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B ro o k ly n )TR5-1701 %u2022 Mon. thru Fri., 12-5 pmOpen Saturdays 12-5 A ll of DecemberBAM, BCSC,The Museum,and The GardenKeep Up W ithW h a t%u2019s H appeningin the ArisEverywhere inBrooklynA w ard-w inning A rtsR ep o rtin g EveryW ee k inThe PhoenixD eli D ream sITALIAN FO O D EMPORIUMLet Us Cater Yo u r Pa r t y !%u2022 Boar's Head Coldcuts%u2022 Bar-B-Que Chickens%u2022 Homemade Salads%u2022 Delicious Sandwiches%u2022 Hot Bagels & Rolls%u2022 Cold Beer & Soda%u2022 Coldcut PlattersTHE NEW SIX-FOOT HERO!HOLIDAY CATERINGFOR ALL OCCASIONSCold Cut Platters402 A tlantic Ave. 330-0911Open Mon.-Fri. 7:30-9 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 9-7 p.m.Players O ffe r A Gallery O f NewPlaywrights W orth W atching G rowBY CHRIS OSBORNEIt is exciting and gratifying to sit in anaudience as original plays by local artistsare being produced for the first time. Thisopportunity is afforded by PlaywrightFocus Four, a series produced by theGallery Players of new plays by Brooklynplaywrights.The series opened December 5 with%u201cLadies in Waiting%u201d and %u201cGinger Snaps,%u201dand will continue December 13 and 14 with%u201cCafe Gruere%u201d and %u201cOnce Upon a Time InSoutheast Brooklyn.%u201d%u201cLadies in Waiting%u201d was written by AnneCreed and directed by Erika K. Brown,president of Gallery Players. The play is astudy in group dynamics, placing togetherfive women who would normally nevermeet as they wait in line for a toilet thatwill never be repaired at an Appalachianfolk festival in Georgia. Although the situation is interesting and gives rise to manyamusing jokes, the show itself seemed tosuffer from the mixture of too many actingstyles.Liza Vann, as Lydia, played her role in anunderstated manner and was particularlyeffective as the wealthy sophisticate, andMarlene Ash, whose performance wasuneven, provided the play%u2019s most dramaticand touching moment when her characterrealizes she is unloved. The play workedbest when there were fewer characters onthe stage, as in the last scene between Jeff,a plumber who feels he can heal by the laying on of hands, played by Bill Horwitz, andVann%u2019s Lydia, who knows too often whatthat will lead to.%u201cGinger Snaps,%u201d a musical comedy aboutthe struggle of two college women to findlove, featured music and lyrics by CarlCatanzaro and a book by Nancy Seid.Although there were problems with the second act %u2014 it sounded as if the writersmight have run out of time %u2014 they weredwarfed by the enjoyment afforded by theenthusiasm of the actors. The best songswere %u201cLeapfrog%u201d sung by Jeff Waxx and%u201cMiss America%u201d sung by Mollie O%u2019Maraand Alisa Schierman.Denis Meadows%u2019 %u201cCafe Gruere%u201d will openthe second program of Playwright FocusFour. This absurdist comedy pits twofriends discussing affairs of the heart at anUpper Westside Cafe against a disturbingwaiter, an unemployed actor waiting to bediscovered.Paired with %u201cCafe Gruere%u201d is %u201cOnceUpon a Time in Southeast Brooklyn,%u201d a onewoman cabaret starring Maryrose LeggioLin S n id e r, S a lly S h e rw o o d a n d Jim F re e din a s c e n e fro m %u201c C a fe G ru e re ,%u201d at th e G a llery P layers D e c e m b e r 13 an d 14.and written with Sybil Rosen. Leggio singsand acts the saga of a %u201cCatholic-AmericanPrincess%u201d growing up in Canarsie.Great things have come from the GalleryPlayers. One of its earlier members,Harvey Fierstein, wrote the Tony awardwinning %u201cTorch Song Trilogy%u201d and the bookto the musical, %u201cLa Cage aux Folles.%u201d WithPlaywright Focus Four, the Players areproviding the chance for more Brooklyn artists to make it to the top.%u201cCafe Gruere%u201d and %u201cOnce Upon a Timein Southeast Brooklyn%u201d will be performedDecember 13, at 8pm, and December 14,at 3pm. Shows are at the Berkeley Carroll Street School, 181 Lincoln Place.Tickets are $5 or TDF, students andseniors $4. For reservations and information, call 638-5725.Garden Hosts ChorusThe Brooklyn Botanic Garden will hostthe Brooklyn Philharmonia Chorus on Sunday, Dec. 14, 3pm. %u201cThe Christmas Portion%u201dof Handel%u2019s %u201cMessiah%u201d as well as the%u201cHallelujah%u201d Chorus will be performed bythe 60-voice community chorus.The December 14 performance takesplace in the Brooklyn Botanic GardenAuditorium at 1000 Washington Avenue. 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