My Uncle Sam
by Marc Frost
directed by Jeremy Aluma

Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 7pm
at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida
21036 95th Avenue
South Boca Raton, FL 33428

November 2022 at The Actor’s Gymnasium
April 2022 with Theater Unspeakable (Chicago)
Central Massachusetts Jewish Theatre Company
Jewish Repertory Theatre of Western New York
The Actor’s Gymnasium (Chicago)
and Four Clowns (Los Angeles)

starring…
Marc Frost

Originally devised by Jeremy Aluma and Marc Frost
Director: Jeremy Aluma
Producer: Hayley Procacci
Writer/Actor: Marc Frost
Videographer: Ben Gonzalez
Dramaturg: Michal Sinnott
Graphic Design: Alex Miranda​

Based on a true story, Theater Unspeakable’s founder Marc Frost uncovers the truth about his own relative Sam Barton in the My Uncle Sam project. Born in Russia in 1891, Sami Silverstein joined a wave of turn-of-the-century immigrants who came to America seeking a better life. Growing up in Brooklyn, he took an interest in mechanics and became a test pilot during the early days of aviation. After a near-death experience, he returned to his love of building bicycles which eventually landed him on a vaudeville stage as Sam Barton of the Barton Bros. act. Marriage, family and an international career all come careening towards a spectacular yet tragic ending as he dies backstage at Radio City Music Hall in New York on the eve of World War II. This project has been underway since summer of 2019 and an early excerpt was previewed at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater as part of the Alliance for Jewish Theatre annual conference.