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The Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company
presents the Toronto premiere of THE SISTERS
ROSENSWEIG, Wendy Wasserstein's captivating look at three
uncommon women and their quest for love, self-definition and
fulfillment.
Directed by Jim Warren
and starring Rosemary Dunsmore, Linda
Kash and Sarah Dodd, THE SISTERS
ROSENSWEIG previews from June 7, officially
opens Thursday, June 12 and runs until June 21 at the
St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts' Jane Mallett Theatre,
27 Front Street, East, Toronto.
THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG
tells the story of one weekend in the lives of three Jewish-American
sisters from Brooklyn who gather in London to celebrate the
birthday of the oldest sister, Sara (Rosemary
Dunsmore). Sara is an overachieving expatriate living
in England. Middle sister Gorgeous (Linda
Kash), is a housewife, mother and radio personality triple-threat
living in Newton, Mass. The youngest is Pfeni, nee Penny (Sarah
Dodd), a globetrotting journalist who lives her life
as if she were on an extended junior year abroad.
During the lively weekend, the sisters - with Sara's
daughter Tess (Sara Farb) and several
male friends (Steve Cumyn as Geoffrey,
Richard Greenblatt as Mervyn, Andrew
Craig as Tom, and Michael Hanrahan
as Nicholas) - throw a party, share secrets and try to decipher
the men who fall in and out of their lives.
Partially autobiographical, THE
SISTERS ROSENSWEIG premiered on Broadway in 1993 and
was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. It ran for over
a year and was Ms. Wasserstein's second Broadway hit in a row
- an unheard of feat in the theatre in recent decades. It arguably
made her the most prominent female playwright in America for
the remainder of her life.
Wendy Wasserstein
won the Pulitzer Prize, as well as Tony, Outer Critic Circle,
and Drama Desk Awards for her play, "The Heidi Chronicles."
Her other works include the plays "Isn't It Romantic",
"Old Money", and "Uncommon Women and Others";
the children's book, "Pamela's First Musical" (1996),
the screenplay "The Object of My Affection," (1998);
and two collections of personal essays, "Bachelor Girls,"
(1990), and "Shiksa Goddess: Or, How I Spent My Forties"
(2001). She died of lymphoma in 2006 at age 55.
The Harold Green Jewish Theatre
Company (HGJT) is Toronto's only professional not-for-profit
Jewish theatre organization. Launched in October 2006 by co-founders
David Eisner and Avery Saltzman, HGJT's vision is to illuminate
humanity through a Jewish perspective, celebrating and preserving
Jewish culture by inviting artists and audiences to participate
in live theatre. HGJT launched its inaugural season in March
2008 with the Toronto premiere of "Rose", written
by award-winning playwright, Martin Sherman.
Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company
presents
The Sisters Rosensweig
By Wendy Wasserstein • Directed by Jim Warren
Starring Rosemary Dunsmore, Linda Kash, Sarah Dodd
With Andrew Craig, Steve Cumyn, Sara Farb, Richard Greenblatt,
Michael Hanrahan
Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front
Street East, Toronto
Previews Saturday, June 7 and runs until Saturday, June 21,
2008
Official Opening Night: Thursday, June
12 @ 8pm
Monday - Saturday at 8pm, Wednesday & Saturday at 2pm
Tickets are $41.50-$69.50 and can be purchased by calling 416.366.7723,
in person at the box office or at www.stlc.com
For groups 12+ call The Group Tix Company at 647.438.5559
or visit www.thegrouptixcompany.com
For more information visit www.hgjewishtheatre.com
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