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Year 28, No. 28
Celebrating 28 Years of Community News
March 20 – March 26, 2013
Public Passover Seder at Symphony “E ASY S TEPS TO P ERFECT B READ B AKING , E VERY T IME ” Square in Bala Cynwyd World Premiere in Walnut’s Independence Studio on 3 Friday, March 29, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Dining & Entertainment Pages 6 & 7
Celebrating Jewish Culture & Community Pages 8 & 9
bringing in Seder plates to make it authentic. Resident Ellie Friedman and her daughter, Lynn Friedman of Wynnewood, have already started preparing with the chef even with plans for the gefilte fish. There is a minimal $10 a person charge for all guests and reservations need to be made by Tuesday, March 26. For reservations, call 610660-6560. C h e f Vi n c e n t LaMonte, a long time associate of America’s popular restaurant personality and TV Chef Emeril Lagasse, admits this will be his first Seder but with the help of families he knows it will be a special Resident Ellie Friedman, Chef Vincent LaMonte, Lynn Friedman, work occasion for everytogether on Symphony Square’s upcoming Passover Seder March 29 one. In fact, resiopen to the community. dents and their s the Passover holiday approach- family members are providing homemade es and families plan for the tra- recipes and bringing their own Seder plates. ditional Passover Seder, Sym- All the traditional foods will be included from phony Square Senior Living at gefilte fish, matzo ball soup, charoset, roast35 Old Lancaster Road in Bala ed chicken and more. Cynwyd has arranged for resiExecutive Director Joseph Horwitz, who is dents, families, their guests and the public president of his own synagogue in New Jersey, to gather for a Seder and traditional service looks forward to the Seder and said, “We under the leadership of Rabbi Joseph Domosh, know Passover is an important tradition for on Friday, March 29. Working with Executive many of our families, and we are thrilled Rabbi Chef, Vincent LaMonte, residents and their Domosh will be with us to lead the service. families are providing homemade recipes and See Symphony Square Community Seder on page 9
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Madi Distefano, Susan Riley Stevens and Jessica Bedford in “The Prescott Method” at Walnut Street Theatre. alnut Street Theatre’s 2012-2013 Independence Studio on 3 season continues with the World Premiere of “The Prescott Method: Easy Steps to Perfect Bread Baking, Every Time.” Written by local playwright Michael Whistler, and directed by Greg Wood, the production begins on March 26, opens March 28 and continues through April 14 in the Walnut’s Independence Studio on 3. It’s 1966, and Veronica DiGregorio wants Peg Merwood to teach her how to bake bread, using the special flair of “The Prescott Method.” The women meet regularly, break bread and take the time necessary to escape from their daily routines. The kind-hearted, lonely Peg, wife of a college professor, is working hard to fit into her new university setting. The animated and inquisitive Veronica, mother of six, longs for a little quiet time. As they bake bread, they discover that the best ingredients for coping with the lives they have chosen are friendship, conversation and trust. “The Prescott Method” is a World Premiere comedy by Philadelphia playwright Michael Whistler. The idea for the play came when Whistler saw two women on the Today Show holding a sign that read “On vacation from our husbands.” He com-
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See “The Prescott Method” on page 12
First World’s Stage Becomes Home for “Colored Girls” In Celebration of Women’s History Month, A Moment of Transformative Conciliation, a Tale of All Women bow is Enuf” illuminates the riday, Saturday, and Suntales of women in all the day March 22 through shades of life’s experiences. April 7, 2013, on stage A powerful ensemble cast bears as originally intended, Zuhairah the passion, drama, comedy McGill directs Ntozake Shange’s and pain that paint the visions, “For Colored Girls Who Have confessions and revelations Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” on the welFrom left – Tene Fletcher, coming and deserving stage Annette Sanders, Tiffany of First World Theatre EnsemBacon, Baset, Deanna Wright, ble. As the Community EducaTS Hawkins; back row – tion Center (CEC)’s 2012-13/ Meryl Lynn Brown, Nicole 2013-14 resident theatre comStacie. Photo/Salim Bengazi pany, “For Colored Girls” will be performed in the Meeting of these women known only House Theater located 3500 by the various colors of the Lancaster Avenue in Philadelrainbow. Though Shange at phia, PA, 8 p.m. Fridays and times reveals some ugly truths Saturdays and 3 p.m. on Sunabout abuse, relationships, days. and domestic violence, she An African American classic does not allow the darkness and landmark in American to go unchallenged. Instead theatre, Ntozoke Shange’s “For she gifts us through poetry Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the RainSee “For Colored Girls” on page 3
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