I'm Not Rappaport to Open Westport Community Theatre's New Season

By Jeffrey R. Wyant (Open Post)

Westport Community Theatre, located in the Westport Town Hall, opens its 2014 – 2015 season with Herb Gardner’s Tony-Award-winning comedy I’m Not Rappaport, which will run from September 19 through October 5.

Directed by Emmy-Award-winner, Lester Colodny, I’m Not Rappaport portrays the lives of two old men and their confrontations with each other and outsiders against the backdrop New York City’s Central Park.

This comedy focuses on the lives of Nat Moyer, a feisty Jew played by Fred Tisch (left in photo) , and Midge Carter, a cantankerous African-American, played by David Tate (right in photo). These two men spend their days sitting on a park bench, trying to avoid life in a nursing home, while fighting off predatory muggers and solving the problems of the world.

They both mask the realities of aging, sharing tall tales that Nat spins. The play humorously touches on society’s treatment of the aging, the difficulties dealing with adult children who think they know what is best for their parents, and on the real dangers that lurk in urban areas.

I’m Not Rappaport, at the Westport Community Theatre, Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, CT 06880. Performances from September 19 to October 5, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM, and Thursday, September 25 at 8:00 PM. For Tickets Call the Box Office (203) 226-1983, or go online towww.westportcommunitytheatre.com

Editor’s note: This article was originally posted by Patch user Jeffrey R. Wyant as an announcement on Westport Patch.