2012-2013 Season
Gallery Players, the longest running community theatre in the Midwest, presents a season lineup highlighting the Jewish experience and work by Jewish playwrights. Gallery Players does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion or gender when casting, and aims to present productions that are of interest to the Jewish and general communities.
“The Whipping Man” by Matthew Lopez
It is April, 1865. The Civil War is over and throughout the south, slaves are being freed, soldiers are returning home and in Jewish homes, the annual celebration of Passover is being celebrated. Into the chaos of war-torn Richmond comes Caleb DeLeon, a young Confederate officer who has been severely wounded. He finds his family’s home in ruins and abandoned, save for two former slaves, Simon and John, who wait in the empty house for the family’s return. As the three men wait for signs of life to return to the city, they wrestle with their shared past, the bitter irony of Jewish slave-owning and the reality of the new world in which they find themselves. The sun sets on the last night of Passover and Simon – having adopted the religion of his masters – prepares a humble Seder to observe the ancient celebration of the freeing of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt, noting with particular satisfaction the parallels to their current situation. But the pain of their enslavement will not be soothed by this tradition, and deep-buried secrets from the past refuse to be hidden forever as the play comes to its shocking climax.
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This play will be a co-production of Gallery Players and New Players Theater
Rehearsals: March 11-April 25
Showtimes:
Saturday May 4th @ 8pm
Sunday May 5th @ 2:30pm
Thursday May 9th @ 7:30pm
Saturday May 11th @ 8pm
Sunday May 12th @ 2:30pm
Saturday May 18th @ 8pm
Sunday May 19th @ 2:30pm
Pricing: Ticket prices are $15 for JCC members, $20 for nonmembers. $13 for senior members, $18 for senior nonmembers, $10 for Children under 18 years old or Students with valid ID, and $10 per ticket for groups of 10 or more.
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