Behind the Gates May 12, 2010

A parent's worst nightmare. In Wendy Graf's gripping mystery, a troubled American teen vanishes into the mysterious world of the ultra-Orthodox haredi community while on a summer trip to Israel, cutting off all communication with her desperate mother and father. As her parents feverishly search for their daughter throughout Jerusalem, they find themselves lost in an alien world where ancient and modern collide, conflicting cultures and politics clash, and extreme orthodoxies and passionate feelings of nationalism try to coexist while growing more volatile with each passing day. May 12 thru July 3 at the Lee Strasberg Creative Center, 7936 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA, 90046; Fridays, Saturdays @ 8 p.m. and Sundays @ 2 p.m.; $12.50-$25; (323) 960- 5772; www.plays411.com/Gates