Youse are invited into deep South Philly to celebrate the 21st birthday of Francis Geminiani while he visits his family home on summer vacation from Harvard. Nextdoor neighbor Bunny Weinberger and her son Herschel will be there, in addition to surprise guests from Francis’ school. Watch drama unfold as these two different worlds collide! Written as a conflicted love letter to his home city, playwright (and Central High Class 224 graduate) Albert Innaurato's rambunctious comedy would become the longest running, non-musical show in Broadway history!
Performance Times:
Wednesday, February 4th at 7:00PM (Previews)
Thursday, February 5th at 7:00PM (Previews)
Friday, February 6th at 7:00PM (Opening Night)
Saturday, February 7th at 7:00PM
Sunday, February 8th at 2:00PM
Thursday, February 12th at 7:00PM
Friday, February 13th at 7:00PM
Saturday, February 14th at 3:00PM
Saturday, February 14th at 7:00PM
Sunday, February 15th at 3:00PM
Run time: 2 hours with a 15 minute intermission
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Show Sponsored by Dr. Joel and Mrs.Bobbie Porter
Opening Night Sponsored by Barrie duBois
Artists Sponsored by Joyce Spindler
Venue
Theatre Exile
1340-48 S 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Parking/Public Transportation
Free street parking (2 hours) and paid off-site garage spaces are available. Ride-share transportation, Indego Bikes, or public transportation are encouraged.
Albert Innaurato
Albert Innaurato (1942-2017) was a South Philadelphia born playwright, director, and writer. After graduating from Central High School in Philadelphia, he went on to attend and graduate from Temple University and California Institute of the Arts, finally rounding out his theatrical education at the Yale School of Drama. While at Yale, he wrote, directed, and even acted in plays. In 1976, when he was just twenty-five years old, Innaurato gained critical attention for the staging of his play Gemini by the Playwrights Horizons. Gemini paid homage to his hometown of Philadelphia, more specifically to South Philly, where he was born and raised.
After living away from Philadelphia for a long time, Innaurato returned and lived on Rittenhouse Square during his final years, a place he described as "much posher" than what he knew growing up. One of his later works includes the one-act play Doubtless (2014), and he continued to write until his death on September 24, 2017. He was 70.
