Casa Valentina
By Harvey Fierstein
Directed by Marla Bronstein
March 24 - April 9, 2023
Auditions: 1/29/23 – 1/31/23

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service

Nestled in the Catskills—1962’s land of dirty dancing and Borscht Belt comedy—an inconspicuous bungalow colony catered to a very special clientele: heterosexual men who delighted in dressing and acting as women. These white-collar professionals would discreetly escape their families to spend their weekends safely inhabiting their chosen female alter-egos. But given the opportunity to share their secret lives with the world, the members of this sorority had to decide whether the freedom gained by openness was worth the risk of personal ruin. Based on real events and infused with Fierstein’s trademark wit, this moving, insightful, and delightfully entertaining work offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of “self-made women” as they search for acceptance and happiness in their very own Garden of Eden.

Listen to Margaret Bikman discuss the play with cast members: https://kmre.org/podcasts/arts-entertainment-spotlight-with-margaret-bikman/

Casa Valentina
By Harvey Fierstein
Directed by Marla Bronstein
March 24 - April 9, 2023
Auditions: 1/29/23 – 1/31/23

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service

Nestled in the Catskills—1962’s land of dirty dancing and Borscht Belt comedy—an inconspicuous bungalow colony catered to a very special clientele: heterosexual men who delighted in dressing and acting as women. These white-collar professionals would discreetly escape their families to spend their weekends safely inhabiting their chosen female alter-egos. But given the opportunity to share their secret lives with the world, the members of this sorority had to decide whether the freedom gained by openness was worth the risk of personal ruin. Based on real events and infused with Fierstein’s trademark wit, this moving, insightful, and delightfully entertaining work offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of “self-made women” as they search for acceptance and happiness in their very own Garden of Eden.

Listen to Margaret Bikman discuss the play with cast members: https://kmre.org/podcasts/arts-entertainment-spotlight-with-margaret-bikman/

Casa Valentina
By Harvey Fierstein
Directed by Marla Bronstein
March 24 - April 9, 2023
Auditions: 1/29/23 – 1/31/23

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service

Nestled in the Catskills—1962’s land of dirty dancing and Borscht Belt comedy—an inconspicuous bungalow colony catered to a very special clientele: heterosexual men who delighted in dressing and acting as women. These white-collar professionals would discreetly escape their families to spend their weekends safely inhabiting their chosen female alter-egos. But given the opportunity to share their secret lives with the world, the members of this sorority had to decide whether the freedom gained by openness was worth the risk of personal ruin. Based on real events and infused with Fierstein’s trademark wit, this moving, insightful, and delightfully entertaining work offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of “self-made women” as they search for acceptance and happiness in their very own Garden of Eden.

Listen to Margaret Bikman discuss the play with cast members: https://kmre.org/podcasts/arts-entertainment-spotlight-with-margaret-bikman/

Casa Valentina
By Harvey Fierstein
Directed by Marla Bronstein
March 24 - April 9, 2023
Auditions: 1/29/23 – 1/31/23

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service

Nestled in the Catskills—1962’s land of dirty dancing and Borscht Belt comedy—an inconspicuous bungalow colony catered to a very special clientele: heterosexual men who delighted in dressing and acting as women. These white-collar professionals would discreetly escape their families to spend their weekends safely inhabiting their chosen female alter-egos. But given the opportunity to share their secret lives with the world, the members of this sorority had to decide whether the freedom gained by openness was worth the risk of personal ruin. Based on real events and infused with Fierstein’s trademark wit, this moving, insightful, and delightfully entertaining work offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of “self-made women” as they search for acceptance and happiness in their very own Garden of Eden.

Listen to Margaret Bikman discuss the play with cast members: https://kmre.org/podcasts/arts-entertainment-spotlight-with-margaret-bikman/

Casa Valentina
By Harvey Fierstein
Directed by Marla Bronstein
March 24 - April 9, 2023
Auditions: 1/29/23 – 1/31/23

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service

Nestled in the Catskills—1962’s land of dirty dancing and Borscht Belt comedy—an inconspicuous bungalow colony catered to a very special clientele: heterosexual men who delighted in dressing and acting as women. These white-collar professionals would discreetly escape their families to spend their weekends safely inhabiting their chosen female alter-egos. But given the opportunity to share their secret lives with the world, the members of this sorority had to decide whether the freedom gained by openness was worth the risk of personal ruin. Based on real events and infused with Fierstein’s trademark wit, this moving, insightful, and delightfully entertaining work offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of “self-made women” as they search for acceptance and happiness in their very own Garden of Eden.

