“Lost in Yonkers,” one of playwright Neil Simon’s funniest yet, most heartrending plays, will be presented by the Court House Players from July 25 to 27 at the Cobbs Creek Arts Center, 61 Cobbs Creek Lane, Cobbs Creek.
The moving story begs the question: What happens to children in the absence of love? Set in 1942 New York, it tells of two young brothers, played by Van Hutchins and James West, who are sent to stay with their formidable grandmother, portrayed by TaraLynn Semanski, after the death of their mother.
Grandma Kurnitz is a refugee and a widow who has steeled her heart against the world. Her coldness and intolerance have crippled her own children: the boys’ father (played by Jon Morr) has no self-esteem; their Aunt Gert (Christina Amaral) has an embarrassing speech impediment; their Uncle Louie (Jay Hutchins) is a small-time gangster; and their Aunt Bella (Jessi Scott) has the mentality of a child.
But it is Bella’s hunger for affection and her refusal to be denied love that s...