Tag: Jewish Theater

Judith Malina, co-founder with Julian Beck of the Living Theater in 1947, premiered what she described as “my Jewish anarchist play,” Korach, on this date in 2010. “In retelling the familiar story of Korach as it unfolds...

December 2020 marks 100 years since the curtain first rose on the Vilner Troupe's ground-breaking production of Sh. Ansky's Der Dibek (The Dybbuk, or, Between Two Worlds) which theater historian Debra Caplan calls 'the...

There’s an old Yiddish proverb: If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. We all make plans for our futures. Some work out, but many don’t. We’re encouraged to reach for...

Actually, the one-woman show of the above title that I saw last week has very little to do with the subject of the title, namely, mothers-in-law. I am one such, and even an ex-one...

As its closing show of the 2017-2018 season, the New Jewish Theatre will present “Life Sucks,” Aaron Posner’s reworking of the Anton Chekhov play “Uncle Vanya.” Whereas the original Chekhov tale can be downright depressing,...

Before there were cousins bickering over Judaism, unruly hair, and relationships in Bad Jews, there were cousins bickering over Judaism, unruly hair, and relationships in The Last Night of Ballyhoo. The former play was a sell-out smash...

Theater director Mira Hirsch likes to keep busy. A longtime fixture on the Atlanta theatrical scene, Hirsch founded the Jewish Theatre of the South, whose closure after 13 seasons at the Marcus Jewish Community Center...

Theater fans who’d like to see a Broadway show before New Yorkers do will have their chance with the world premiere of “Jew Store (The Musical),” at the Aronoff this weekend. “Jew Store (The Musical),”...