TO THE ORCHARD
Written by Les Hunter
Directed by Dale Heinen
Friday – Saturday at 8:00 pm & Sunday at 2:30 pm
May 27-29 & June 3-5
Playwrights Local @ Waterloo Arts
397 East 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110
June 10-12
Dobama Theatre
2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
College student Rachel Bergman reveals her sexual identity to her Orthodox Jewish father, who also is struggling with his own hidden past. In coming to terms with each other–and themselves–the pair must reconcile the conflicting pulls of tradition and individual desire. To the Orchard takes place in Brooklyn in the recent past, but incorporates dreamlike visits to turn-of-the-century England and the lost Jewish Eastern Europe. The spirits of Robert Plant and Virginia Woolf add a touch of magic realism to this intimate work about making mistakes, coming clean, and the power of history and family.
Run Time: Approximately 130 minutes, including one intermission.