The Socialization of Ruthie Shapiro

The Socialization of Ruthie Shapiro

Theatre West
3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West Hollywood

"The Socialization of Ruthie Shapiro" is a memory play, the reminiscence of a mother and school teacher now in her 30s. She has a son in junior high. "I tell him these are the best years of his life. I lie. Like my mother did. That should be enough to set the scene." Ruthie is 12 years old at George Washington Junior High in Los Angeles. The young Jewish girl is unpopular and lonely. Her 15-year-old brother, Ronnie, is athletic and popular, and doesn't want to be seen with her. Ruthie finally makes a friend, Loretta, a girl transplanted from Texas who is, compared to the other girls in her class, freakishly tall, and made more of an outcast because of her Texas accent. Ruthie and Loretta become close…..until one day something happens to present a serious challenge to the bonds of their friendship.

Thru - Jul 11, 2010