Handle With Care Carol Lawrence, seated, and Charlotte Cohn star at the Westside Theater Downstairs. Credit: Doug Denoff 

Carol Lawrence (seated) and Charlotte Cohn star at the Westside Theater Downstairs; Photo by Doug Denoff

Handle with Care

Written by Jason Odell Williams

Hebrew translation by Charlotte Cohn

In Handle with Care, circumstances both hilarious and tragic bring together a young Israeli woman, who has little command of English, and a young American man, who has little command of romance. Is their inevitable love an accident…or is it destiny, generations in the making?

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A hilarious and heartwarming romantic comedy…which exudes gobs of comic energy and insight. Mr. Williams has achieved something special: He has written a Jewish Christmas story.
— The New York Times

A romantic comedy you’ll remember fondly well into next year. Modest, a little self-effacing and touchingly optimistic, the play is a perfect date to attend with friends and lovers.
— Ithaca Times

Hilariously funny! Utterly charming, fearlessly adorable and a tiny bit magical.
— Naples News

“What IS going on?”
feat. Charlotte Cohn, Sheffield Chastain & Jonathan Sale



“Dukes of Hazzard”
feat. Carol Lawrence & Charlotte Cohn