December 6 to 23

Thursdays through Saturday at 7:30pm
Sundays at 3pm

Acorn Studio Theater
Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., Westbrook
$15 adults, $12 students and seniors
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The story of The Legend of the Golem unfolds in an environment familiar to audiences from "Fiddler on the Roof," the play explores many universal issues, including how to maintain one's connection to old customs and beliefs in the face of a changing world. Reb Nathan's life centers around centuries-old traditions, but his lack of good fortune has caused him to re-evaluate his life and wonder why he follows rituals that have lost their meaning for him. The arrival of a mysterious stranger during the family's Sedar meal on Passover precipitates a chain of events that allow him to understand aspects of his spiritual life that he did not before. Drawing on familiar holiday archetypes, The Legend of the Golem offers an entertaining and thought-provoking message about faith and family for audiences of all ages and religious backgrounds.

featuring the talents of Josh Brassard, Brenda Chandler, Hal Cohen, David Handwerker, Kara Haupt, and Tristan Rolfe.

The design team includes Set Designer Craig Robinson, a regular member of the Good Theater production team, Costume Designer Stephanie Ross, a member of Acorn's Naked Shakespeare Ensemble, with original sound composed by Jim Alberty, who worked on last season's The Wandering Beggar and The Birthday Party.

Acorn has long fostered new playwrights through classes and the annual Maine Playwrights Festival, but this is the first time Producing Director Michael Levine premieres one of his original full-length plays at the company he founded fifteen years ago. Levine, who is Jewish, wrote the play as a result of his fascination with rituals and the old legend of the creature on whom Frankenstein was based. The production tackles serious issues of morality and "mitzvot," the Jewish term for good deeds, while also incorporating elements of physical comedy as seen in Acorn's annual Phyzgig festival. The Legend of the Golem continues Acorn's work presenting theater for children and adults in the company's intimate 40-seat space in Westbrook.