Teenager with Dyslexia Topic of Play

Mon 9 Feb, 7:30 pm. Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, 02459. JCCs of Greater Boston, 617-965-5226. $15. Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston - [website][email][events]

A teenage boy dealing with dyslexia is the focus of a one-man play at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (333 Nahanton Street) in Newton on Monday, February 9 at 7:30pm. In Never Ever Ever, actor Jordan Ahnquist reveals what it’s like to feel like an outsider, to be differently-abled, yet at the same time whole. The play, written by Sivan Ben Yishai and presented by Israeli Stage, won four Assitej Awards (International Association of Theater for Children and Young People) in 2013. The show is performed as a staged reading. A post-performance conversation will take place with Ahnquist, director Guy Ben-Aharon and staff from Gateways: Access to Jewish Education, a local organization that provides services to children with special needs and educati