TURTLE SHELL PRODUCTIONS

The World Premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning author
Bernard Malamud's

The Assistant

Directed by Elfin Frederick Vogel and adapted for the stage
by Martin Zuckerman.

CAST

Alex Adams......................Ward Minogue
Susan G. Bob...........................Ida Bober
Bern Cohen..........................Morris Bober
Rachel Claire.........................Helen Bober
Deidre Lynn..............................Poilesheh
Stewart Steinberg....................Julius Karp
Drew Valins..........................Frank Alpine

Previews:
April 24 & 25 at 8 p.m., April 27, 28 & 29 at 7 p.m.

Opening:
Friday, May 1 at 8 p.m.

RUN:
May 2, 8, 9, 15 &16 at 8 p.m.

May 3 & 10 at 5 p.m.

May 11 at 7 p.m.

Closing:
May 17th 1PM & 7PM

Venue:
The Turtle Shell Theater
(in the Times Square Arts Center)

300 West 43 rd Street, New York, NY 10036

Cost:
Tickets are $18 at www.theatermania.com or call 212 352 0255

Location: 300 West 43 rd St 4 th Floor New York, NY 10036

Group Sales Contact:
Eileen Deutsch

ekdeutsch@gmail.com

973-949-4626 or 551-206-6867

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WORLD PREMIERE OF BERNARD MALAMUD'S

“THE ASSISTANT”

March 28, 2009 New York, NY......Turtle Shell Productions present The World Premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning author Bernard Malamud's The Assistant, directed by Elfin Frederick Vogel and adapted for the stage by Martin Zuckerman.

This new play tells a story of the colorful richness and depth of man's moral struggle through the trials of Morris Bober, a deli owner in 1940's Brooklyn as he humbly and steadfastly lives a loving, virtuous life amidst profound personal and economic challenges.

Zuckerman's focus in this adaptation is on “the relationship between Morris, a failed grocer, and Frank, an outsider who had done Morris harm. Frank sees the gentle humanity in Morris, who becomes the father he never had”. Veteran stage director Vogel was attracted to this project because “One does not often come across a play as complex and filled with moral ambiguities as THE ASSISTANT. It addresses issues that are as relevant today as they were when Malamud wrote the novel in the late 50's. “

Produced by John W. Cooper, Set Design by Kyle Dixon, Lighting by Rocco, Costumes by Christina Giannini, Sound Design Jason Hurley