, spirituality, and family-mindedness of the ultra-Orthodox Haredi community. As her parents explore the mystery of their daughter's disappearance, a conflicting and complicated social and religious culture is revealed.”
Karin E. Baker, Flavorpill
Marilyn Monroe Theater at the Lee Strasberg Creative Center says: In a parent's worst nightmare, a troubled American teen vanishes into the mysterious world of Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox Haredi community while on a summer trip to Israel, cutting off all communication with her desperate mother and father. David Gautreaux directs acclaimed playwright Wendy Graf's newest and most controversial work to date.
