From left to right: Ronit Asheri, Moshe Lobel, Lea Kalisch, David Mandelbaum and Eli Rosen. (Photo: Pedro Hernandez) Awake And Sing “A heartbreaking and gorgeous Yiddish version of the classic American play that wrestles with economic disparity in...
Caraid O’Brien on Yiddish theatre’s influence on Ionesco. The photo is from our production of “Rhinoceros.” Caraid was absolutely hilarious in the role of Mrs. Boeuf. She also appeared in both NYR productions of “God Of Vengeance,”...
Moshe Yassur on Ionesco Moshe Yassur directed our production of Rhinoceros and throughout his long career had occasion to meet and work with Ionesco on more than one occasion. At an early rehearsal he reveals to the cast Ionesco’s view on theater of the absurd....
Moshe Yassur on the future of Yiddish theater Moshe Yassur is is a Yiddish theater national treasure. For NYR he directed the ground breaking Yiddish world premiere of “Waiting For Godot,” the drama desk nominated “Toyt Fun A Seylsman,”...
Interview With The Yiddish/Chasidish guru of “Unorthodox” “As a corporate lawyer stuck in an unhappy and unfulfilling environment, I felt that my creative soul was dying. David believed in me and gave me my first break. And my second. And my third. And...
