The Dybbuk is a story of star-crossed lovers who seem to occupy various levels of life, death and the netherworld. It is a busy and physically demanding work that starts with the ominous, distant sound of dripping water, followed by electric flashes of light and a sonic cacophony.
From beginning to end, this production is marvelous. The multi-leveled set, designed by Igor Golyak and Sasha Kuznetsova, allows the actors ample room to actively pursue one another, beseech their Maker, disrupt a wedding, and dance, depending on the scene.
The Arlekin Players give “The Dybbuk” a memorable production at the Beacon Hill cultural center.
The Dybbuk is a story of star-crossed lovers who seem to occupy various levels of life, death and the netherworld. It is a busy and physically demanding work that starts with the ominous, distant sound of dripping water, followed by electric flashes of light and a sonic cacophony.
What does it mean to be a restless soul in-between two worlds? That is the definition of a dybbuk. With an ongoing immigration crisis and refugees displaced by war– a new adaptation of the play “The Dybbuk,” has deep resonance.
The story of a 1941 massacre is told through the lives of 10 Polish classmates, five Jewish and five Catholic, in this suspenseful but humane play.
Set in Poland before, during and after World War II and the Holocaust, Tadeusz Słobodzianek’s play at BAM follows a group of classmates—half Jewish, half Catholic—who grow into adulthood through that violent period.
‘Our Class,’ a timely play asking big questions about antisemitism, makes its New York premiere.
My theater company in Needham was created by Jewish immigrants and refugees from Eastern Europe. As a company, we stand with Israel. As an artist and a human being, I stand with Israel. (Are we alone?)