Genesis Theatrical Productions' 2015 Season to Feature CREATION'S BIRTHDAY, GROUCHO & More

Artistic Director Gerald H. Bailey and Associate Artistic Director Elayne LeTraunik and Genesis Theatrical Productions, a leading supporter of new works and women's works, have announced the 2015 season.

Creation's Birthday by Hasan Padamsee, runs March 26 to April 19, 2015 at the Athenaeum Studio Two. Groucho by Neil Cole runs July 23 to August 9, 2015 at the Raven Theatre West Stage and On Holy Ground by Stephanie Liss runs July 2 to August 2, 2015 at Theatre Wit. The final show, Hope Throws Her Heart Away by Susan Goodell will run in November at a space TBA.

CREATION'S BIRTHDAY

CREATION'S BIRTHDAY brings to life the story of the Big-Bang Genesis through the legendary battle between astronomer Edwin Hubble and the scientific icon Albert Einstein.

How did a boxing champ, war-hero, Rhodes scholar, and upstart astronomer gang up with a moonshine peddling janitor (Milton Humason) to discover our expanding universe? And how did Hubble and his Jesuit priest ally (Father Georges Lemaitre) use the expanding universe to expose the greatest blunder of the greatest scientist? How could the infallible, scientific genius of the century so bungle his theory to miss the creation of the universe?

GROUCHO

Groucho combines songs, set pieces and snippets from the great comic's life to tell a story that reminds us of another time. But the show is structured ultimately not around the Marx Brothers films, but around Groucho himself and especially his later game show 'You Bet Your Life'. Groucho wants to show us that betting his life is exactly what Groucho the man did. The bet was made for him in the beginning, but he raised the stakes and came out a winner. A show like Groucho has a lot of risk but... it too is a gamble that pays off. - Australian Stage

ON HOLY GROUND

An Israeli Orthodox mother living in Gush Etzion and a Hamas mother living in Gaza each has a 16 year old daughter. One Saturday night, after Shabbat, there is a suicide bombing and the Israeli daughter is killed. The Hamas daughter is the suicide bomber. Both mothers are broken, each in a different way. This is the story of how each of these separate worlds collide, as the two women ultimately come together in a shattering climax.

HOPE THROWS HER HEART AWAY

Hope Throws Her Heart Away is a comedy/drama about a woman who has gone adrift trying to be all things to all people, pleasing everyone but herself. It's the journey of growing up after growing up and finding a path by getting lost. In tune with Hope's conflicted personality, this is a one-woman show-performed by three actresses.