I (a non-Jew) often attend Jewish theater, and God of Vengeance is the second full Yiddish production I have attended. (The first being Folksbiene’s production of the musical The Golden Bride.) Looking back at my experience last night, I can honestly say I don’t even remember reading the subtitles at all and was completely...
LIGHTS
Written and Directed by Ashley Nicole Audette
Midtown International Theatre Festival
Last year, I attended a performance of the opening scene of Ashley Nicole Audette’s powerful play LIGHTS and, this week, I was lucky enough to see the full-length version of the story, as presented by the Midtown International...
On the 4th of July this year, I remembered all the overly sentimental television specials I used to love to watch as a child each year. (I particularly remember one that had a Claymation version of Mayor Koch and a musical number of “Earth Angel”, sung to the Statue of Liberty.) They no longer show specials like that—now, 4th...
Staged Reading of The Second Sun written by James Patrick Nelson
Directed by Jennifer Gelfer
Starring James Patrick Nelson and Eden Epstein
I had the pleasure of talking with playwright James Patrick Nelson before the staged reading of his beautiful play The Second Sun at The Signature Theatre complex Tuesday night and our...
Dudu Fisher In Jerusalem
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Although I am a devout Catholic, I have also always felt very at home within the Jewish community, and certainly believe that to be a good Christian, you need to be a good Jew at heart first. Last year, I began regularly attending events at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, and it...
