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    Thursday, November 3, 2011

    Mother and Son Play at USD Thursday Nov 10 7PM

    COMBATING HOMOPHOBIA & CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 1:00 P.M. TO 2:30 P.M.

    IPJ CONFERENCE ROOMS E & F

    JEFFREY SOLOMON WILL PERFORM BRIEF EXCERPTS FROM HIS ACCLAIMED SOLO PLAY

    "MOTHER/SON," DIALOGUE WITH PARENTS FROM THE GROUP PFLAG SAN DIEGO ABOUT THEIR

    JOURNEY TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR LGBT CHILDREN, AND THEN FACILITATE A

    DISCUSSION WITH WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS ABOUT HOW HOMOPHOBIA MANIFESTS ITSELF IN THE

    HOME, CLASSROOM AND WIDER COMMUNITY, AND HOW WE MIGHT USE MORE EFFECTIVE

    STRATEGIES TO COMBAT IT. THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR ALL WHO SEEK TO CREATE A SAFE AND

    INCLUSIVE CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY.

    Mother/SON

    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 7:00 P.M.

    STUDIO THEATRE, SACRED HEART HALL

    "…No One Comes Out Alone."

    IN HIS INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ONE-MAN SHOW NEW YORK WRITER/PERFORMER JEFFREY

    SOLOMON PLAYS BOTH A SON AND THE MOTHER WHO STRUGGLES TO ACCEPT HIS SEXUAL

    ORIENTATION, TRACING HER TRANSFORMATION FROM SHELL-SHOCKED PARENT TO THE MOM AT

    THE FRONT OF THE PRIDE PARADE. TIME OUT LONDON PICKED MOTHER/SON AS CRITIC'S CHOICE

    AND RAVED: "PROFOUND, WITTY...DISARMINGLY FUNNY AND DEEPLY MOVING...A TOUR DE FORCE!"

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLbG1xN-rsU

    THE PLAY:
    Jeffrey Solomon's award-winning solo play was inspired by his mother's
    poignant, and often hilarious, journey out of the closet as the parent
    of a gay son. The story traces her evolution from grief stricken
    mother turning up at a support group for parents of gays, to marching
    with her son in a pride parade. Critically acclaimed on both sides of
    the Atlantic, Emmy nominated writer-performer Jeffrey Solomon plays
    both mother and son in a performance the Yorkshire Evening Post calls,
    "Funny, moving and at times simply breathtaking!" The play was the hit
    of the Leeds Jewish International Performing Arts Festival and won the
    Audience Favorite and Best Male Solo Performer Awards at the Columbus
    National (U.S.) Gay Theatre Festival. as well as Best Male Performance
    at the Absolut Gay Theatre Festival Dublin.

    REVIEW, TIME OUT LONDON:
    "Profound, witty...Disarmingly Funny and Deeply Moving...a tour de force!"
    http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/event/185995/mother-son

    Spoon-Fed (UK):
    http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/naimakhan-6622/mother-son-at-oval-house-theatre-2918/

    ***** An amazing, riveting and moving performance.
    I've been raving about this show all week to anyone that will listen.
    -Gaydar Nation
    http://gaydarnation.com/UserPortal/Article/Detail.aspx?ID=21630&sid=53

    *****A wonderful, heart-warming, moving play…. a tour-de-force of
    skilful writing and performance. Tears are guaranteed, as is laughter.
    What's more, there is the potential for you to be moved with the
    experience affecting your life beyond the play. This is one of the
    rare plays which has the power to stay in the hearts and imaginations
    of all who have seen it.
    -Broadway Baby

    http://www.broadwaybaby.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=46:current-edinburgh-festival&id=4053:mother-son&Itemid=66

    ***** Brilliant comedy… a wonderful tribute to anyone who ever had to
    come out, and the family members who accepted them. I dare you to
    watch it and leave with dry eyes!
    -Scotsgay
    http://fringe.scotsgay.co.uk/category/theatre-mother-son/

    THE LIST:
    http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/article/19750-mother-son/

    "A powerful portrait of homosexuality and family...Solomon's
    warm-hearted, semi-autobiographical tour-de-truth depicts the
    comically complex and wryly evolving relationship of Mindy Levy, a
    full-time Jewish mother, and her gay son Brad...as accessible as
    enjoyable...a very fine dual performance, Solomon generously creates
    mother and son from the outside in…Solomon captures and relishes the
    moments of truth that connect loved ones as much as blood...powerfully
    personal yet as universal as family values." –Chicago Tribune

    "Run! Don't Walk! A wild roller coaster of a ride!"
    -In the Life

    "A universally moving story of love and friendship." –In Theater

    "Tender and affecting...Mr. Solomon moves from mother to son and back
    again, and with the slightest gesture underscores the power of this
    bond which is at once common to every child and unique to every
    relationship." –LGNY

    "Wry, funny, affirming and authentic…Solomon conveys rich, believable
    transformations in both mother and son…the honesty and an emotional
    depth that Solomon instills throughout (not to mention his agility at
    switching between a twenty something gay man and a forty something
    straight woman) makes it a moving and worthwhile story."
    -New City, Pick of the Week

    "Subtly varying his inflections and gestures Solomon plays both
    characters, always to hilarious effect."
    -Chicago Reader

    "MotherSON is the perfect play for skittish parents of gay and
    lesbian children. It accords respect, dignity and understanding to a
    parent's worries about the gay life, while at the same time providing
    a road map for transforming fear into acceptance…Witty, warm and
    honest…A gentle, moving story about transformation...Solomon is deeply
    convincing in the dual role he has created here…he is so believable,
    we forget we're watching only one actor." –Chicago Free Press

    "Solomon is marvelous…demonstrates a roller coaster of emotions…funny,
    poignant and appealing…this performance is a must-see." –Gay Chicago

    "It reveals, in its most intimate moment, a gay son who has forged
    such an incredible loving relationship with his Jewish mother that he
    is lifted spiritually."

    –Provincetown Banner

    "A tour de Force" –Provincetown Magazine
    "Funny, poignant and appealing…is a must-see!" –Gay Chicago

    ""Funny, Moving and at
    times simply breathtaking…Solomon richly deserved his standing
    ovation…brings out the fundamental nature of the mother's life with
    humour and deep understanding."
    - Yorkshire Evening Post

    "...This is a very moving,
    semi-autobiographical play full of humanity and wonderful Jewish
    humour....It is a love letter to Solomon's own mother, revealing how she
    gradually began to accept his sexual orientation and even, finally, to
    be proud of him....In doing so, he has created a fascinating,
    beautifully performed piece of theatre." -Ham and High

    *****An amazing, riveting and moving performance....He differentiates
    the characters with just a change of voice and attitude, getting right
    under the skin of each one making them
    charming and totally believable."
    . -Gaydar Nation

     

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