THE RAINBOW THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

  THE WORLD PREMIERE of a NEW PLAY

BY HENRY JAGLOM

 JUST

45 MINUTES

FROM

BROADWAY

Directed by GARY IMHOFF

Produced by ALEXANDRA GUARNIERI

Starring TANNA FREDERICK

JULIE DAVIS, DAVID GARVER, JACK HELLER,  

DAVID PROVAL, DIANE SALINGER, HARRIET SCHOCK. 

Set and Lighting Design JOEL DAAVID       Stage Manager TOBIAS MEHLER

Previews begin October 1st-October 16th, 2009. 

Opens Saturday, October 17 at 8 p.m.

Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 5 p.m. 

The Gala Opening Night performance on October 17 is followed

  by a reception with hors d'oeuvres, libations & music.

Dark Thanksgiving Weekend, November 26-29.

 Extended through the end of April.

ADMISSION: $25. Gala performance on October 17, $100.
RSVP Required: Reservation Line: (310) 392-7327.
TO PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE PLEASE GO TO: www.edgemarcenter.org UNDER EVENTS

At Edgemar Center For the Arts,

 on the Main Stage, 2437 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405.

 Parking is available (fee charged) in an onsite structure, and metered parking is available in nearby Lot 11, across the street from Peet's Coffee.

The Isaacs are a mostly Jewish extended family (there's a little Irish, Italian and some Chickasaw thrown into the mix) of actors. George Isaacs, aka Grisha (Jack Heller) the patriarch, had been a third-generation star of the Yiddish theatre in his youth, before "crossing over" into English-speaking theatre as he grew up. His wife, Vivien Cooper (Diane Salinger), had also been a successful stage actress, but now mostly stays at home and looks after George. Vivien's brother, Larry Cooper (David Proval), is in a nearby dinner-theatre production of "Guys and Dolls" and therefore staying at the Isaacs' house as well. Times are tough and theatre jobs are few, so they've also taken in a boarder, Sally Brooks (Harriet Schock), a fading character actress.

George and Vivien have two grown daughters. Pandora, aka Panda (Tanna Frederick) the younger, is happy she was born in a trunk and has gotten to live the actor's life. But she has moved back into her parents' crumbling home, just 45 minutes from Broadway, after a long-term romance collapses, the latest of several failed love affairs. Betsy (Julie Davis), hates showbiz and is uncomfortable with its inhabitants, and moved away to become successful as a "civilian." She brings home her fiancé, Jimmy Halkin (David Garver), to meet the family. Also a successful businessman ("mostly in real estate"), Jimmy is as seemingly normal as her family members are "weird." That's how Betsy sees them. She's in for a surprise.
                

  They are all in for surprises!