About Us

KIMBERLY STERN (Adele)
Kimberly is thrilled to be working
on this wonderful project!
Broadway and Touring credits
include A Doll's Life(Hal Prince
dir.), Annie(Nat'l Tour), Grease
(Jan). Off- Broadway Kimberly
was seen in the premiere of Jules
Styne's Bar Mitzvah Boy(Jewish
Repertory Theatre) and A Lady
Named Jo (Riverwest Theatre).
Other regional theatre credits
include: Family Album, Success!,
Peppermint Bear, Macbeth,Grand
Hotel, Everybody,Everybody.
Film and TV : Starlight, A Little
Sex, Rent Control, Smoking Herb,
Jeeter Mason, One True Thing,
He Got Game. Kimberly has sung
for numerous concerts and
recordings including The Harry
Chapin Tribute (Carnegie Hall)
and Live-Aid. She has an active
private voice studio in Manhattan
and holds a BFA in Musical
Theatre from Ithaca College.
Thanks to Jerry and Thomas.
Thanks to Eric for Adele!

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ERIC HOUSTON (Playwright) has
had his plays produced in New
York City at; Ensemble Studio
Theater, The Village Theater,
and Under One Roof. Outside of
New York City at; The Hudson
Theater, The Century City
Playhouse (LA); The Barter
Theater, Abingdon, VA; James
Madison University, VA; and the
Waterfront Playhouse, Key West,
Florida. His play, SWEET
DELIVERANCE, was the last play
optioned for Broadway by
veteran producer, Alexander
Cohen, and PLAYING WITH FIRE
was optioned for Off-Broadway
by Lois Deutchman (producer of
OIL CITY SYMPHONY). His play
BECOMING ADELE (AKA:
WEIGHT ON THE ROOF) has
been optioned by Warner Bros.
Television, and was first
produced and directed by Gerry
Cohen at The Court Theatre, LA.
He is an active member of the
Dramatist Guild and recipient of
the KEY WEST THEATER
FESTIVAL AWARD.

GERRY COHEN (Director) BECOMING ADELE marked Gerry’s first return to
local theater since the 1984 production of Tom Stoppard’s play AFTER
MARITTE starring Mark Blankfield. He is especially excited to be joining
forces with the vastly talented Kimberly Stern.
In 1975 Gerry became one of the youngest directors ever to stage a
commercial production of Shakespeare in London. Working with a wonderful
group of young actors – including David Bradley who went on to great
success with the National Theatre of Great Britain – he mounted a three-hour
anthology program, a sort of Bard’s Greatest Hits that ran for a summer.
Since turning his attention to the small screen, Gerry has directed hundreds
of half-hour comedy episodes. Among the shows he is most proud of are
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN; THE DREW CAREY SHOW; GEORGE LOPEZ;
WANDA AT LARGE, and currently FREDDIE.
Born and raised in New York, Gerry is a huge Yankees fan and can often be
found on the number four train heading uptown to the Bronx. His favorite play
is the 5-4-3 double-play and his favorite musical is Pacific Overtures. Gerry
would like to thank Charlie Curtis for her help and support during the
preparation of this project. He’d also like to dedicate this production to the
memory of his father Alex Cohen, who spent a certain amount of his own life in
the theatre.