Invisible Theatre: THE SABBATH GIRL

The Invisible Theatre continues its Landmark 51st Anniversary Season with THE SABBATH GIRL by Cary Gitter, Directed by Betsy Kruse Craig

FEBRUARY 14* – 26, 2023

The Invisible Theatre continues its landmark 51st season with THE SABBATH GIRL by Cary Gitter directed by Betsy Kruse Craig and starring Annette Hillman, Charlie Hall, Emily Fuchs, Susie Cookie Baker, and Taylor Rascher. This charming rom/com tells the story of Angie Mastrantoni who has a lot going for her: A job at a hip art gallery. A new apartment on the Upper West Side. Not much time for relationships. But then her neighbor Seth, a divorced Orthodox Jew with a knish store on the Lower East Side, knocks on her door. He needs some help from a non-Jew with little tasks forbidden on the Sabbath. Could it be love? THE SABBATH GIRL is a contemporary romantic comedy with an old-fashioned heart – about the loneliness of big-city life, the surprise of encountering another culture, and the possibility of finding love next door.

“…ENDEARING and entertaining.”
– BroadwayWorld

Made possible in part through the generous support of
the Tucson Jewish Community Center and
the Elizabeth and Milton Kahn Philanthropic Fund

Please call (520) 882-9721 for reservations and information or go to www.invisibletheatre.com for online ticket sales.

THE SABBATH GIRL will run from February 14* – 26, 2023 at The Invisible Theatre, located at 1400 N. First Avenue (at Drachman), Tucson, Arizona 85719.

*Preview is $20, all other performances are $40.

Discounts are available for groups, seniors, active military, and students.

Reservations are required – all seats are reserved.

The running time is 85 minutes with no intermission.

THE SABBATH GIRL is recommended for PG audiences.

Tickets are available for purchase by calling the Invisible Theatre Box Office at (520) 882-9721 and are also available 24/7 on-line at www.invisibletheatre.com.

Invisible Theatre Presents
One Special Post Performance Discussion
Friday, February 17, 2023

Join playwright Cary Gitter
and the cast and production staff
in a post-show discussion

THE INVISIBLE THEATRE

The Invisible Theatre (IT) of Tucson, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, is dedicated to producing quality theatre and arts education experiences for all facets of the community, in an intimate setting that showcases local professional talent and guest artists. Started in 1971 as an arena for local playwrights, the theatre has expanded its programs to include adaptations of classics and recent Off-Broadway plays and musicals, while continuing to encourage new playwrights through both full productions and stage readings. Our award-winning arts education program for special needs children focuses on ability rather than dwelling on disability. Our commitment to artistic excellence, diversity, equity and inclusion and quality has made the Invisible Theatre a very visible force in the local, national, and international arts scene.

FACTS ABOUT THE SABBATH GIRL

CAST
Annette Hillman
Charlie Hall
Emily Fuchs
Susie Cookie Baker
Taylor Rascher

WHERE:
The Invisible Theatre
1400 N. First Avenue (at Drachman), Tucson, AZ 85719

RUNNING TIME:
85 minutes with no intermission

AGE RECOMMENDATION:
Parental guidance suggested

WHEN:
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 7:30 pm Preview
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 7:30 pm Opening
Thursday, February 16, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Friday, February 17, 2023 at 7:30 pm
(Post Show Discussion)
Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 2:00 pm

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Friday, February 24, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 2:00 pm

PRODUCTION STAFF:
Director: Betsy Kruse Craig
Producers: Susan Claassen, Betsy Kruse Craig
Set Design: James Blair, Susan Claassen
Light Design: James Blair
Projection Design: Susan Claassen, Cynthia Barlow Production Stage Manager: Diana Knoepfle

COVID PROTOCOLS:
The health and safety of our artists, audiences and staff continues to be our top priority. While masks, full vaccination and booster shots are no longer required, they are strongly recommended. Please note that these health and safety measures are subject to change, at Invisible Theatre’s sole discretion and are based on evolving health and safety guidance and conditions.

