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Excerpt from Broadway World 3/27/09: John Shea

MARRIAGE & OTHER ODD OCCURRENCES Plays 4/18 At Rosenthal JCC
Friday, March 27, 2009; Posted: 12:03 PM - by BWW News Desk

The Insights & Revelations Performance Series, in residence at the Rosenthal JCC at 600 Bear Ridge Road in Pleasantville, NY, announces the presentation of Marriage & Other Odd Occurrences: An Evening of Short Stories by Alethea Black. The performances will be followed by a discussion with the writer, director, and performers, after which they will join the audience in the lobby for a champagne and dessert reception. The program will take place on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 8:30 p.m.

Dennis Boutsikaris will read The Thing Itself (2008 Arts & Letters Prize winner) and John Shea will read That Of Which We Cannot Speak (Honorable Mention as one of the 100 Finalists for The 2008 Best American Short Stories collection, edited by Salman Rushdie). Director Elliott Forrest will moderate a discussion with the writer and actors about the process of writing, directing, and performing the works.
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"We are greatly looking forward to presenting the short story form, for the first time in this Series, and introducing our audience to Alethea Black, a truly gifted emerging writer" stated Anna Becker, Producer of the Insights & Revelations Performance Series. "This is certain to be an electric evening as we pair award-winning short stories with award-winning actors Dennis Boutsikaris and John Shea, with a jazz backdrop by the incomparable duo of Jody Sandhaus and Pete Malinverni."
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Marriage & Other Odd Occurrences: An Evening of Short Stories by Alethea Black
Saturday, April 18th, 2009 at 8:30 p.m.
At the Rosenthal JCC Theatre, 600 Bear Ridge Road, Pleasantville
A discussion and reception with the artists follows the program.

Tickets are $25. To purchase tickets by phone call 212-868-4444, or order online at www.smarttix.com. All performances take place at the Rosenthal JCC, 600 Bear Ridge Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570.

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