Peek at “Catch 22″ in Pleasantville
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Anna Becker’s wonderful “Insights & Revelations Performance Series”—at the Rosenthal JCC at 600 Bear 
Ridge Road in Pleasantville—will give theatergoers a peek at Aquila Theatre’s Off-Broadway adaptation of “Catch-22,” starring John Lavelle (Broadway’s “The Graduate”) as Yossarian.
The performance is Sunday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m., on an off night from its New York City premiere engagement. Aquila company members will present scenes from this new adaptation, and discuss the making of this production.
It is directed by Aquila’s artistic director, Peter Meineck, a Katonah resident, who will lead Sunday’s discussion. Afterward, the artists will join the audience in the lobby for a champagne and dessert reception.
Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22” is a modern American classic. The term itself has entered the language as a description of a ridiculously cyclical situation. The book was first published in 1961 and immediately caused a huge furor in the literary world.
Peter Meineck cast John Lavelle as Yossarian, a role that has been sought by lions of the American stage since the book hit bookstores in 1961.
Paul_Newman spent a year studying the role, never to play it. Richard Dreyfus signed on for a pilot that was never made. Jack_Lemmon, Eli Wallach, Anthony Quinn, Ben Gazzara all lobbied for the role that famously went to Alan Arkin in the 1972 Mike Nichols film.
CATCH-22
When: Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.
Where: Rosenthal JCC Theatre, 600 Bear Ridge Road, Pleasantville
Tickets: $25.
Call: 212-868-4444
Web: www.smarttix.com.
Visit the Series web site for more information on this show and the 2008/2009 season: www.thedeependproductions.org.
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