[NEohioPAL] GOLDA'S BALCONY with Dorothy Silver -- Extends run at Actors' Summit

For additional information contact:
Neil Thackaberry (330) 342-0800
Hudson, Ohio

Critically Acclaimed

GOLDA’S BALCONY

Extends Run

The critically acclaimed Golda’s Balcony, starring Dorothy Silver will have two additional performances on Friday, April 18 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, April 20 at 8:00 PM. The play by William Gibson opened on March 28 to solid praise from the critics. Tickets for the additional performances are on sale now.

The Play

On Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, October 6, 1973 the state of Israel was attacked by the armed forces of Syria, Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan. The prime minister of the twenty five year old nation of Israel was a 75 year old grandmother, Golda Meir.

Born in 1898 in Kiev Russia, Golda Mabovich, emigrated with her parents to Milwaukee, Wisconsin when she was five years old. When she finished grade school, her parents saw no need for her to continue her education, so she ran away to live with her sister in Colorado. At the age of 16, finding her sister as “bossy” as her mother, she moved out, got a job, and rented a room. In Colorado she met Morris Meyerson whom she married several years later.

In 1921, Golda and Morris emigrated to Palestine and joined a kibbutz. Golda, who had always been politically active, worked for the labor party and eventually became a functionary within the Jewish Agency.

On the eve of the establishment of the State of Israel, Golda was sent on an undercover mission to negotiate peace with King Abdullah of Jordan. Her mission failed.

Golda Meir (David Ben-Gurion changed her name from Meyerson to Meir to make it sound more Hebrew) served the new state in a number of capacities: fundraiser, ambassador to Moscow, Minister of Labor, and Foreign Minister.

The central focus of the play is the decision Golda faced in the darkest days the Yom Kippur war, when the imminent destruction of the State of Israel caused her to consider using Israel’s nuclear weapons.

The Cast

Dorothy Silver has performed and directed at many area theatres including Great Lakes Theatre Festival and the Cleveland Playhouse as well as in the New York’s American Place Theatre. Among her favorite roles are leads in The Visit, All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and Master Class. She served in long-time posts as Director of Theatre at the Cleveland JCC and as resident guest director of Karamu Theatre. At Actors’ Summit she has appeared in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Arms and the Man, and Laughter in Three Languages.

Performance Schedule
Golda’s Balcony is now in performance, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. The two added performances will be on Friday, April 18 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 20 at 2:00 p.m. Following each performance, there will be an opportunity for the audience to discuss the play with the director, members of the community, and Dorothy Silver.

Tickets
Tickets are $25 on Fridays & Saturdays, $22 on Thursdays & Sundays. College students and seniors receive a $2 discount at all regular Thursday and Sunday performances. Students under age 18 are admitted for half price at all performances. Remainder of season subscriptions are available. Group discounts are available for parties of 10 or more.

Tickets can be purchased on line at www.actorssummit.org or by phone by calling (330) 342-0800.

Web site

Actors’ Summit Theater can be found on the web at www.actorssummit.org.