(February 15, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA) - PLAYING JORDAN GOLDMAN by authors David and Andy Neiman will receive its first full staging in Los Angeles, it was announced today by Executive Producer Brad Verebay of New York City.

A story of a thirty-year-old stunted musician who attempts to extort money from his Jewish community by "pretending" to have a Bar Mitzvah using corporate sponsorship, Playing Jordan Goldman not only raises the question as to who's being played, and how, but gives the question new meaning when a Rabbi redefines for Jordan Goldman what it means "to become a man."

The hilarious new comedy will be presented at Theatre Theater in Los Angeles Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 pm - March 18 through April 23, 2010.

Showings & Tickets

Thursdays and Fridays at 8:00 pm - March 18 through April 23, 2010.

$18. Available online at Brown Paper Tickets or (800) 838-3006.

Cast & Crew

The Los Angeles cast of Playing Jordan Goldman includes its author David Neiman, Los Angeles Ovation Award nominee Paul Stroili, Joe Makdisi, Lynn Freedman, Alexandra Ozeri, Christopher Meehan, and Pier Fiedorowicz.

Executive Producer: Brad Verebay
Producer: Katie Sweeney
Director: Cynthia Levin
Stage Manager: Eric Stolze
Rehearsal Stage Manager: Kim Diaz
Set Design: David Mauer
Costume Design: Lisa Goldman

The Theater

Theatre Theater, 5041 Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019
(2 blocks west of La Brea Avenue). www.theatretheater.net

Parking: In addition to Pico Blvd. parking and neighborhood parking, valet parking is sometimes available at Locals sports bar next door.

Playing Jordan Goldman - The Screenplay

Independent company Silver Lining Film Group based in New York City, is underway in producing the screenplay version of Playing Jordan Goldman. Though the "...Goldman" story was conceived as a film, it was first written as a play by David Neiman entitled A Coat Tale. The title was later changed to The Jordan Goldman Bar Mitzvah Sting.

Through multiple public and private readings by several Broadway actors such as Barrett Foa (Avenue Q), Daniel Reichard (Jersey Boys), Sarah Saltzberg (The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee), and Jessie Tyler Fergeson (The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee, and the ABC TV hit series Modern Family), the stage play underwent an adaptation to a screenplay in 2009 when David Neiman's older brother Andy came on board.

"So much was fleshed out in this process," says David Neiman, "it was decided that the best way to bring the story back to the stage was as an adaptation of the screenplay."

Silver Lining Film

Silver Lining Film Group is dedicated to discovering new writers, directors and material with the intention of bringing such untapped talent to the big screen.

Founded in 2007 by Peter Silver, Pierson Silver and Chandra Cummin, the company's inspiration is the legacy of Peter's grandfather and Pierson's great-grandfather, four-time Academy Award winning Director of Cinematography Joseph Ruttenberg (The Great Waltz (1938), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), and Gigi (1958)). Ruttenberg also received a Golden Globe Award for the 1954 movie musical Brigadoon. Oscar nominations included Waterloo Bridge (1940), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1940), Madame Curie (1943), Gaslight (1944), Julius Caesar (1953), and Butterfield 8 (1960).