5/10-5/24: Jerry Mayer's Hit "Black & Bluestein" extends at SM Playhouse (Santa Monica Playhouse)
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Date: 2008-04-19, 6:14PM PDT
You’ll laugh… You’ll cry…You’ll think. Extended! The return production of Jerry Mayer’s engaging dramedy, set in 1963 St. Louis and based on a true event, explores the ripple effect in the neighborhood when a well-to-do black scientist Dan Black, wants to buy a home in an upscale, all-white mostly Jewish neighborhood from the Jewish builder, Jeff Bluestein. Bluestein always tried to be a good liberal but breaking the color barrier could break his bank account and even his marriage. Tension, conflict, prejudice, fear of plunging home values, and Jewish guilt add up to gripping drama and laugh-out- loud comedy.
“Recommended”- LA Times “Invigorating, engaging, valid.”
“A surprisingly nuanced and personal play.” – L.A. Weekly
“The recent changes on the political landscape give the piece an added punch
and relevance” –BackStage West
Featuring Kimberly Arland John Eric Bentley, George Coe, Larry Gelman, Kelly Lester, Loren Lester, Lenora May
Written by Jerry Mayer (2 Across, Aspirin and Elephants, the musical You Haven't Changed a Bit And Other Lies, Killjoy, A Love Affair, Dietrich/Chevalier)
Directed by Deborah Harmon
Produced by Emily Mayer, a guest production at Santa Monica Playhouse
Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. through May 31st, 2008. (no performance May 24th)
The Other Space at Santa Monica Playhouse 1211 4th Street Santa Monica, CA 90401
Tickets call 800-838-3006 or online at www.BrownPaperTickets.com/Event/26952
Location: Santa Monica Playhouse
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