Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Invisible Theatre presents BECOMING DR. RUTH

 

From: Invisible Theatre <invisibletheatre@email.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 11:17 AM
Subject: BECOMING DR. RUTH!

 

Not-to-Be-Missed!

Invisible Theatre

 

 

"Lessons learned in humor are lessons retained!"

Dr. Ruth K Westheimer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 11* - 23, 2020

Made Possible in Part Through the Generous Support

 

Invisible Theatre continues its 49th Anniversary "Season of Love"

with Susan Claassen* in BECOMING DR. RUTH by Mark St. Germain and directed by Annette Hillman and Fred Rodriguez. Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her career as a pioneering radio and television sex therapist. Few, however, know the incredible journey that preceded it. From fleeing the Nazis in the Kindertransport and joining the Haganah in Jerusalem as a scout and sniper, to her struggles to succeed as a single mother coming to America, BECOMING DR. RUTH is filled with the humor, honesty and the life-affirming spirit of Karola "Ruth" Siegel, the girl who became "Dr. Ruth" – America's most famous sex-therapist.  

(*Member of Actors' Equity Association)

 

"The amazing actress Susan Claassen has become Dr. Ruth with her spot-on portrayal of this wonderful and charming sex expert!" 

- Barbara Temple

Assistant Producer of "Sexually Speaking with Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer" WYNY-FM in Manhattan

 

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In 1956, when Dr. Ruth came to the United States from Paris, she learned English by reading "True Confessions". She says, it was her Dickens and Shakespeare!

 

In 1980, Dr. Ruth's trailblazing radio show on WYNY, "Sexually Speaking", had trepidatious callers inquiring about everything from sex toys to crossdressing. She became a celebrity for her frank and often humorous answers. As she says, "A lesson learned in humor is a lesson retained."

 

The play takes place in 1997 in Dr. Ruth's apartment. She remembers being at President Clinton's inauguration. Why? Because she told him to run for president! 

 

photo credit: Tim Fuller

 

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