May 21-July 31, 2012
South of Delancey - World Premiere
Written & Created by Karen Sommers
Based on historic reel-to-reel recordings salvaged from a dumpster, the play "South of Delancey" takes you back in time to relive the culture, the struggles, and the triumphs of America's first live reality show!
Starring (in alphabetical order):
- Kal Bennett
- Casey Kramer
- Jodi Fleisher
- Barry Alan Levine
- Abigail Marks
- Jordana Oberman
- Sharon Rosner
- Michael Rubenstone
Opens May 21 - July 31, 2011
Thurs, Fri, Sat at 8pm Sun at 3pm
The REVIEWS are in!
The show's most fascinating moments occur when Sommers incorporates the original recordings and the Yiddish-speaking judge can be heard feebly throwing rabbinical bromides and blandishments at cases of such hopelessly intractable incompatibility. Sommers' tight staging (with Carol Doehring's crisp lights and period-perfect costumes by Lois Tedrow) and a powerful ensemble lend the proceedings considerable polish . . . Bill Raden – LA Weekly
Set in the 1940s, "South of Delancey," at the Fremont Centre Theatre, is well-directed, beautifully acted and consistently entertaining. F. Kathleen Foley – LA Times
This is an unusual offering… visually beautiful and well performed… A compelling theatrical story laced with Jewish tradition and rampant lust alternately. Pat Taylor – Tolucan Times
"South of Delancey" is rich and fascinating, and a delight for those of us who love being steeped in the most unremarkable of human experiences. Frances Baum Nicholson – Pasadena Star-News