Listen to Margaret Bikman discuss the play with cast members: https://kmre.org/podcasts/arts-entertainment-spotlight-with-margaret-bikman/

Casa Valentina
By Harvey Fierstein
Directed by Marla Bronstein
March 24 - April 9, 2023
Auditions: 1/29/23 – 1/31/23

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service

Nestled in the Catskills—1962’s land of dirty dancing and Borscht Belt comedy—an inconspicuous bungalow colony catered to a very special clientele: heterosexual men who delighted in dressing and acting as women. These white-collar professionals would discreetly escape their families to spend their weekends safely inhabiting their chosen female alter-egos. But given the opportunity to share their secret lives with the world, the members of this sorority had to decide whether the freedom gained by openness was worth the risk of personal ruin. Based on real events and infused with Fierstein’s trademark wit, this moving, insightful, and delightfully entertaining work offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of “self-made women” as they search for acceptance and happiness in their very own Garden of Eden.

Listen to Margaret Bikman discuss the play with cast members: https://kmre.org/podcasts/arts-entertainment-spotlight-with-margaret-bikman/

Casa Valentina
By Harvey Fierstein
Directed by Marla Bronstein
March 24 - April 9, 2023
Auditions: 1/29/23 – 1/31/23

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service

Nestled in the Catskills—1962’s land of dirty dancing and Borscht Belt comedy—an inconspicuous bungalow colony catered to a very special clientele: heterosexual men who delighted in dressing and acting as women. These white-collar professionals would discreetly escape their families to spend their weekends safely inhabiting their chosen female alter-egos. But given the opportunity to share their secret lives with the world, the members of this sorority had to decide whether the freedom gained by openness was worth the risk of personal ruin. Based on real events and infused with Fierstein’s trademark wit, this moving, insightful, and delightfully entertaining work offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of “self-made women” as they search for acceptance and happiness in their very own Garden of Eden.

Listen to Margaret Bikman discuss the play with cast members: https://kmre.org/podcasts/arts-entertainment-spotlight-with-margaret-bikman/

She Loves Me
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Teri Grimes
June 9 - 25, 2023
Auditions : 4/2/23 – 4/4/23

Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International

Set in a 1930s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks Amalia and Georg, who, more often than not, don't see eye to eye. After both respond to a "lonely hearts advertisement" in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identities of their admirers remain unknown. Join Amalia and Georg to discover the identity of their true loves...and all the twists and turns along the way!

She Loves Me follows Amalia and Georg, two parfumerie clerks who aren’t quite the best of friends. Constantly bumping heads while on the job, the sparring coworkers can’t seem to find common ground. But little do they know the anonymous pen pals they have both been falling for happen to be each other! Will love continue to blossom once their identities are finally revealed?

She Loves Me
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Teri Grimes
June 9 - 25, 2023
Auditions : 4/2/23 – 4/4/23

Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International

Set in a 1930s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks Amalia and Georg, who, more often than not, don't see eye to eye. After both respond to a "lonely hearts advertisement" in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identities of their admirers remain unknown. Join Amalia and Georg to discover the identity of their true loves...and all the twists and turns along the way!

She Loves Me follows Amalia and Georg, two parfumerie clerks who aren’t quite the best of friends. Constantly bumping heads while on the job, the sparring coworkers can’t seem to find common ground. But little do they know the anonymous pen pals they have both been falling for happen to be each other! Will love continue to blossom once their identities are finally revealed?

She Loves Me
Book by Joe Masteroff
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Teri Grimes
June 9 - 25, 2023
Auditions : 4/2/23 – 4/4/23

Produced by special arrangement with Music Theatre International

Set in a 1930s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks Amalia and Georg, who, more often than not, don't see eye to eye. After both respond to a "lonely hearts advertisement" in the newspaper, they now live for the love letters that they exchange, but the identities of their admirers remain unknown. Join Amalia and Georg to discover the identity of their true loves...and all the twists and turns along the way!

She Loves Me follows Amalia and Georg, two parfumerie clerks who aren’t quite the best of friends. Constantly bumping heads while on the job, the sparring coworkers can’t seem to find common ground. But little do they know the anonymous pen pals they have both been falling for happen to be each other! Will love continue to blossom once their identities are finally revealed?