Polish Joke by David Ives
July 4 - July 19, 2008
Friday & Saturday nights at 8 PM
All Tickets - $8
Call 440-247-8955 (Mon-Sat, 1-6 PM)
presented at The River Street Playhouse, 56 River St.
Jasiu Sadlowski takes it to heart when, as a young boy, his Uncle Roman tells him that "Polacks are the punch line of Western Civilization." As he becomes a man, he changes his name and distances himself from his cultural roots. Our hero reinvents himself in a number of ways, but finds it comically hard to navigate job interviews, the priesthood, relationships, shopping, travel... every aspect of his American life. The stereotypical views of Polish, Irish and Jewish people are thrown into a harsh and furiously funny light as Jasiu stumbles through heartbreaking and zany encounters. As the ghosts of his true heritage confront him at every turn, he learns what it really means to be 'a Pole'.
For More information and to buy ticket visit: http://www.cvlt.org/
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