Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Funny, Insightful ‘Jericho’ Reflects On Struggle Of Moving On After 9/11

Beth is a funny, delightful half-Palestinian, half-Irish Catholic thirtysomething who also happens to see her dead husband everywhere she goes.
Alec died in the World Trade Center in 9/11, and even four years later, his ghost follows her around and even appears as her 47-year-old female Korean therapist.
In Jack Canfora’s Jericho viewers get a stark look at what Beth lost in 9/11 with a play that’s peppered with just enough real-world humor and true-to-life dialog to keep the crisp comedic drama accessible. The Florida Studio Theatre production is part of National New Plays Network that kicked of at New Jersey Repertory Theater in October 2011.
Beth, marvelously played by Eleanor Handley, is suffering a large volume of “the Ben & Jerry’s of guilt” as she tries to make other connections with people, including her new

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