Schedule of Discussions

"The Underpants"                                                                  Saturday, October 21, 2006 (8pm)
               by Carl Sternheim, adapted by Steve Martin          Sunday, October 22, 2006 (2pm)
When his young wife's underpants fall around her ankles during a public parade, Theo Maske anticipates scandal. Instead, the spectacle stirs the passions and devotion of two onlookers, who become his new lodgers. The comic tale that follows tests the limits of propriety, and explores the draw of overnight celebrity. for as long as it lasts.
Discussant: Theresa Yuschok, M.D

"Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie"                               Tuesday, November 28, 2006 (8pm) 
               by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom                      Saturday, December 2, 2006 (8pm)
                                                                                                Sunday, December 3, 2006 (2pm)
What begins as a brief visit becomes an extraordinary journey for Mitch Albom when he is reunited with an old college professor whose last lesson teaches him the value of life-every moment of it. Based on the best-selling autobiographical story of a sports reporter and the mentor who changed his life, this play and its lessons are not to be missed.
Discussant: Peter Perault, M.D.

"Stones In His Pockets"                                                        Sunday, February 4, 2007 (2pm)
               by Marie Jones                         
Does life imitate art? Can cinema shape a society's image of itself? Can hope survive in the absence of social opportunity? These questions are explored in Marie Jones' award-winning play about an Irish community altered when yet another Hollywood production team comes to town. A comical clash of cultures ensues when the unrealistic views of Tinseltown collide with the actuality of rural Irish life.              
Discussant: Harold Kudler, M.D.

"Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye"                                    Saturday, March 17, 2007 (8pm)                                adapted for the stage by Lydia R. Diamond                  Sunday, March 18, 2007 (2pm)
Pecola Breedlove is not too young to recognize the correlation between skin color and the world's narrow definition of beauty. At eleven years old, she idolizes the blonde-haired, blue-eyed white girls adored by everyone, including her mother. If only she could have blue eyes, she would be beautiful and good enough, and her world would be beautiful too. Set in 1940s Ohio, Lydia R. Diamond's adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is an emotional tale of racism, betrayal, love and beauty.
Discussant: Alan Stern, Ph.D.

"The Illusion"                                                                        Sunday, April 29, 2007 (2pm)
               By Pierre Corneille, adapted by Tony Kushner
In Tony Kushner's fantastical adaptation of Pierre Corneille's classic fable, a prideful man, sensing the nearness of death, seeks out a magician to help him find his estranged son. Through the magician's conjuring, we get a glimpse of passion, competition, loss, rejection and injustice that prompts us to contemplate the extraordinary power of art.
Discussant: Roni Cohen, Ph.D.