Andrew Bergman’s
Hilarious Comedy
Social Security
Culminates
YCP TheaterWorks’
50th Season
YCP TheaterWorks's 50th season culminated with the laugh-out-loud intergenerational comedy Social Security by Andrew Bergman. Under direction by Joel Karpoff Performances took place at the Van Cortlandtville School Theater, Route 6, Mohegan Lake, in April 2010.
The comedy focuses on Barbara and David Kahn, successful and sophisticated art gallery owners living in Manhattan and Barbara’s sister Trudy and her bland accountant husband Martin Heyman who live in the “burbs” of Long Island. Living with the Heymans is Sophie Greengrass, the cantankerous widowed mother of Barbara and Trudy.
When a family crisis befalls Trudy and Martin they are forced to trundle Mama off to Manhattan to palm her off on Barbara and David. Much of the ensuing action revolves around the entrance of a 98-year-old world class painter Maurice who, along with Sophie, cast a new light on the resilience of seniors.
Evelyn Voura and Kevin Vislocky portrayed Barbara and David Kahn with Susan Bond and Daniel Silverstein playing Trudy and Martin Heyman. Connie Dyckman was featured in the role of Sophie Greengrass and Bruce Pearl took the stage as Maurice Koenig.
Recent YCPTW Productions:
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THE FOREIGNER, a comedy by Larry Shue, directed by Elaine Hartel Poritzky,October 2005
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, a comedy by George Axelrod, directed by Chris Arena, March 2006
THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON, a drama by Jason Miller, directed by Brian DeToma, May 2006
THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL drama by Horton Foote, directed by Marshall Moseley, October 2006
THE LITTLE FOXES drama by Lillian ellman, directed by Dawn Perrito, January 2007
BLITHE SPIRIT comedy by Noel Coward, directed by Karina Ramsey, May 2007
ALL IN THE TIMING comedy by David Ives, directed by Elaine Hartel, November 2007
THE CHERRY ORCHARD comedy by Anton Chekhov, directed by Melinda Brien, Janury/February 2008
BROADWAY BOUND comedy by Neil Simon, directed by Karen Quinn-Panzer, May 2008
NIGHT WATCH thriller by Lucille Fletcher, directed by John Coppola, November 2008
TRIPLE PLAY: 3 ONE-ACT PLAYS ABOUT THEATER by Christopher Durang, Israel Horovitz, and Michael Frayn and directed by Anne Rodgers Pearl, Sally R. Simon and Karen Quinn-Panzer, January/February 2009
THE PHILADELPHIA STORY a romantic comedy by Philip Barry, directed by Debbie Levin, May 2009
THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE a quirky comedy-drama by Charles Busch, directed by Marshall Moseley, November 2009
THE CRUCIBLE the classic drama by Arthur Miller, directed by Marilyn Heberling January 2010
SOCIAL SECURITY the comedy by Andrew Bergman, directed by Joel Karpoff, April 2010
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