Village Players The Sisters Rosensweig Benefits Senior Services of Northern Kentucky April 19-27

FORT THOMAS, Ky. - April 9, 2013 - PRLog -- (Fort Thomas, KY) The Village Players will present The Sisters Rosensweig by the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein April 19-27, 2013 at the Village Players Theater in Fort Thomas, KY. All proceeds for the Village Players annual spring charity fundraiser will be donated to Senior Services of Northern Kentucky.

Six performances of The Sisters Rosensweig will be presented April 19-27, 2013 at the Village Players Theater, 8 N. Fort Thomas Ave., Fort Thomas, KY 41075.  All tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance by calling (859) 392-0500.  For performance dates and times, visit http://www.villageplayers.biz/rosensweig.aspx  

The Sisters Rosensweig is the story of Sara Goode, an enormously successful American woman working in London, about to celebrate her fifty-fourth birthday, but her quiet, expatriate life is about to be interrupted by a visit from her two sisters. As if that weren’t enough, her daughter announces a trip to Lithuania as a political protest. Unexpected guests arrive, leading to romance, recriminations and, above all, newfound love and acceptance.

Directed by Cynthia Emmer and produced by Gregory Carl Smith, The Sisters Rosensweig features the acting talents of Clint Bramkamp (Cincinnati), Kenneth Klem (Covington), Amy Sullivan (Anderson), Renee Maria (Milford), Angela Klocke Forbes (Fort Thomas), Karra Robinson (Florence), Peter Merten (Clifton), and Michael Gunter (Ft. Wright). The stage manager is Denise Knox.

Mel Gussow in The New York Times called Wasserstein’s comedy a “captivating look at three uncommon women and their quest for love, self-definition and fulfillment. But underlying the comedy is an empathetic concern for the characters and…prospects of women today.”  The play was hailed by critics for its ground-breaking focus on the lives of three middle aged women. It earned Wasserstein both an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Tony Award nomination for best play in 1993. Wasserstein won the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for The Heidi Chronicles in 1989.  During her long career, Ms. Wasserstein authored novels, books of essays, and eleven plays, and earned many awards for her work. Wendy Wasserstein died in 2006 at the age of fifty-five.

This Village Players production of The Sisters Rosensweig is supported by the generous contribution of corporate sponsor Providence Pavilion http://www.providencenky.com

Senior Services of Northern Kentucky
Celebrating more than 50 years of promoting the dignity and independence of older adults, Senior Services of Northern Kentucky’s services allow seniors to remain living independently in their own homes and avoid premature institutionalization. Working in all eight counties of Northern Kentucky (Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Kenton, Grant, Owen & Pendleton) providing Meals-on-Wheels, Transportation, Information and Assistance, 10 Senior Activity Centers, a Seniors Only Food Pantry, AniMeals-on-Wheels and Long Term Care Ombudsman programs to help seniors Live Well. Age Well.® You can help support NKY seniors by making a donation today. http://www.seniorservicesnky.org

The Village Players
For over forty-five years, The Village Players have been entertaining audiences in Northern Kentucky with award-winning productions of modern and contemporary comedies and dramas.  The award-winning community theater group began producing plays in 1967 under the auspices of the Fort Thomas Woman's Club.  Village Players presents three regular season shows yearly, plus a children's show, with the proceeds of its spring production traditionally donated to a Northern Kentucky charitable organization. For more information, visit www.villageplayers.biz

For tickets and information about The Sisters Rosensweig, call 859-392-0500.