Theater LaB Houston's MY NAME IS ASHER LEV Opens Tonight

Theater LaB Houston has announced the third production in its 22nd season of Houston Premieres for the 2014/2015 season. Following a successful transition from its Alamo Street venue to Obsidian Art Space this past season...Opening tonight, January 7th at 8pm.

Based on the best-selling novel by Chaim Potok (The Chosen), My Name is Asher Lev is a new American play set in Brooklyn. It tells the powerful story of a boy prodigy who must be an artist at any cost - against the will of family, community and tradition. This journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his Hassidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his artistic promise. When his artistic genius threatens to destroy his relationship with his parents and community, young Asher realizes he must make a difficult choice between art and faith. This stirring adaptation of a modern classic presents a heartbreaking and triumphant vision of what it means to be an artist. It is a luminous portrait of a young artist with a universal theme to follow our passion.

The play features the young man Asher Lev (Adam Gibbs) and one female actress who portrays

Rivkeh Lev (Kara Greenberg) his mother and others; and one additional actor who portrays his father Aryeh Lev (Bradley Winkler), the artist Jacob Cohn and other male characters.

The TLH Company features Adam Gibbs as Asher Lev; Kara Greenberg and Bradley Winkler. Directed by Ed Muth; Dramaturgy - Marilyn Hassid; Lighting design by Eric Marsh and Costumes by Clare Marie Verheyen.

Performance Dates:

Opening Night, Wednesday, January 7th at 8pm $30

Fridays - January 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th at 8pm $30

Saturdays - January 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st at 8pm $35

Sundays - January 18th, 25th and February 1st at 3pm $30

Performances at: Obsidian Art Space 3522 White Oak Houston, Texas 77007

Tickets $30 -$35; thru the web http://www.thelabhou.org www.thelabhou.org or 713-868-7516.

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