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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
New Yiddish Rep Revival, 2017
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
New Yiddish Rep Yiddish Language Off-Broadway Revival, 2016
Performer


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BWW Review: New Yiddish Rep's Masterful Revival of Sholem Asch's Look At Eastern European Jewish Culture in GOD OF VENGEANCE

Making his theatrical debut as the scribe in the New Yiddish Rep's GOD OF VENGEANCE, real-life lawyer and ex-Hasid Eli Rosen told American Theater's Simi Horowitz that he believes in 'transparency': 'The only way to effect change is to shine a light on what goes on behind closed doors.' Or in the case of Sholem Asch's controversial 1907 play, in the basement of a brothel owned by Yankl Shapshovitch, deftly played by Shane Baker, a Yiddish stage veteran with a Vaudeville background.GOD OF VENGEANCE is a large, sprawling text, full of complex characters whose motives invite debate. In this, Asch's play embodies the best traditions of Judaism, along with the brokenness he sees in Judaism's most extreme forms. Still, Asch did not want the play produced in the wake of the Holocaust, fearing it might fuel anti-semitism. The issue is not lost on modern interpreters of Asch's text, but the New Yiddish Rep approaches the play with all the rigor and sensitivity one would wish from a Rabbinic scholar poring over a verse of the Talmud.
New Yiddish Rep's GOD OF VENGEANCE, Basis of Broadway-Bound INDECENT, Moves Off-Broadway This March

New Yiddish Rep (NYR) is bringing back by popular demand the controversial classic "God of Vengeance" for a special encore running for two weeks at Theatre at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street, from Tues March 14 to Monday March 27. 
New Yiddish Rep's GOD OF VENGEANCE, Basis of Broadway-Bound INDECENT, Begins Tonight at La MaMa

New Yiddish Rep's highly anticipated 'God of Vengeance,' begins previews for a five-week Off-Broadway run at La MaMa, 74A East 4th Street, starting tonight, December 22. It opens on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25 at 7:30pm.
First Yiddish Revival of GOD OF VENGEANCE, Basis of Broadway-Bound INDECENT, Headed to La MaMa

New York audiences will be treated to the first revival in Yiddish in many decades of Sholem Asch's shocking and ahead-of-its-time drama "God of Vengeance," the basis of the Broadway-bound play "Indecent." Directed by and featuring the Tony nominee Eleanor Reissa, "God of Vengeance" begins previews at La MaMa, 74A East 4th Street, starting December 22. It opens on Christmas Day.
Casting Complete for New Yiddish Rep's GOD OF VENGEANCE at La MaMa

Casting is now complete for New Yiddish Rep's highly anticipated 'God of Vengeance,' which begins previews for a five-week Off-Broadway run at La MaMa, 74A East 4th Street, starting December 22. It opens on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25 at 7:30pm.
Tony-Nominated Eleanor Reissa Will Direct New Yiddish Rep's GOD OF VENGEANCE Off-Broadway

The Tony-nominated director Eleanor Reissa is set to helm New Yiddish Rep's contemporary staging of Sholem Asch's notorious drama 'God of Vengeance' at La MaMa this winter. The Yiddish language production's Off-Broadway opening is on Christmas Day, Sunday December 25 at 7:30pm with previews beginning Thursday December 22.  It will run for five weeks and 33 performances through Sunday January 22.
ArtisTree Theatre Company and Pentangle Arts Announce Full Casting of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

ArtisTree Theatre Company and Pentangle Arts are thrilled to present the worldwide hit musical, Fiddler on the Roof, February 5 - 15, 2015 at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Queens Theatre and Titan Theatre Company's A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Rehearsals began this week for Queens Theatre & Titan Theatre Company's Co-production of its new stage adaptation of the Charles Dickens' holiday classic. The classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the three transformational visits he endures from spirits of his past, present, and future will run December 11-21, 2014 at Queens Theatre, the borough's premiere performing arts venue.
Queens Theatre & Titan Theatre Company to Stage New Adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL this Holiday Season

Queens Theatre (QT) and its resident theatre company, Titan Theatre Company, join forces to present a soaring, WORLD PREMIERE adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL adapted by Titan Literary Director Emily Trask and Titan Artistic Director Lenny Banovez. A CHRISTMAS CAROL will play a two week limited engagement at Queens Theatre (14 United Nations Avenue South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park). Performances begin Thursday, December 11 and continue through Sunday, December 21. Tickets ($30 each or 4 for $100) are available at www.queenstheatre.org.
Cincinnati Playhouse Presents THE SHORT TREE AND THE BIRD THAT COULD NOT SING, Now thru 5/24

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's Off the Hill series for families concludes with THE SHORT TREE AND THE BIRD THAT COULD NOT SING, which will tour to community venues throughout the Tristate from today, April 8 through May 24. Recommended for ages 5 and up, the show is a wacky fable of an unlikely friendship between a tree that resents its roots and a spunky, unflappable bird with a horrible singing voice.
Cincinnati Playhouse to Present THE SHORT TREE AND THE BIRD THAT COULD NOT SING, 4/8-5/24

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's Off the Hill series for families concludes with THE SHORT TREE AND THE BIRD THAT COULD NOT SING, which will tour to community venues throughout the Tristate from April 8 through May 24. Recommended for ages 5 and up, the show is a wacky fable of an unlikely friendship between a tree that resents its roots and a spunky, unflappable bird with a horrible singing voice.
Cincinnati Playhouse to Present PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, 3/8-4/5

Romance is in the air at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as Jane Austen's masterpiece PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, adapted for the stage by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan, comes to life on the Robert S. Marx Theatre stage March 8 to April 5.
Cincinnati Playhouse's Off the Hill Series Continues with JOAN THE GIRL OF ARC Premiere, Now thru 2/22

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's Off the Hill series for families continues in January with the world premiere of JOAN THE GIRL OF ARC, which will tour to community venues throughout the Tristate from tonight, Jan. 17 through Feb. 22.
Cincinnati Playhouse's Off the Hill Series Continues with JOAN THE GIRL OF ARC Premiere, 1/17-2/22

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's Off the Hill series for families continues in January with the world premiere of JOAN THE GIRL OF ARC, which will tour to community venues throughout the Tristate from Jan. 17 through Feb. 22. Recommended for ages 11 and up, this inspiring play offers a new perspective on the classic story of the young woman who helped save France.
Cincinnati Playhouse to Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 11/27-12/29

The spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future converge on the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as U.S. Bank presents Charles Dickens' iconic holiday story, A CHRISTMAS CAROL. The beloved tale of a miserly humbug's redemption, enjoyed each season by multiple generations of Cincinnatians, will be performed for its 23rd year in the Playhouse's Robert S. Marx Theatre from Nov. 27 through Dec. 29.
STORY TIME WITH MR. BUTTERMEN Begins 8/10 as Part of FringeNYC

Mind The Art Entertainment is set to present the raunchy spoken word musical Story Time with Mr. Buttermen: Fables for Adults Living in a Modern World at the 2012 New York International Fringe Festival this August, running from August 10th through 25th at HERE Arts Center.
STORY TIME WITH MR. BUTTERMEN Begins 8/10 as Part of FringeNYC

Mind The Art Entertainment is set to present the raunchy spoken word musical Story Time with Mr. Buttermen: Fables for Adults Living in a Modern World at the 2012 New York International Fringe Festival this August, running from August 10th through 25th at HERE Arts Center.

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