STAGE WEST PRESENTS
HANDLE WITH CARE
by Jason Odell Williams
A young Israeli woman is on holiday with her grandmother in the United States when the unexpected happens. Now, she finds herself stranded in a motel room on Christmas Eve with an oddball delivery man. Is their meeting an accident, or is it destiny generations in the making? Circumstances both hilarious and tragic culminate in a heartfelt romantic comedy about what you can find when you feel lost.
Where: Stage West
821 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76104
Metro (817) 784-9378 (STG-WEST)
Preview: Thursday Dec 8 at 7:30
Friday Dec 9 at 8:00
Regular Run: Dec 10, 2022 through Jan 8, 2023
(no performances Dec 24, 25, 31, or Jan 1;
additional performances Dec 21 and 28 at 7:30)
Thursday evenings 7:30PM
Friday & Saturday evenings 8:00 PM
Sunday matinees 3:00 PM
Opening Night Reception: Following the performance Saturday, Dec 10.
Signed Performance: Thursday, Dec 22
Post Show
Conversations
with the Director: Sat, Dec 17 and Thurs, Dec 29
Ticket Prices: Preview tickets (1st two shows only): $20
Regular tickets: $40 Thurs and Fri nights, $45 Sat nights and Sun matinees
About the Author:
Jason Odell Williams is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer as well as an award-winning playwright and novelist. Hailed as a “postmodern Clifford Odets” by the L.A. Times and “this country’s newest Eugene O’Neill” by the Santa Monica Daily Press, his play Church & State was nominated for Best New Play by the Off-Broadway Alliance and L.A. Ovation Awards. Church & State was selected to be an NNPN Rolling World Premiere with productions in Los Angeles and Rochester before running for over 100 performances Off-Broadway at New World Stages. Jason’s first play Handle With Care was a New York Times Critics’ Pick, ran for over 100 performances Off-Broadway starring Carol Lawrence, has been produced over twenty times since 2011 in the U.S. and Canada, and won three Theatre Bay Area Awards including Outstanding Production. Other plays: Baltimore in Black & White (the cell theatre), Someone Else (NC Stage), The Science of Guilt (DR2), Going Offline (Fells Point Corner Theatre), The Jungle Gym (American Globe Theatre). Readings: Primary Stages, The Blank, The Lark, EST, as well as developmental readings starring Norbert Leo Butz, Matthew Lillard, and Tovah Feldshuh. Jason was a winner of the 2012 Hudson Valley Writers' Center contest and the winner of the 2011 Fixitsolife Theatre playwriting contest. He lives in New York City with wife and daughter. More at jasonodellwilliams.com
Cast:
Ayelet - Mor Cohen*
Terrence - Aaron Kozak
Josh - Blake McNamara
Edna - Lisa Fairchild*
*Member, Actors' Equity Association **Equity Membership Candidate
Production Staff:
Director - Illana Stein
Production Stage Manager - Kaitlin Hatton
Set Design - Clare Floyd DeVries
Lighting Design - Jared Land
Costume Design - Laurie Land
Sound Design - Jorge Guerra
Props/Set Decor - Lynn Lovett
