Professor Hal Ackerman's 'Testosterone' play opens in CA

“Actor-playwright Hal Ackerman (www.halackerman.com) takes a frank look at his own mortality,” according to Playbill Online, as his autobiographical play “Testosterone: How Prostate Cancer Made a Man of Me” moves toward its April 18 opening at The Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica (www.powerhousetheatre.com).

Ackerman – co-chair of the screenwriting program at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television – completed his treatment for prostrate cancer in 2001.

“I underwent a non-traditional hormone treatment that turned me into a chemical eunuch,” he laughs. “The play is about how we define masculinity when the very thing that defines manhood is taken away. I look at all the relationships that define maleness: father, son, husband, friend and lover. It opens with what I jokingly call a ‘manologue.’”

Director Arabian stated, “There are very few subjects that are taboo for men, and this is one of them. Hal works at a pretty high level in the entertainment industry; his willingness to put himself out there with this piece is really courageous.”

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