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Photo Flash: UP Theater's First Play of The 2016-17 Season Opens Today

Merciful Father by Atar Hadari will open UP Theater's seventh season on November 1. The World Premiere of Merciful Father will run through November 12 with performances Tuesday through Saturday at 8pm. Merciful Father is a provocative new take on Sholem Asch's scandalous Yiddish play God of Vengeance.

Photo Flash: UP Theater Presents World Premiere of MERCIFUL FATHER

Atar Hadari's penetrating new play, Merciful Father will open UP Theater's seventh season. The World Premiere of Merciful Father will runNovember 1st through November 12th in Northern Manhattan. The play is based on Sholem Asch's scandalous Yiddish play God of Vengeance which was the inspiration for Paula Vogel's new play, Indecent which premiered at the Vineyard Theatre last season. God of Vengeance premiered on Broadway at the Apollo Theatre in 1923 and featured Broadway's first lesbian kiss. The play was so far ahead of its time, the actors and producers were indicted for giving an immoral performance. Atar Hadari's, Merciful Father is a proactive new take on the story. The production is directed by UP's Artistic Director, James Bosley who has premiered three of his play with UP, including the critically acclaimed productions of Broad Channel, and Epic Poetry.

UP Theater Presents the First Play of Their 2016-17 Season The World Premiere of MERCIFUL FATHER

Atar Hadari's penetrating new play, Merciful Father will open UP Theater's seventh season. The World Premiere of Merciful Father will runNovember 1st through November 12th in Northern Manhattan. Merciful Father is a provocative new take on Sholem Asch's scandalous Yiddish play God of Vengeance:

The Bushwick Starr and Alphabet Arts Host 5th Annual Puppets & Poets Festival This Weekend

Number five is ALIVE! Artists and audiences will explore the relationship between two of the world's oldest and most diversely practiced art forms at Puppets & Poets, a festival celebrating poetry, puppetry, and collaborative hybrid art.

The Bushwick Starr and Alphabet Arts to Host 5th Annual Puppets & Poets Festival, 12/10-13

Number five is ALIVE! Artists and audiences will explore the relationship between two of the world's oldest and most diversely practiced art forms at Puppets & Poets, a festival celebrating poetry, puppetry, and collaborative hybrid art.