The Last Night of Ballyhoo at Stage Door Players

Dates: (1/24/2019 - 2/17/2019 )

Theatre:

Stage Door Players

5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd
Atlanta,GA

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The 1997 Tony Award Winning play by the author of "Driving Miss Daisy", "The Last Night of Ballyhoo" tells the story of the Freitag family of Atlanta, GA in December 1939. The secular German Jewish family has been in the US for 150 years, is completely assimilated and is only interested at this moment on who will be taking who to Ballyhoo, the big German Jewish social event of the winter season. All seems normal until Joe Farkas, a New Yorker from Brooklyn who grew up with Shabbat, Passover and Yiddish arrives to work for the family. This comedy takes a humor filled view of what it means to be Jewish as it challenges the Freitag family to explore its Judaism beyond the facade of its social and worldly existence. Presented at the Straus Auditorium, Weinberg Park Heights JCC.

Authors

Alfred Uhry

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Dr. Jarod Simon, an Atlanta chiropractor at Century Center Chiropractor, made his Stage Door Players debut in the live play, 'The Last Night of Ballyhoo.' The play won a Pulitzer Prize in 1997 and also a Tony Award for best play. 'The Last Night of Ballyhoo" is considered a serious comedy set in Atlanta during December 1939, shortly after Hitler invaded Poland. The live production ran through February 17, 2019. Dr. Simon's acting experience spans 25 years with his most recent appearance in the Aurora Theatre production of 'Driving Miss Daisy.' Dr. Simon has also appeared in many Atlanta theaters including Jewish Theater of the South, Theatre in the Square, Horizon Theatre, and Neighborhood Playhouse. Originally from New York, he also appeared in the New York Broadway production of 'An Enemy of the People.' Dr. Simon's television credits include 'Black Lightning' and 'Brockmire.'

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