Theatre Arts Series at B'nai Torah to Close Season with Karen Stephens in BRIDGE & TUNNEL

The Theatre Arts Series at B'nai Torah will conclude its season with star power: Carbonell Award-winning actress Karen Stephens will reprise her award-winning performance (Best Actress 2011 - New Times Best of Award) in Sarah Jones' Tony Award winning Broadway show Bridge & Tunnel.

On March 16th, Stephens will once again inhabit the souls of 14 diverse members of New York City's melting pot: A Polish-German-Lithuanian-American Jewish grandmother, a boyfriend-hating Australian, a Chinese mother of a lesbian daughter, a Jordanian woman with a fixation on the Beatles, and 10 other inimitable individuals provide their own distinctive, entertaining, and often moving perspectives on the American dream. Hosted by the charming and hilarious "Muhammad Ali" in a night club in Queens, New York, these fascinating characters from the outer boroughs of New York - bridge and tunnellers - will offer their perceptions of the immigrant experience.

"Through an annual poetry gathering we are introduced to these people from varying cultures who share their unique experiences," Stephens explains. "It's a delightfully entertaining view of the American immigrant story."

Bridge & Tunnel was originally produced Off-Broadway by Oscar-winner Meryl Streep, where it won an Obie Award (Outstanding Performance) and went on to become critically acclaimed, long running hit on Broadway where it won a special Tony Award. It was performed in both Sarasota and Ft. Lauderdale as part of the Women's Theatre Project. Bridge & Tunnel will be directed Shari Upbin.

Playwright Sarah Jones is the winner of the 2007 Brendan Gill Prize. Jones has also received grants and commissions from The Ford Foundation, NYSCA, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, and others. Her theater honors include an Obie Award, a Helen Hayes Award, two Drama Desk nominations, and HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival's Best One Person Show Award.

Bridge & Tunnel will run for one performance, only - on Wednesday, March 16th, 2016, at 7:30 pm at Congregation B'nai Torah in Boca Raton. Tickets are $36 ($25 for congregational members), and may be purchased by calling 561-392-8566 or on line at www.bnai-torah.org. Group rates are available.