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Set to Open May 17

Gallery Players will present Brooklyn Boy from Saturday, May 17 through Sunday, June 1.

Brooklyn Boy, a drama written by Donald Margulies, is a story about what happens when the marginally successful writing career of middle-aged author Eric Weiss begins to take off with the publication of his novel, "Brooklyn Boy."

The novel, about growing up in Sheepshead Bay, becomes a best-seller and generates national attention, including that of Hollywood. Whether or not Weiss' novel is based on his own life is one of the questions that fuels the play. Now he's facing temptations he's never known, while his wife and father are threatening to leave him – albeit in different ways.

Playing the part of Eric in the Gallery Players production is Dan Welsh, with veteran actor Charlie Sloin portraying his father, Manny. Rounding out the Gallery Players cast is Rick Napoli as Ira; Nancy Fox Spiler, Nina; Kristina Kopf, Melanie; Billy Ernhart, Tyler, and Kate Murphy, Alison. The production is being directed by veteran John Dranschak, aided by Stage Manager Ben Rogers. Chris Clapp is serving as set designer, and the play is being produced by JCC's Cultural Arts Director Jared Saltman.

When the play opened on Broadway,The Hollywood Reporter described it as a "self-reflective, dream reverie comedy-drama, (that) is tough, insightful, bittersweet, funny and ultimately wise. ...Whereas American writer Thomas Wolfe once wrote that you can't go home again, Margulies insists that you must go home again - especially if you are a dislocated and indecisive cultural Jew who just happens to have roots in Brooklyn." (For an in-depth synopsis of the play as appeared in New York magazine, click here.)

For more information on the Gallery Players' production, visit the Gallery Players website or call (614) 559-6248.