The La Jolla Theatre Ensemble presents: Halpern & Johnson by Lionel Goldstein

Program Type:

Performing Arts

Age Group:

Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Event Details

HALPERN & JOHNSON received its west coast premiere more than 18 years ago at North Coast Repertory Theatre, with Jonathan McMurtry and Robert Grossman in the starring roles; it has not been seen in the area since.

The play opens as the funeral for the wife of Joseph Halpern, a retired Jewish man, is ending.  Waiting for an opportunity to meet Mr. Halpern is Dennis Johnson, a retired Catholic man, who had known "Flo" -- as he called her, even longer than the new widower.

The two men next meet weeks later, and Johnson makes revelations which, suffice it to say, do not please Halpern. The tension is high, but the play is at its core a poignant comedy; you are guaranteed to be both moved and entertained!

Starring Haig Koshkarian and Steve Schlam, with narration and direction by John Tessmer.

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