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THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, The Other Side of the Hill Productions Inc. in association with Spark Theatrical present the first show of the Road’s 2019-2020 season:

the world premiere of
THE SPANISH PRAYER BOOK
by Angela J. Davis

directed by Lee Sankowich

Moral dilemma, historical mystery, and matters of the heart converge when a committed atheist inherits a collection of rare and hauntingly beautiful illustrated Hebrew manuscripts, including a prayer book from fourteenth-century Spain, and discovers that the books, which bear witness to overlapping Jewish and Islamic traditions, were stolen some six-hundred years after their creation from a library in 1940s Berlin.

Inspired by true events and a late twentieth-century court case, and using projected images of the books themselves, the play explores the allure of sacred objects, the ethical issues generated by cultural treasures displaced during wartime, and the power of art to forge human connections.

The cast of THE SPANISH PRAYER BOOK will feature (in alphabetical order): Allison Blaize, Laura Gardner, Carlos Lacamara, Richard-John Seikaly, Amy Tolsky, Allan Wasserman and Tiffany Wolff.

The Design Team for THE SPANISH PRAYER BOOK is as follows: Scenic and Projection Design by Yuki Izumihara; Lighting Design by Derrick McDaniel; Sound Design by David B. Marling; Costume Design by Kate Bergh; Properties Design by Heath Harper; The Production Stage Manager is Maurie Gonzalez. THE SPANISH PRAYER BOOK is produced by Laurie Bernhard/SPARK Theatrical and Zeljka Gortinski.

THE SPANISH PRAYER BOOK will preview on Tuesday, September 17; Wednesday, September 18 & Thursday, September 19 at 8pm; will open on Friday, September 20.

Performances are Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.

More info: roadtheatre.org

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