Tovah Feldshuh Returns To NY In 'Irena's Vow' This Fall

 Four-time Tony Award-nominee Tovah Feldshuh will return to the New York stage in Irena's Vow, a new play by Dan Gordon, beginning September 7th at Baruch Performing Arts Center - 55  Lexington  Avenue @ 25th Street (between Lexington & Third Aves).  The new drama will mark Ms. Feldshuh's first New York stage appearance since her triumphant (and Tony Award-nominated) turn in Golda's Balcony (Broadway's longest-running one-woman show).  Michael Parva will direct.  Irena's Vow, which is being presented by The Directors Company in association with Power Productions & The Polish Cultural Institute, is an Invictus Theatre Company World premiere.   Opening Night is set for Monday, September 22nd at 7 p.m. (the engagement continues through November 2nd).

Featuring a cast of ten, Irena's Vow is a riveting, life affirming story about one of wartime's most courageous and unsung heroines. During the Nazi occupation of Poland, Irena Gut Opdyke was forced to work as head housekeeper for a very prominent Nazi major. Over a two year period of service, Irena would be confronted with the choice to protect twelve Jewish refugees who secretly fell under her care. This is the extraordinary true story of one woman's choice and the twelve lives that would live or die by her decision.

Tovah Feldshuh, who is currently in London's West End starring in Golda's Balcony, is simultaneously preparing for the role of the Polish Catholic heroine of Irena's Vow, and will soon depart for Poland to continue with her trademark, meticulous research for the role.  A film crew will join Ms. Feldshuh during her trip to gain footage for a PBS documentary being created about Irena's story coming to the stage.

The design team for Irena's Vow includes: Kevin Judge (Scenic Design), David Castaneda (Lighting Design), Astrid Brucker (Costume Design), and Quentin Chiappetta (Sound Design/Composer).  Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

The performance schedule for Irena's Vow is as follows: Mondays at 8 p.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., with matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m.  All tickets are $55 and are available online at Theatermania.com and (beginning Monday, June 30th) at the Baruch Performing Arts Center box office.  Student Rush tickets ($25) will be available one hour before the show. 

Photo Credit Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

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