WHO ARE THE PEOPLE?

BETSY KRUSE CRAIG (Director) is Invisible Theatre’s treasured Associate Managing Artistic Director. After eight years in California where she was Artistic Director of The Pear Theatre in Mountain View, Betsy is now a full time Tucson resident. Betsy began her IT career in 1994 in THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND. Other IT productions include THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD, GUNMETAL BLUES, BINGO, and YOU SHOULD BE SO LUCKY. Betsy was most recently seen in the critically acclaimed RED HOT PATRIOT, as Tallulah Bankhead in the acclaimed production of LOOPED! and was featured in IT’s Sizzling Summer Sounds Series in YOU GOTTA HAVE HEART. Betsy has directed many productions in Tucson and in The Bay Area including MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, VIOLET, and SEUSSICAL. She previously taught at both Pima Community College and The University of Arizona.
CARY GITTER’s plays include THE VIRTUOUS LIFE OF JOSEPH ANDREWS (world premiere, Penguin Rep Theatre, Stony Point, NY), a musical comedy adapted from the Henry Fielding novel, and THE SABBATH GIRL (off-Broadway, 59E59 Theaters; Penguin Rep Theatre; Theatre Ariel, Philadelphia; Invisible Theatre, Tucson), which is published and licensed by Stage Rights. He is currently at work on a musical adaptation of THE SABBATH GIRL with composer-lyricist Neil Berg and director Joe Brancato. His play HOW MY GRANDPARENTS FELL IN LOVE was a New York Times Critic’s Pick as part of the Ensemble Studio Theatre’s (EST’s) 36th Marathon of One-Act Plays and aired on the acclaimed podcast Playing on Air. He has received commissions from the EST/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science & Technology Project, Penguin Rep Theatre, and West of 10th. He is an alumnus of EST’s Obie Award-winning Youngblood Playwrights Group. His full-length plays have been developed by the Berkshire Playwrights Lab, the Chameleon Theatre Circle, the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, EST, the Jewish Ensemble Theatre, the Jewish Plays Project, the Levine Jewish Community Center, New Jersey Repertory Company, NYU, Seven Angels Theatre, West of 10th, and Wordsmyth Theater Company. He is a two-time O’Neill semifinalist and Jewish Playwriting Contest finalist, and he has received NYU’s John Golden Playwriting Prize and honorable mentions for the New England Theatre Conference’s Aurand Harris Memorial Playwriting Award and the Kennedy Center’s Rosa Parks Playwriting Award. His short plays have been presented by the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, the Big Funk Company (Paris, France), the Boston Center for the Arts, Caps Lock Theatre, Columbia University’s Center for Palestine Studies, EST, the Flea Theater, the inspiraTO Festival, the JCC Manhattan, JIB Productions, the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Mile Square Theatre, the Misfits Theatre Company, NJ Rep, NYU, Open Fist Theatre Company, Roustabout Theatre Troupe, the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival (finalist), T. Schreiber Theatre, the Tank, Theatre Nova, Tipping Point Theatre, and others. His dramatic work has been published in anthologies from Applause and Smith & Kraus. His fiction has appeared in Baphash Literary & Arts Quarterly, JewishFiction.net, the Jewish Literary Journal, and Newtown Literary. He has been a resident in Tofte Lake Center’s Emerging Artists Program and participated in Theater Reconstruction Ensemble’s chemis|TRE workshop. He holds a BFA in dramatic writing and an MA in English and American literature from NYU.

TO PURCHASE TICKETS OR FOR INFORMATION

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WHEELCHAIR ACCESS:
The Invisible Theatre is fully accessible to patrons using wheelchairs or with other mobility challenges. Seating areas to accommodate persons using wheelchairs are located in the theatre. If patrons require special seating, they should inform the Box Office at (520) 882-9721.