From Off-Broadway to Rising Action Theatre: Jeffrey Solomon Returns with 'MOTHER/SON', 06/10-06/27
Jeffrey Solomon's semi-autobiographical award winning show 'Mother/Son' comes to Rising Action Theatre with the original cast member, Jeffrey Solomon.
No one comes out alone. Mother/Son is Jeffrey Solomon's semi-autobiographical oneman play inspired by his relationship with his mother, whose struggle towards understanding and accepting her gay son - from first terrified visit to a support group for parents of gay children to marching with him in a pride parade - forms the basis of this poignant and hilarious play.
The production was a critical hit in Chicago, New York, San Francisco and in London's Off-West End and features Solomon as both mother and son in a performance Gaydar Nation calls, "Amazing, riveting and moving!"
Jeffrey Solomon's performance was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Best Actor. Solomon has also performed the play in India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.Rising Action Theatre, Inc. is dedicated to promoting and educating the public in diversity and tolerance for all people through theatre arts. It will present plays with multi-cultural themes and works of social relevance.
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