Mandell JCC Summer Theater Camp Presents an East Meets West Drama

East meets West and sparks ignite this summer in the Theater Camp’s performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I, “Getting to Know You” edition, on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Both performances are sponsored by Westfarms, and will be held in the Herbert Gilman Theater at the Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Avenue West Hartford, CT.

Directed by Carolyn Weiser, this children’s production tells the riveting story of English widow, Anna Leonowens (Sydney Weiser) and her young son, Louis (Sadie Margolis) in 1862, as they travel to Siam and are summoned to the Royal Palace by the King (Nathan Schachter). Keeping both a firm grip on their respective traditions and values, Anna and the King grow to understand and, eventually, respect one another in a truly unique story of friendship.

The Theater Camp production of The King and I also features the talents of: Abby Azia, Heather Bienstock, Myia Chappell, Amanda Chin, Emily Cummings, Gia Curran-Lopera, Gabriel Epstein, Jonah Gershon, Lily Guberman, Rae Gutcheon, Arden Hill, Max Holsbeke, Miriam Holsbeke, Leah Kahn, Lucia Katz, Sasha Keller, June Laub, Noah Lerner, Ariella Mann, Jesse Nathan, Kitana Park, Sarah Rosenfeld, Jonathan Saidon, Elena Schaumberger, Natalie Schaumberger, Gabi Silver, Megan Stanyard and Ava True.

Tickets for the show are on sale now, $9 for children and $11 for adults. Contact the Mandell JCC Box Office, 860-231-6316 or tickets@mandelljcc.org. For more information call 860-236-4561 or visit www.mandelljcc.org.

The Mandell Jewish Community Center is open to everyone and supported by funds raised by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, a recipient of funding from the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford, a beneficiary agency of the United Way and a member of the JCC Association of North America.