AWAKE AND SING Comes To Main Street Theater 5/7-6/7

Clifford Odet's Awake and Sing! will be performed at the Main Street Theater (Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston, Texast 77005) from May 7 - June 7, 2009. Previews will be taking place on May 2, 3, & 6. There will be no performances on May 8. Opening night for this Cheryl L. Kaplan-directed show will be on May 7 at 7:30 pm. The show will be performend on Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, and Sundays at 3:00 pm.

"Do what is in your heart and you carry in yourself a revolution,” says Jacob, the quiet and misunderstood patriarch of this Jewish family in 1935 in the Bronx.  Clifford Odets’ passionate, tumultuous, and ultimately hopeful Awake and Sing! tells the story of Bessie Berger and her boisterous family as they struggle with poverty and the hardships of the Great Depression.  Full of life and fervor, Awake and Sing!, creates a rich and lasting tribute to the dreams and aspirations of America’s working class. In a departure from his usual role as director of this period-style comedy,
Steve Garfinkel will appear as Jacob, a role originated by Morris Carnovsky and played in the 2006 Broadway revival by Ben Gazzara.

Tickets cost $20/$26 on Thursdays, $25/$32 on Fridays and Saturdays, and $30/$36 on Saturdays. Tickets during previews cost $10. Discounts are available for students, seniors, and groups.

A Pay-What-You-Can Performance will take place on Sunday, May 10, 2009.  Pay what you can afford for all tickets left at the door. There is a $5.00 minimum.  Only cash or check is accepted.

Half price tickets are available 90 minutes before curtain for 1 hour at the door only (no reservations).  Previews and opening night are excluded. The discount is no longer available in 30 minutes before curtain.

Every Night is a School Night: $10.00 tickets for any Student with a valid School I.D. every regular performance at the door only (no reservations). Opening night is excluded.

Advance tickets for all Main Street Theater Productions, on sale at the Main Street Theater Box Office: Main Street Theater – Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd., Houston, TX  77005.

For information & charge by phone, call: 713.524.6706.

To pay online visit: www.mainstreettheater.com or www.ticketweb.com.

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