Company description::
Previews begin: May 15, 2004
Opening Night: May 22, 2004 at 7:00p
Location: The Triad Theater, 158 W. 72nd St., NYC
Told through the eyes of a black nanny, this Absurdist musical comedy pries open the guarded gates protecting the upper class to take a look into the intimate habits of the rich and their poor servants.
On the eve of her 40th birthday, Jill picks up the phone and dreadfully listens to her father’s final words: “Lose your virginity, or lose your inheritance.” Jill appoints her black nanny, Janice, to the position of “Chairwoman of the Selecting Committee” and orders her to choose the ‘right mate’ from the guests attending the birthday party. After 40 years of servitude, Janice gleefully rises to the task...
Despite its laughter, Love deals with serious issues. By choosing to make a no-holds-barred comedy on the sexual mores of America’s multi-layered sub-cultures, Love finds ample time to deal with our many social ills: From racial and religious stereotypes afflicting relations between blacks, gays, Jews, and other minorities, to the under-researched phenomenon of sexual frigidity in the upper class.
Written by Tuvia Tenenbom and Maria Lowy
Lyrics & Music by Phil Rubin • Directed by Tuvia Tenenbom
STARING: JOHNNIE MAE
with Joan Fishman, Mario Golden, Diane Quinn, Amitai Kedar. |
