MET Opens THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO Tonight

The Last Night of Ballyhoo is authored by Pulizer Prize (Driving Miss Daisy) winning playwright, Alfred Uhry. Set in Atlanta, Georgia, members of the German Jewish Freitag family, struggle to assimilate into society while retaining their cultural identity. Hitler has invaded Poland and the Freitags are busy preparing for Christmas and the flurry of parties known as "Ballyhoo" for eligible young Jewish men and women.

In the romantic comedy, The Last Night at Ballyhoo, Uhry considers the ways people yearn to fit into a society which causes them to discriminate against their own. The Freitag family belongs to the "best" Jewish club in the city that will let them in, and in the beginning, they look down on "the other kind"; the Jews who refuse to try and "pass". Family relationships become fryed when a young man, proud of his Jewish heritage, falls in love with one of the Freitag women and cannot understand why the family would conceal their heritage.

The Last Night of Ballyhoo is directed by Karen Paisley and runs from tonight, April 16 through May 3. Evening performances at 7:30. Sunday matinees at 2:00.

Cast and Crew:

Lala Levy Brie Henderson

Reba Freitag Danielle Drury

Boo Levy Licia Watson

Adolph Freitag Scott Cox

Joe Farkas Kyle Dyck

Sunny Freitag Erin Renee Grey

Peachy Weil- Mike Ott

Assistant Director: Tony Beasley

Stage Manager: Chris Gleeson

Costume Design: Erica Sword

Set Design: Karen Paisley

Properties: Marc Manly

Sound Design: John Story

Performance Schedule:

Thursday, April 16 - 7:30 pm
Friday, April 17 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 18 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 19 - 2:00 pm

Wednesday, April 22 - 7:30 pm
Thursday, April 23 - 7:30 pm
Friday, April 24 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 25 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 26 - 2:00 pm

Wednesday, April 29- 7:30 pm
Thursday, April 30 - 7:30 pm
Friday, May 1 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 2 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 3 - 2:00 pm

For tickets, go to www.metkc.org or call the Box Office at 816-569-3226. Prices: $27 / $29 / $32 (students $15). All seating by general admission. The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre is located at 3614 Main, KCMO.

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