She is sometimes a bit off-center and is mentally challenged, but despite this she is also loving and protective of her nephews. She is a very interesting addition to the family. It stars Irene Worth, Mercedes Ruehl, and Richard Dreyfuss. If you have the ability, please consider joining these generous benefactors by giving toward our operations expenses so that we may continue to embark upon renovations and other improvements that will benefit the theatre and the community. Three days later, she lost her only son, 20, to the same invisible foe. Chris Needham had a strong game for Yonkers that included a 40-yard gain off a first-quarter pitch up the left sideline and a kickoff return to the Port Chester 30 with just under two minutes to play. Lost in Yonkers is a play by Neil Simon. Gert: Jay's aunt, and Grandma's daughter. He is considered by Grandma Kurnitz to be the "survivor" of the family. After the death of his wife, he is forced to send his two sons to live with their grandmother, while he repays his large financial debts. Arty: Jay's younger brother, he is 13 "and a half" years old. The play tells his coming-of-age story. Lost in Yonkers is a play by Neil Simon. In the summer of 1942, two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother and their childlike aunt in Yonkers The Church Hill Theatre, Inc. is grateful for the financial support of our current donors, advertisers, grantors, and other generous supporters. (410)556-6003 office@churchhilltheatre.org. He has a strong, mercurial nature, and a certain underlying dark side, which the kids uncover in the second act of the play. By continuing to use our site, you acknowledge that you have read, understand and are willing to adhere to the policies laid out in our Privacy Policy. Her most noticeable issue is that when she breathes she has a tendency to suck in while still speaking, as a result of trauma instilled in her by Mother, from a young age. With Richard Dreyfuss, Mercedes Ruehl, Irene Worth, Brad Stoll. THANK YOU! Youâre Never Lost in Yonkers Kohlâs Yonkers Kohlâs is located in one of the nationâs most interesting cities, one with a history that predates our nationâs formation. After a threat by Bella, she lets them stay without ever saying they could stay. Her husband, Eddie Kurnitz, needs to take a job as a traveling salesman to pay off the medical bills incurred, and decides to ask his stern and straight talking mother, from whom he is slightly estranged, if his two early-teen sons, Jay and Arty (who their Grandma insists on calling by their full given names, Jacob and Arthur, which she pronounces "Yakob" and "Artur"), can live with her and their Aunt Bella Kurnitz in Yonkers. He insists on the "and a half". He works as a "bag-man" for the mob. Neil Simon, American playwright, screenwriter, television writer, and librettist who was one of the most popular playwrights in the history of American theater. To learn more about our upcoming auditions, please contact our office at office@churchhilltheatre.org. The play won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. If you think you might, know that the City of Yonkers has many exceptional mental health providers who are glad to assist you, some of whom include: WJCS â 914-423-4433 ext. And Louie's mission is to survive the next couple of days. Learn more about Simonâs life and career. Bella: Jay's thirty-five-year-old aunt. Do you miss coming to the theater? The 39 Steps is a mystery that director Christopher Wallace describes as â â¦an action-packed, fast-paced race to the endâ. 3 St. Josephâs Hospital â 914-378-7461 On March 26, Sandy Brown lost her 59-year-old husband to the coronavirus. Call or email to discuss how your talents can help! It was the first theatrical feature film to be edited on Avid Media Composer. Worth and Ruehl reprised their stage roles, and Richard Dreyfuss was cast as Louie. The play premiered at The Center for the Performing Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on December 31, 1990,[1][2] then moved to Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on February 21, 1991, where it ran for 780 performances and 11 previews. Much of the second half of the play focuses on her attempts at independence from her stern mother. Lost in Yonkers is a 1993 American film adaptation of Neil Simon's 1991 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, directed by Martha Coolidge. His notable plays included Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, and Brighton Beach Memoirs. Grandma Kurnitz: Jay's grandmother. Jay and Arty's mission becomes how to make money fast so that they can help their father and move back in together, which may entail stealing the $15,000 their Grandma has hidden somewhere. 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She refuses. More of an observer than the rest of his family, he often goes with the flow of things, but also can be a little childish. Directed by Martha Coolidge. A very old and stern woman, an immigrant from Germany. Yonkers Industrial Development Agency Regular Board of Directors Meeting â Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 1:00 PM EST 6:49pm - March 19, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE: Yonkers Economic Development Corporation Board Meeting Despite their Grandma owning and operating a candy store, Jay and Arty don't like their new living situation as they're afraid of their Grandma, and find it difficult to relate to their crazy Aunt Bella, whose slow mental state is manifested by perpetual excitability and a short attention span, which outwardly comes across as a childlike demeanor. His intentions are âto give the listening audience, a wave of nostalgia and wonder of suspense by using tempo and tensions created through sounds and the voices of the actorsâ. Bella's mission is to find a way to tell the family that she wants to marry Johnny, her equally slow movie theater usher boyfriend; the two could also use $5,000 of Grandma's hidden money to open their dream restaurant. Fleming Field was the appropriately abysmal home of possibly the worst team in the history of paid play. We miss you, too. There is always plenty to do at CHT! The 9th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival! Winners will be announced May 10th! Eddie: Jay's middle-aged father. Louie: Jay's flamboyant, jovial uncle, in his late 30s, who comes to live with the family when he is hiding from the local mob. The live-online performances will be at 8pm on April 9th and 10th and 2pm on Sunday, April 11th . They were called the Yonkers Hoot Owls, and their story is a lot like the movie âMajor Leagueâ ⦠albeit without the uplifting The Church Hill Theatre, Inc. is grateful for the financial support of our current donors, advertisers, grantors, and other generous supporters. He is hiding out from Hollywood Harry, who wants what Louie stole and is hiding in his small black bag. Jay: He is fifteen "and a half" years old. The death of his mother forces him to be more mature than he is ready to be when his father leaves him and his younger brother with his family so he can sell scrap iron during World War Two. If you have the ability, please consider joining these generous benefactors by giving toward our operations expenses so that we may continue to embark upon renovations and other ⦠SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED AS OF 4:00pm (EST) on APRIL 2nd. Thank you to all the playwrights that submitted. The Yonkers Brave had been slated to travel to Roosevelt High School to face the rival Force. Into their collective lives returns one of Eddie and Bella's other siblings, Louie Kurnitz, a henchman for some gangsters. You can still see remnants of the cityâs seventeenth century origins today. In Brooklyn 1942, Evelyn Kurnitz has just died following a lengthy illness. 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