[FC News]another review of A SHAYNA MAIDEL - thru 11-4 at JCC / Tri C East
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excerpts from the Cleveland Jewish News review
by Fran Heller, Contributing Writer =20
=E2=80=9Dunforgettable=E2=80=9D=20
=E2=80=9DI can=E2=80=99t remember when a play last moved me to tears, one s=
o powerful and=20
engrossing that I was completely transported to a different time and place.=
=E2=80=9D
=E2=80=9Ca deeply moving story=E2=80=9D =20
=E2=80=9DDirector Fred Sternfeld=E2=80=99s sterling production and mesmerizi=
ng cast deliver=20
a theatrical experience that shall remain indelible in memory. There may be=
=20
no such thing as perfection, but Sternfeld and company come mighty close.=
=E2=80=9D=20
=E2=80=9DIn the hands of lesser actors, the subject matter could easily bec=
ome=20
maudlin. That it never does is owing to Sternfeld=E2=80=99s balanced direct=
ion and the=20
restrained performances of a marvelous cast.=E2=80=9D
=E2=80=9CMitchell Fields is outstanding as the imperious and dictatorial Or=
thodox=20
father Mordechai.=E2=80=9D=20
=E2=80=9CBernadette Clemens is excellent as the thoroughly Americanized reb=
ellious=20
Rose.=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CLara Mielcarek delivers a virtuoso performance =E2=
=80=A6 this amazing young=20
actress is totally captivating.=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CClemens and Mielcarek cap=
ture the evolving=20
relationship between Rose and Lusia beautifully.=E2=80=9D=20
=E2=80=9DAimee Kluiber=E2=80=99s costumes don=E2=80=99t skip a detail, right=
down to the worn out=20
tips of Rose=E2=80=99s cast-off shoes.=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CCassandra Goldbach=20=
=E2=80=A6 dramatic lighting.=E2=80=9D=20
=E2=80=9DThe rest of the ensemble is equally first-rate =E2=80=A6 Jeanne Ta=
sk =E2=80=A6 Natalie=20
Green =E2=80=A6 Ron Cuirle=E2=80=9D =20
=E2=80=9Dpoignant moments=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CThe wordless closing montage is=20=
both heartbreaking and=20
hopeful.=E2=80=9D=20
=E2=80=9CA Shayna Maidel is a play I won=E2=80=99t soon forget. Nor will yo=
u."
View the entire review _here_=20
(http://www.fredsternfeld.com/ashaynamaidelclevelandreviews.htm#heller)=20
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A SHAYNA MAIDEL
by Barbara Lebow
continues for two more weekends
Literally translated as "a pretty girl," A Shayna Maidel conveys the=20
aftermath of the Holocaust through a poignant, imaginatively conceived exam=
ination=20
of one divided family's experience.=20
Two sisters separated in childhood=E2=80=94one raised in America, the other=
in Poland
=E2=80=94are reunited in New York City in 1946 in the wake of World War II=20=
and the=20
Holocaust. After a 15-year separation and the loss of most family members,=20
they are nearly strangers and struggle to reconnect. A Shayna Maidel by Bar=
bara =20
Lebow was the first winner of The Mandel Jewish Community Center's Dorothy =20
Silver Playwriting Competition.
WHEN: October 18-November 4
Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm, and Friday, =20
November 2 at 10:30 am.
WHERE: CCC Eastern Campus Performing Arts Center (4250 Richmond Road in=20
Highland Hills 44122). =20
HOW MUCH: $24 - October 25, 27, 28, November 1, 2, 3, 4. Discount tickets=
=20
are available for JCC members ($21), seniors ($22) and students ($12). On=20
sale at The Mandel JCC (26001 South Woodland, Beachwood 44122),=20
_http://www.clevejcc.org,_ (http://www.clevejcc.org,/) =20
_http://www.tickets.com_ (http://www.tickets.com/) or 800-766-6048.
