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CAN I REALLY DATE A GUY WHO
WEARS A YARMULKE? TO RECEIVE WORLD PREMIERE AT MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL
THEATRE FESTIVAL.
He’s handsome, he cooks, he tolerates
Jane Austen. He’s even Jewish. But there’s Jewish and there’s JEWISH!
NEW YORK, NY (June 6, 2010) Marc
L. Bailin and Holson Productions, in association with The Midtown International
Theatre Festival present the world premier of Can I Really Date a Guy
Who Wears a Yarmulke? by Amy Holson-Schwartz. Directed by Jay Falzone,
this new romantic comedy tells the story of Eleanor (Catherine LeFrere),
a smart, savvy, New Yorker, whose secular brand of Judaism might include
the occasional latke and but definitely does not include God. Aaron (Jason
Liebman) is Dr. Right – He’s got the brains, the looks, the wit… But
wait! He’s also got a serious case of religion. Can Eleanor see past his
yarmulke to find love? Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke?
is a love story. It’s a story of identity. It’s about who you are
versus who you can be.
Playwright Holson-Schwartz was
inspired to write Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke? upon
her return from a Birthright trip. “The trip really made me think, not
just about Israel, but about my relationship to Judaism in general. The
experience was filled with contradictions.” Holson-Schwartz goes on to
say “So I created characters that embody different experiences of Judaism
and wondered if they could co-exist.” Add some love and romance and a
host of colorful characters and you’ve got a charming and thoughtful play
which is laugh-out-loud funny. Can I Really Date a Guy Who Wears a Yarmulke?
also stars Jessica Smollins, Ryan Wood, Bonnie Corso, and David Licht.
Can I Really Date a Guy Who
Wears a Yarmulke? was developed as part of the 2009 TRU Voices Play
Reading Series and the Festival Arts Dinner Table Reading Series. Holson
Productions is the producer of the long-running The News in Revue (5
Emmy Awards), the critically acclaimed Bush Wars, and Parenting
101. Marc L. Bailin is a seasoned entertainment attorney, movie producer,
and entrepreneur.
Performances will be July 17th
at 7:00, July 22nd at 7:00, July 25th at 2:00, July
26th at 7:00, and July 30th at 8:00 at The Beckett
at Theatre Row. Tickets are $18 (plus $1.50 restoration fee) and are available
at the box office or online at http://www.ticketcentral.com
or by phone at 212-279-4200.
The Midtown International Theatre
Festival’s 2010 Season runs from July 12 – August 1, 2010
at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 W. 42nd Street, NYC; the June
Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre,
312 W. 36th Street, 1st floor; the Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street,
4th floor; and the Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, 4th floor.
Tickets are $18 ($15 for Short Subjects). Tickets for shows at the
June Havoc Theatre, the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, the Main Stage Theater,
and the Jewel Box Theater are available at http://www.midtownfestival.org
or by phone at 866-811-4111.
Tickets for shows at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row are available at
http://www.ticketcentral.com
or by phone at 212-279-4200.
The Midtown International Theatre
Festival, now in its eleventh year, celebrates the diversity of theatre.
The MITF welcomes theatrical storytelling across a broad spectrum of genres,
forms, identities, cultures, and appetites. The MITF seeks to nurture
these new ideas, perspectives, and stories on its stages, with
an eye set on guiding these productions toward future success and longevity.
The festival, traditionally held in summer, represents a fantastic,
often paradoxical, adventurous and intriguing cross-section of the
forefront of the theatre world. The MITF proudly hosts production
companies from across the country and around the globe, uniting talent
in one of the biggest theatre capitals in the world.
Mr. Chatterton created the MITF,
a Midtown alternative to other theatre festivals, in 2000 as a way to present
the finest off-off Broadway talent in convenience, comfort, and safety.
In 2008, the Festival added two 99-seat theatres and inaugurated the Commercial
Division for upwardly mobile shows with commercial ambitions. The
MITF’s artistic emphasis is on the script itself and therefore the Festival
requests minimal production values.
For more information, visit
http://www.midtownfestival.org
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