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April 12, 2002/Nisan 30, 5762, Vol. 54, No. 30
Arts Briefs'Mr. Green' visits Phoenix, TucsonThe co-production of "Visiting Mr. Green" by Phoenix's Arizona Jewish Theatre Company (AJTC) and Tucson's Invisible Theatre represents the first time two Arizona theaters have co-produced a theatrical production.The play opened March 19 in Tucson and runs April 20-May 5 at the Playhouse on the Park, 1850 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. The play, written by Jeff Baron, tells the story of two men from different worlds and different generations who are forced together and eventually find common ground. Green, an elderly widower, wanders into traffic on New York's Upper West Side. He's nearly hit by a car driven by Ross Gardiner, a young corporate executive. Gardiner is charged with reckless driving and receives a community service sentence of helping Green once a week for six months. The plot unfolds in a series of visits in Green's apartment. Susan Claassen, managing artistic director of Invisible Theatre, directs the play for both theaters. Partial funding for this project has been provided for the Phoenix production by the Phoenix Arts Commission and the Arizona Commission on the Arts and for the Tucson production by the Tucson/Pima Arts Council and Mary A. Goodman. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $25-$27. Call 602-264-0402. Super Seniors"Broadway Meets the Arizona Opera," starring musical director Ruth Dubinbaum Koritan and musician Baruch Koritan, will perform for Beth El Super Seniors 12:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at Beth El Congregation, 1118 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix. Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.The musical program also features an ensemble of entertainers, including Arizona opera singers. Cost is $10 for Super Senior members; $15 for nonmembers. For reservations, call Fran or Irv Horn, 602-433-2717, or Beth El, 602-944-3359. Variety showA variety show by the Brotherhood at Temple Beth Shalom will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the synagogue, 12202 N. 101st Ave., Sun City.Under the direction of Gloria Russell, the show features Temple Beth Shalom members. Tickets are $6 Brotherhood members, $8 nonmembers. Call 623-566-6686. Opera in Sun LakesSoprano Laura Eisenhart, cantor of Temple Havurat Emet in Sun Lakes, will join Tenor Barry Stein in a concert of opera arias and duets at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the Sun Lakes Chapel, Sun Lakes Boulevard.The program also includes the Desert Woodwind Quintent and singers from the Sun Lakes Chorale. The concert benefits Neighbors Who Care, an all-volunteer program providing nonmedical services to home-bound residents in the Sun Lakes/South Chandler area. Tickets are $10. Call 480-895-7133 or Eisenhart, 480-802-4068. |
