Two great shows to choose from this weekend, including:
- Einstein and God - CYAC presents a new play by Dan Kehde. In 1937, with the threat of arrest and imprisonment looming, German intellectual Hermann Strasser abandons his homeland and escapes to America with his wife and two granddaughters; his son and daughter-in-law choosing to stay behind. Settling in the university town of Princeton, NJ, he begins a new life as the town baker, while his granddaughters Magdalena, 16, and Emilia, 12, begin their education in public school. As the war approaches and news arrives that their father has become an officer in the German army, the girls are forced to decide between allegiance to their parents or to the friends and lovers in their new-found home. Humorous, tragic and altogether human, Einstein and God paints a picture of a family striving to transcend the obstacles of war with humor, love and strength of character. Shows will be presented June 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. at the West Virginia State University Capitol Center Theater at 123 Summers Street in Charleston.
- Dead Man's Cell Phone - the Portsmouth Little Theatre presents the drama June 8 and 9 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The play, written by Sarah Ruhl, centers around a rather dull woman named Jean. She spends her free time reading at coffee houses while the world speeds by around her. One day a man sitting next to her irritates her when he doesn't answer his cell phone, which is ringing loudly. She steps over to his table and discovers why: the man is dead! So she answers the phone - and that begins a strange journey for Jean!
So get out there and support your local theatre!
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