Student Matinees

The Sisters Rosensweig

By Wendy Wasserstein
11th - 12th
Wed, 02/15/2012 - 10:30am
Study Guide

"The laughter is all but continuous." The New Yorker This delightful Tony-nominated play, which won the 1993 Outer Critics Circle award for Best Broadway Play, follows three disparate Jewish sisters from Brooklyn as they reunite in London for the birthday of Sara, the eldest. Over the course of a chaotic weekend, the sisters come to terms with their differences – as well as their love for one another. The Sisters Rosensweig is a heart-warming comic portrait of a complex family from one of America's best playwrights, the late Pulitzer Prize-winner Wendy Wasserstein.. 

Running Time: 
2 hours 30 minutes including one intermission

Black Pearl Sings!

By Frank Higgins
8th - 12th
Thu, 03/08/2012 - 10:30am
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 10:30am
Thu, 04/05/2012 - 10:30am
Study Guide Part 1
Study Guide Part 2
Study Guide Part 3


The search for the soul of America's hidden African roots takes Susannah an ethnomusicologist, to a Texas prison where she encounters Albertina "Pearl" Johnson.

Imprisoned for a crime of passion, Pearl is a living album of folk songs and spirituals passed down from her African American ancestors and their slave era past. She must decide whether to trust the white Susannah with her invaluable songs and with her only chance at freedom.

Pearl's stirring voice will touch your heart as will this story of complete strangers united by a common love.

Running Time: 
2 Hours 15 min