East West Connection presents
FUNNY/REHAB
FUNNY/REHAB
A staged reading of short comedy plays about
abilities,
A staged reading of short comedy plays that skewer stereotypes and assumptions
both towards and within the disabled community.
Directed by Michaela Goldhaber.
FUNNY/REHAB features three short
plays from New York playwright,
Rich Orloff’s collection, FUNNY AS A CRUTCH
and an excerpt from Bay Area playwright Michaela Goldhaber’s
absurdist comedy with musical interludes, THE REHAB FOLLIES.
Rich Orloff’s collection, FUNNY AS A CRUTCH
and an excerpt from Bay Area playwright Michaela Goldhaber’s
absurdist comedy with musical interludes, THE REHAB FOLLIES.
East West Connection’s producers are New York based
Carrie Edel Isaacman and San Francisco based Diana Brown
The plays:
THE NEW LAND by Rich Orloff:
A version of the first pilgrims coming to America but with disabilities. Another challenge of adjustment is the character of God making sure that the people on the land and the newcomers to the new land all adjust well.
A version of the first pilgrims coming to America but with disabilities. Another challenge of adjustment is the character of God making sure that the people on the land and the newcomers to the new land all adjust well.
JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS by Rich Orloff:
The story of an executive who is interviewing a man with a sense of humor that is more than she bargained for.
The story of an executive who is interviewing a man with a sense of humor that is more than she bargained for.
DUTCH TREAT by Rich Orloff :
A story of American
tourists in Amsterdam at lunch and the surprises they find.
THE REHAB FOLLIES by Michaela Goldhaber:
An absurdist comedy with musical interludes about a young woman's adventures recovering from a stroke.
An absurdist comedy with musical interludes about a young woman's adventures recovering from a stroke.
WHAT: FUNNY/REHAB Directed
by Michaela Goldhaber, a staged reading of short comedy plays
about abilities by Rich Orloff and Michaela Goldhaber
about abilities by Rich Orloff and Michaela Goldhaber
WHO: East West
Connection; a New York/Bay Area Theatre Collaboration
WHERE: Aurora Theatre’s
Harry’s Upstage Studio, 2081 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
WHEN: Monday, August 10
at 7 PM
TICKETS: FREE http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1978646
