In the final production of NJT's 15th season, actors play double roles and time-travel from the present day to the 1930's in a nifty little backstage romp. It's always fun watching actors play actors, right?
Jack Shore (Bobby Miller) is an actor who's mostly known for his television commercials. He's agreed to appear in a staged reading at a benefit for his mother's Ladies Club, that pays tribute to his grandfather Jacob Shemerinsky, a star of the Yiddish theatre. In addition to not believing in rehearsing, Jack also has an eye for the ladies, and his latest target is a talented young actor named Robin (Julie Layton), also taking part in the reading. She's so talented that Jack finds himself reconsidering his stance on not memorizing lines. His flirting ends up pissing off his wife Lisa (Kari Ely), also an actor, also involved in the reading. Jack, his insecurities, and his ego are placated and tolerated by his manager Ted (Terry Meddows) and they are both checked in on by the show's "gay as a picnic" stage manager Don (Justin Ivan Brown), and occasionally Jack's enthusiastic mom, Esther (Donna Weinsting). That's the present day situation.
