CAPE MAY —– Cape May Stage is pleased to present a hilarious evening sure to delight the metaphoric wandering traveler and yo-yo dieter in us all: “Hebrew School Dropout, Or: How I Converted from Judaism to Catholicism and Back to Judaism AND Lost Those Stubborn Last 10 Pounds!”
Part of Cape May Stage’s acclaimed Second Stage Series, three-time Emmy Award-winning comedian Dave Konig takes theatergoers on a journey of faith – with really bad Mapquest directions! Hebrew School Dropout plays Monday, June 21 at 8 p.m. at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse at the corner of Lafayette and Bank Streets in downtown Cape May.
Cape May Stage patrons will recognize Konig as the host of HBO’s late-night comedy series “Hardcore TV”, as well as the host of the USA Network’s hit talk show parody “The Dave Konig Show.” Konig’s three Emmys resulted from his work as the host of NY Metro TV’s reality/comedy series “Subway Q&A”.
In his hilarious and touching new comedy, Konig speaks of his youth as a “lousy” Jew who doesn’t fit in with the “good” Jews, saying, “It’s like they all spoke a secret language I didn’t know. Actually they did – it’s called Hebrew.”
After marrying his Irish Catholic wife and converting to a Godfather-inspired Catholicism, Konig spent several years as a radio host on a Catholic channel on satellite radio and as the unofficial spokesperson for the Catholic Church.
“Basically, I booked every Jew at the Friars Club,” Konig says. “[They] said to me: ‘Look, we don’t mind you having all your comedian friends on, but don’t you at least know any Catholic comedians?’ So I booked Lisa Lampanelli. I told her to keep it clean. It was a short interview.”
Following his disillusionment with the Catholic Church and its politics, Konig returned to the Judaism of his youth, saying “a very wise man — a fellow comedian (I get most of my spiritual guidance from fellow comedians) — once said to me, ‘God made you a Jew for a reason, now it’s up to you to figure out what that reason is.’”
Guaranteed to entertain people of all races, creeds, and religions, Konig’s brand of humor is reminiscent of the greats of the Borscht Belt in the Catskills of the 1950s, infused with a modern irreverence and a post-millennial search-for-self only too common in today’s uncertain world. Universally hailed by critics, the New York Times called Hebrew School Dropout “lightning fast, charming, insightful and very, very funny.”
Tickets are $20. Call (609) 884-1341 for reservations and information or visit the theatre’s website, www.capemaystage.com .
Cape May Stage’s Second Stage Series is presented through the gracious support of Chris and Dave Clemans.
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