GRAPEFRUIT Extends Thru 3/19 at Stage Left Studio
Sally Lambert's GRAPEFRUIT Extends through March 19th at Stage Left Studio.
In May, 2010 Sally Lambert brought her new play, “GRAPEFRUIT”, to Cheryl King, owner, artistic director and managing director of Stage Left Studio. Miss King scheduled its production immediately. “GRAPEFRUIT” was a universal “find” written in the form of a laugh-out-loud comedy. COMEDY! On July 25, two months before the first public performance, Sally Lambert passed away, seemingly ending the opportunity for hundreds of theatergoers to attend her autobiographical earthquake of revelation and wisdom for the ages. The production was respectfully cancelled. But the play refused to be retired. An acclaimed actress in her own right, Cheryl King sent the play to the much sought after director, Theresa Gambacorta, who cleared her calendar.
On September 28, 2011 Sally Lambert’s irresistibly prescient story of her life and the forces that ended opened at STAGE LEFT STUDIO (214 West 30th Street – 6th floor) starring Cheryl King and directed by Theresa Gambacorta.
“GRAPEFRUIT” has been extended at Stage left Studio through March 19, 2012 with an option to continue through Sunday, July 1, 2012.
“GRAPEFRUIT” is an earthquake of a play. Written by a woman who was born a musician, became a playwright and died a prophetess, leaving behind what might be considered the secret of the universe. Sally Lambert was born in Southern Kentucky where she started singing at three years old and reading music not that many years later. Surrounding herself with the work of people with names such as Leontyne, Callas, Pavarotti, Verdi, Strauss, Shostakovich, Mozart and Mahler, she began plotting her escape to New York where she met her man, fell in love with his brother, was diagnosed with cancer, told she must wait until her health insurance kicked in before she could be treated, waited for that to happen, was then informed it was too late to be saved, wrote this play about the experience of being alive on this earth and then succumbed to the cancer. “GRAPEFRUIT” is an almost other worldly third-eye assessment of the human condition which, if listened to closely, could improve one’s journey through life. WORD!
THE EXTENDED PLAYING SCHEDULE
2011
Saturday, November 26
Sunday, November 27
Tuesday, November 29 (GILDA’S CLUB BENEFIT)
Tuesday, December 6
Tuesday, December 13
2012
Thursday, January 5
Friday, January 6
Saturday, January 7
Monday, January 9
Monday, January 16
Monday, January 23
Monday, January 30
Monday, February 6
Monday, February 13
Monday, February 20
Monday, February 27
Monday, March 12
Monday, March 19
ALL SHOWS AT 7:30pm
Stage Left Studio is locate at 214 West 30th Street Sixth Floor (between 7th & 8th Avenues). TICKETS are $20. For tickets and more information visit www.StageLeftStudio.net.
