the last night of ballyhoo by alfred uhry

Meanwhile the Freitag Levy's wonder about Joe's perspective as well. To Joe the Freitag Levy's don't seem Jewish at least not in the way that he's used too. Adolph describes Joe as coming from East of Elbe. It's Adolph who's hired Joe Farkas a young New York Jew with roots in Hungary and Russia to come to work for him and to meet the family.įrankly, the family doesn't quite know what to make of Joe and he's a bit perplexed by them a well. Adam Crowe plays him as a man consciously comfortable with himself and his life but also quite willing to think beyond it. Boo is his sister and Reba was the wife of his brother Simmon. While Boo as played by Gail Bray is incisive and confident, Reba Freitag played by Julie Dixon is a bit dittsy and frequently funnier. The two dual about family histories and events in conversations that seem to have been going on for years. She's matched and occasionally overmatched by her sister in law, Reba. At least for the moment she has far less interest in a date for Ballyhoo than her critical mother Boo Levy.īoo is a wonderfully intelligent woman with a masterful grasp of families, their genealogies and their ups and downs through the south. Lala flits from one artistic pursuit to another and currently she claims to be working on a novel called Though Your Sins be Scarlet. She's bubbling over with the excitement of the premiere and is thrilled that Clark Gable may be as little as five miles away. Lala Levy, played by Sarah Leaffer has just added a star to top the decorations.

The Last Night of Ballyhoo opens on a comfortable living room with a Christmas tree. The week also promised the premiere showings of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind. This particular year, 1939, Atlanta was a magnetic city. More than a few wedding announcements came on those evenings. I'm George Walker.īallyhoo in Atlanta attracted young German Jews from all over the south for a week of parties and activities culminating in the big dance on the last night. He's also the author of Driving Miss Daisy. The Jewish Theatre of Bloomington presents Alfred Uhry's The Last Night of Ballyhoo in the intimate Rose Firebay of the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center.

The last night of ballyhoo by alfred uhry