THE CAST:
Bernadette Clemens*: Rose Weiss
Mitchell B. Fields*: Mordechai Weiss
Lara Mielcarek: Lusia Weiss Pechenik=20
Ron Cuirle: Duvid Pechenik
Natalie Green: Hanna=20
Jeanne Task: Mama
*Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Unio=
n=20
of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. =20
THE ARTISTIC STAFF:
Directed by Fred Sternfeld
Set design by Ben Needham
Lighting design by Cassandra Goldbach
Costume design by Aimee Kluiber
Sound design by Stan Kozak=20
Dialect coaching by Beth McGee
Stage managed by Darcy J. Lindner
Properties by Deanna Caudill=20
Technical Direction by Carl David Skorepa
Special thanks to Jacob Hennenberg, Kathryn Wolfe Sebo, and Roe Green and=20
the Green Arts fund of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
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<P><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>=E2=80=9Dunforgettable=E2=80=9D <BR><BR>=E2=80=9DI=
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last moved me to tears, one so powerful and engrossing that I was completely=
=20
transported to a different time and place.=E2=80=9D<BR><BR>=E2=80=9Ca deeply=
moving story=E2=80=9D=20
<BR><BR>=E2=80=9DDirector Fred Sternfeld=E2=80=99s sterling production and m=
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deliver a theatrical experience that shall remain indelible in memory. There=
may=20
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close.=E2=80=9D</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>=E2=80=9DIn the hands of lesser actors, the subjec=
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direction and the restrained performances of a marvelous cast.=E2=80=9D<BR><=
BR>=E2=80=9CMitchell=20
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Mordechai.=E2=80=9D <BR><BR>=E2=80=9CBernadette Clemens is excellent as the=20=
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<P><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>=E2=80=9DAimee Kluiber=E2=80=99s costumes don=E2=
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<P><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>=E2=80=9DThe rest of the ensemble is equally first=
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Task =E2=80=A6 Natalie Green =E2=80=A6 Ron Cuirle=E2=80=9D </STRONG></FONT><=
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<P><FONT size=3D2><STRONG>=E2=80=9Dpoignant moments=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CThe wo=
rdless closing montage is both=20
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face=3DArial><STRONG>=E2=80=9CA Shayna Maidel is a play I won=E2=80=99t soon=
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TRONG>A=20
SHAYNA MAIDEL<BR><FONT size=3D4>by Barbara Lebow</FONT><BR><FONT color=3D#cc=
0000=20
size=3D4><EM>continues for two more=20
weekends</EM></FONT><BR></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=3DVerdana></FONT></SPAN>
<DIV><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#000000><F=
ONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D3><BR></FONT><STRONG>Literally translated as "a <SPAN=20
name=3D"st">pretty</SPAN> <SPAN name=3D"st">girl</SPAN>," <I>A Shayna Maidel=
</I>=20
conveys the aftermath of the Holocaust through a poignant, imaginatively=20
conceived examination of one divided family's experience. <BR><BR>Two sister=
s=20
separated in childhood=E2=80=94one raised in America, the other in Poland=
=E2=80=94are reunited=20
in New York City in 1946 in the wake of World War II and the Holocaust.=20
After a 15-year separation and the loss of most family members, they a=
re=20
nearly strangers and struggle to reconnect. <I>A Shayna Maidel</I> by Barbar=
a=20
Lebow was the first winner of The Mandel Jewish Community Center's Dorothy=20
Silver Playwriting Competition.</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=3DVerdana>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=3D#000000><STRONG>WHEN: October 18-November=20
4<BR>Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm, and Friday,=20
November 2 at 10:30 am.<BR> <BR>WHERE: CCC Eastern Campus Perform=
ing=20
Arts Center (4250 Richmond Road in Highland Hills 44122). =20
<BR> <BR>HOW MUCH: $24 - October 25, 27, 28, November 1, 2,=20=
3,=20
4. Discount tickets are available for JCC members ($21), seniors ($22)=
and=20
students ($12). On sale at The Mandel JCC (26001 South Woodland, Beach=
wood=20
44122), </STRONG></FONT></FONT><A=20
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"=20
href=3D"http://www.clevejcc.org,/" target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana=20
color=3D#000000><STRONG>http://www.clevejcc.org,</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana color=3D#000000><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT><A=20
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"=20
href=3D"http://www.tickets.com/" target=3D_blank><FONT face=3DVerdana=20
color=3D#000000><STRONG>http://www.tickets.com</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana color=3D#000000><STRONG> or 800-766-6048.<BR> <BR>THE=20
CAST:<BR>Bernadette Clemens*: Rose Weiss<BR>Mitchell B. Fields*:=20
Mordechai Weiss<BR>Lara Mielcarek: Lusia Weiss Pechenik <BR>Ron Cuirle=
:=20
Duvid Pechenik<BR>Natalie Green: Hanna <BR>Jeanne Task: Mama<BR></STRONG>*Ac=
tor=20
appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of=20
Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.=20
<BR><BR><STRONG> <BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT=20
color=3D#000000><STRONG>THE ARTISTIC STAFF:<BR>Directed by Fred Sternfeld<BR=
>Set=20
design by Ben Needham<BR>Lighting design by Cassandra Goldbach<BR>Costume de=
sign=20
by Aimee Kluiber<BR>Sound design by Stan Kozak <BR>Dialect coaching by Beth=20
McGee<BR>Stage managed by Darcy J. Lindner<BR>Properties by Deanna=20
Caudill</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana><FONT color=3D#000000><STRONG>Technical Direction=20=
by Carl=20
David Skorepa<BR><BR>Special thanks to Jacob Hennenberg, Kathryn Wolfe Sebo,=
and=20
Roe Green and the Green Arts fund of the Jewish Community Federation of=20
Cleveland<BR></DIV></STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT=
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