Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with David Greenspan and Jane Cortney for ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER

New Worlds Theatre Project will present Peretz Hirshbein's Yiddish play, On the Other Side of the River, in a world premiere translation, beginning this Saturday, November 29, at HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue. The opening night is set for Thursday, December 4. On the Other Side of the River runs through Sunday, December 21. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars in rehearsal below!

A provincial girl raised in a small river town by her blind, devout grandfather, Mir'l is on the cusp of womanhood, ready to declare her independence. But when her grandfather dies and she finds herself alone, she doesn't know which way to turn, until she meets a luminous, mysterious stranger who lives On the Other Side of the River.

New Worlds Theatre Project, founded in 2005, is the country's only theatre company dedicated to identifying the best Yiddish plays--from an artistic point of view--and then translating them into English and producing them.

The cast of On the Other Side of the River is David Arkema (The Stranger), Jane Cortney (Mir'l), David Greenspan (Mir'l's grandfather), and Christine Siracusa (Yakhne).

Shannon Sindelar is Producing Artistic Director of Brave New World Theatre Company. The set design for On the Other Side of the River is by Patrick Rizzotti; costume design is by Meriwether Snipes; lighting design is by Nick Solyom; sound design by Erik T. Lawson; video design is by Bart Cortright.

On the Other Side of the River performs Thursday through Saturday and Monday at 7pm, with a Sunday matinee at 2pm, at HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue, entrance on Dominick Street, one block south of Spring Street. There will be no performance on Saturday, December 6, and Monday, December 8. On the Other Side of the River runs through Sunday, December 21. Tickets are $18 and may be purchased at Ovationtix or at www.here.org or by phoning 212 352-3101. For more information about On the Other Side of the River and New Worlds Theatre Project, visit www.newworldsproject.org.

Photo Credit: Hunter Canning

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