James Sherman (From Door to Door) gives us this delightful soufflé of a play. Jack Shore, a well-known television personality, is appearing for one night only in a tribute to his grandfather, Jacob Shemerinsky, great star of the Yiddish Theater. Backstage in his dressing room, Jack confronts his challenges as an actor - and as a husband to his co-starring wife. Simultaneously, 75 years in the past, Jacob has problems of his own. Actors play their past and present roles in a dizzying display of life in the theater in this time-traveling farce that is a smart and classic marital farce ingeniously complicated by historical layering and dual role-playing. From its Yiddish roots to its long obsession to Hollywood, it is a beguiling comic love letter to the American theater, a crackling little commentary on actors - and their mothers, wives, girlfriends and managers. A door-slamming comedy, it is a clever tribute to Yiddish Theatre as well as to vain glorious stage actors.
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Montgomery Theater is a not-for-profit theatrical enterprise dedicated to bringing new life to old tales while imparting age and wisdom upon new ones. Montgomery Theater demonstrates the power of live theater on an intimate scale. For local productions of plays and musicals, standup comedy shows, and acting camps for kids, Montgomery Theater is a vital part of the community and a contributor to vast artistic resources of our area. Located in the heart of Souderton—close restaurants, coffee houses, and ice cream shops—our professional actors and unique performance space are the perfect reasons to join us for a show. Free parking and affordable prices only make us that more appealing.
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