Proof
by David Auburn
Wednesdays, February 7, 14, 21, 2:00 pm
Saturdays, February 10, 17, 24, 7:30 pm
Sundays, February 4, 18, 2:00 pm
Proof is the story of enigmatic young woman, her manipulative sister, their brilliant father, and an unexpected suitor. They are all pieces of the puzzle in the search for the truth behind a mysterious mathematical proof. The young but guarded Catherine grieves over the loss of her father, a famous mathematician who had become a legend at the local university for solving complicated proofs and for suffering from dementia. Just as Catherine begins to give in to her fear that she, too, might suffer from her father’s condition, Catherine’s older sister Claire returns home to help “settle” family affairs, and Hal, their father’s former student, discovers an old notebook that brings to light a buried family secret. This poignant drama about love and reconciliation unfolds on the back porch of a house in a suburban university town.
Visiting Mr. Green
by Jeff Baron
Wednesdays, March 13, 20, 2:00 pm
Saturdays, March 16, 23, 7:30 pm
Sundays, March 17, 24, 2:00 pm
Mr. Green, an 86-year-old widower living in Manhattan, is almost hit by a car driven by young corporate executive Ross Gardiner. Found guilty of reckless driving, Ross is ordered to spend the next six months making weekly visits to Mr. Green, who, after his wife’s death, has retreated from life, letting himself and his apartment go to ruin. Ross is lonely too, but instinctively nurturing. The story starts as a comedy about two people who resent being forced together but develops into a gripping and poignant drama as family secrets are revealed and old wounds are opened. This beloved play, one of the most produced in the world over the past 25 years, has reached millions of theater-goers on six continents.
Words...Alive!
Founded by Eunice Bernard and Carol Clarke Geshlider
Sponsored by Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation
In the tradition of Readers Theater, remarkably talented actors will bring to life for us extraordinary characters from great literature.
Thursday, January 25, 2:00 pm
The Bridge to Take When Things Get Serious - Premiere
Adapted by Carol Clarke Geshlider from the memoir by Lori Jakiela
After seven years in New York, Lori Jakiela gives up her job as an international flight attendant and her dreams of becoming a writer, and returns home to Pittsburgh to take care of her dying mother. Always the loving, befuddled daughter, Jakiela stumbles to find her new life while sleeping in her childhood bed and teaching writing to students who hate to read. Unexpected love, expected loss, the struggle to find our own families, The Bridge to Take When Things Get Serious is the story of mothers and daughters, the debts we pay, and the new lives we build for ourselves when we least expect them.
Thursday, March 28, 2:00 pm
Three Daughters
Adapted by Carol Clarke Geshlider from the novel by Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Shoshanna struggles to overcome personal demons while working to repair family estrangements, while English professor Leah faces the pain of abandonment, and athlete Rachel watches her carefully constructed world fall apart. A powerful drama about family secrets, sisterly angst, forgiveness, and healing the damages of broken trust.
Special Performance: Handle with Care
by Jason Odell Williams
Save the Dates!
Tuesday, April 2, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, April 3, 2:00 pm
at B'nai Torah Congregation
Circumstances both hilarious and tragic bring together a young Israeli woman who has little command of English, and a young American man who has little command of romance. Is their inevitable love an accident or destiny?
Individual tickets: All Seats, General Admission: $36 (This production is not included in Subscriptions.)
