Crumbs from the Table of Joy December 9, 2009

The Crump family is in trouble. Godfrey is widowed and adrift, and his teen daughters, Ernestine and Ermina, have immersed themselves in glamorous illusions of Hollywood to escape the racial prejudice of 1950s Brooklyn. But things change quickly when free-spirited Aunt Lily shows up. Suddenly, Godfrey remarries a white woman, Ermina discovers boys, and Ernestine is torn between embracing bebop and the Communist Party. L.A. Theatre Works records five performances for its nationally syndicated radio theater series which broadcasts locally in Southern California on KPCC 89.3 and streams on demand at www.latw.org. Dec. 9-13; Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Brentwood CA 90049; $20-$48; 310.827.0889; www.latw.org

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