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(Phyllis Gold) and Phil Fox (Walter
Gold)
as an upper-middle-class
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Jewish couple; Andrew Glaszek
(David Gold) as their theatrical pro-
at circumstances
ducer son, who is gay; and Carey
would make a young
Crim (Suzanne Gold-Stein) and
Jewish couple decide to
Robert Morgan (Rob Stein) as their
abort a baby?
In Jonathan Tolins' play Twilight of married daughter and geneticist son-
in-law. David Bacha alternates in the
the Golds, the decision has to do with
role of David Gold.
homosexuality. A husband and wife
The 1997 film, available on video,
react to prenatal test results showing
starred Jennifer Beals
their unborn child will
(Suzanne), Faye
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be gay.
Dunaway (Phyllis),
The play, which was
Robert Morgan
Garry Marshall
made into a Showtime
(Rob Stein), Phil Fox
(Walter), Brendan
movie, comes to Jewish
(Walter Gold), Andrew
Fraser
(David) and Jon
Ensemble Theatre
Glaszek (David Gold),
Tenney
(Rob).
Dec. 6-31.
Henrietta Hermelin
"I hope audiences
Directed by Nicholas
Weinberg (Phyllis Gold)
question their individ-
Calanni, the cast
and Carey Crim
ual ideas about what
includes Henrietta
makes another person
(Suzanne Cold-Stein) star
Hermelin Weinberg

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in JETS production of
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acceptable or not acceptable," says
Tolins, 34, whose own family
addressed his homosexuality after he
entered adulthood.
"The word 'gay' is never used in
the play because I found it more
interesting to have audiences fill in
the word. When the characters say
that 'the baby will be like David,' the
audience has to say [to themselves]
what that means. I also wanted to
keep it open so that people could
substitute whatever caused trouble in
their relationships with parents or
children.
"When the original production
happened in California in 1993, a
woman producer told me the play
was about her and her relationship
with her mother. She was overweight,

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