Actors' Playhouse to Present MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET, 12/3-28

Actors' Playhouse will present the South Florida premiere of Miracle on South Division Street, a marvelous new comedy by Tom Dudzick about family faith and adjusting to life's unexpected surprises, that plays December 3 - 28 at the Miracle Theatre.

Meet the Nowaks of Buffalo, NY. They have always known they were special, ever since the night Clara's father, an immigrant from war-torn Poland, had a miraculous vision in his barbershop. Keeping the faith nearly 65 years later in their gritty, deteriorating neighborhood are Clara (Elizabeth Dimon) and her grown children: Jimmy (Clay Cartland), a garbage collector, Bev (Jeni Hacker), a ketchup bottler, and Ruth (Deborah L. Sherman), who would be a struggling actress if she could only get a part. But now Ruth has stopped going to mass, Jimmy is dating a Jewish girl, and a deathbed confession causes the family legend to unravel with heartfelt and hilarious results.

Directed by David Arisco, the creative team for Miracle on South Division Street includes Tim Bennett (Scenic Design), Ellis Tillman (Costume Design), Mitch Furman (Sound Design) and Eric Nelson (Lighting Design).

"Although this is our first Tom Dudzick production, he happens to be one of America's most regionally produced playwrights," said Director David Arisco. "In Miracle on South Division Street, the celebrated author introduces us to the Nowaks, yet another hysterically dysfunctional family dealing with time honored traditions and the holidays."

Preview performances of Miracle on South Division Street will be held Wednesday and Thursday, December 3 and 4 at 8 p.m. The show will open on Friday, December 5 at 8 p.m. and play through December 28, 2014. Evening performances will be held Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with afternoon matinees on Sunday at 3 p.m. A special weekday matinee is scheduled on Wednesday, December 10 at 2 p.m.

Preview night tickets on the first Wednesday and Thursday are $35. Tickets for weeknights and matinees are $45, and on Friday and Saturday evenings $53. The theatre offers a 10 percent senior discount rate the day of performance and $15 student rush tickets 15 minutes prior to curtain with identification. Discounts are based on availability and exclude Saturday and Sunday.

Group discounted rates are offered for 15 or more through our group sales department. Single tickets may be purchased through the box office at 305-444-9293 or online at www.actorsplayhouse.org.

This event is made possible with the support of Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, and the Miami Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners for Major Cultural Institutions, and is sponsored in part by the State of Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on Arts & Culture, with support of the City of Coral Gables, and NBC Miami.

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