 New Yiddish Rep, in association with The Theater at the 14th Street Y, is pleased to present a fresh new production of Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Waiting for Godot (Vartn Af Godot), translated by Shane Baker, and directed by The 14th Street Y’s artistic director of Arts & Culture, Ronit Muszkatblit. Waiting for Godot will perform in Yiddish with English super-titles for a five-week limited engagement from Sunday, December 24st, 2018 through Sunday, January 27th, 2019 at The Theater at the 14th Street Y (344 East 14th Street at 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003). Official opening is Sunday, January 6th at 2:00 P.M..
"Beckett's play (which was originally produced in French) may finally have found its mother tongue." -The New Yorker “We’ve tried to fashion a season that gives us and our audiences a way to resist the resurgence of the ‘big lie’ through the voices of playwrights like Beckett,” states Artistic Director David Mandelbaum. “For us this is a season of protest and resistance. It’s no longer just about Yiddish or Jewish. It’s about not standing by and mutely watching the transformation of our society into a replica of the tragic past.” “Was I sleeping while the others suffered?” Waiting for Godot depicts the other, the refugee, the stranger looking for a safe haven. Estragon and Vladimir aren’t waiting for god, they’re waiting for humanity to evolve, to break down the walls that separate us and embrace them. In order to endure the absurdity and confusion they must occasionally laugh in the darkness and embrace each other. At its core, Yiddish, the language of tears and laughter, is particularly suited to this tragi-comedy. It informs and illuminates Beckett’s seminal post-modern masterpiece. Performed in Yiddish with English super-titles. With David Mandelbaum as Estragon, Rafael Goldwaser as Vladimir, Gera Sandler as Pozzo, Richard Saudek as Lucky. Noam Sandler and Myron Tregubov alternate as the boy. Featuring scenic design by George Xenos, lighting design by Reza Behjat, and supertitles by Eli Rosen. Waiting for Godot plays the following schedule through Jan 27, 2019*: Mondays at 7:30 PM Tuesdays at 7:30 PM Wednesdays at 7:30 PM Thursdays at 7:30 PM Fridays at 7:30 PM Saturdays at 7:30 PM Sundays at 2:00 P.M. and 7:30 PM *Schedule Exceptions: There will be NO performances Wed Dec 26; Sun Dec 30 at 2pm; Sun Jan 6 at 7:30 pm; Mon, Jan 7 thru Fri, Jan 11; Wed, Jan 16 thru Fri, Jan 18; Wed, Jan 23 thru Fri, Jan 25. Tickets are $35.00 and are currently available to purchase by calling 646-395-4310 or by visiting www.newyiddishrep.org. Tickets may also be purchased 30 minutes before showtime. Running Time: 2 hours with one 10 minute intermission. Website: www.newyiddishrep.org
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 Your Program Is Your Ticket host Sean Chandler sits down with Barry Levey, writer and performer of HOAXOCAUST!, to chat about this provocative solo-show returning to the New York Stage. Take a listen to the podcast, and don't forget to join us at The Theater at the 14th Street Y beginning September 5th, 2018.
To learn more about Hoaxocaust! visit hoaxocaust.com #KampfireUpYourAudience  1-In your own words, describe the production. Including key themes and conflicts…why is this the right time for this production?
It's about someone wishing away their inherited baggage, and complications that causes. I confront my family's racism when my brother and I both commit to interracial relationships (his has the benefit of being straight, but the drawback of being with an Arab). Our parents insist the Holocaust means Jews can't be safe with anyone but other Jews. Wanting a more inclusive identity, I wonder how different my life would be if the Holocaust had never happened; before I know it, I'm interviewing Holocaust deniers around the world. Needless to say, what I hear—and share—is shocking. Laughable, and yet, considering at least eight white nationalists are running for U.S. Congress in 2018, also terrifying. 2-Who are your collaborators and what do you like about working with them? I am a geeky, loner introvert. Usually during a show I've written, I'm pacing in the back of the theater, nursing crushes on the actors. Performing, on purpose, in front of a hundred people a night, projecting confidence? I'd work with no one else but the director Jeremy Gold Kronenberg, who has known me since we were preteens and his middle name was not "Gold" and he was knitting homemade vests on the bus to school. I feel safer being naked before him than I do before most of my doctors. Especially my urologist. Jeremy's never stuck anything up my urethra. 3-Who is the typical audience for the production? What do you want audiences to get out of the show (ie: feel when they leave the theater)? When I first started performing this show, I thought I would do it in a sort of Sacha Baron Cohen persona and present myself as a real Holocaust denier. Over the years, I've realized theater attracts more earnest, liberal Jews than it does Ali G fans, so now my audience is earnest, liberal Jews. All of them. All the synagogue-going, Haaretz-reading, Trump-hating Jews from here to Scarsdale. But also all the gays. And all the Millennials. Everyone worried about fake news and Bannon and Kushner and Russia, and everyone who listens to On the Media and On Being and Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (for the yuks). Anyone who sees a terrible normalization of hate happening, and wants to engage in a 75-minute dialogue about what we need to know to fight back. At the end of each show, I want 100 people to have laughed 150 times—but to still be scared shitless. Really scared shitless. Like so scared, I thought about calling the play "Oy, Get Out Already!" But then I learned Orin Wolf has already optioned that title for a show staring Nick Kroll coming to Broadway in 2019. 4-Who is someone (or something) who has inspired you? Deborah Lipstadt, while researching Hoaoxocaust. Mel Brooks, while writing it. RuPaul Charles, every Thursday. 5-Why theatre, when did you know you wanted to be a writer? Seventh grade. I like being good at things, and it already wouldn't be sports. When my voice changed, it also wouldn't be musicals. - QUESTING BEAST PRODUCTIONS in partnership with THE THEATER AT THE 14TH STREET Y Proudly Present HOAXOCAUST! Written and performed by BARRY LEVEY Directed by JEREMY GOLD KRONENBERG LIMITED ENGAGEMENT SEPTEMBER 5 – 30, 2018 AT THE THEATER AT THE 14TH STREET Y TICKETS START AT $25 | WWW.14STREETY.ORG  “We should all be glad that a challenging and intelligent solo show like Hoaxocaust! is onstage anywhere. This is worthwhile and timely theater of the highest order.” - Theatermania
“Skilfully raises questions about religion and politics with humor, earning laughs from a subject that many might think is too sacred to get such a treatment.” - Theatre Is Easy “Uses sharp satire to pierce the gasbags… There are more controversial and provocative ideas crammed into the 70-minute Hoaxocaust! than in most plays on or off Broadway.” -Jewish Standard “Squarely nails the inherent absurdity behind Holocaust denial.” -New Voices Questing Beast Productions, in partnership with The Theater at the 14th Street Y, is pleased to present Barry Levey in his provocative play Hoaxocaust! directed by Jeremy Gold Kronenberg. Hoaxocaust! will play twenty three performances from September 5th through the 30th, 2018 at The Theater at the 14th Street Y (344 East 14th Street at 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003). Opening night is Wednesday, September 12th at 8:00 P.M. Press are cordially invited Friday, Sept 7th at 7:00 pm, Saturday, Sept 8th at 2:00 pm or 6:00 pm, Sunday, Sept 9th at 2:00 pm, and Opening Night Wednesday, Sept 12th at 8:00 pm (and any subsequent performance upon request). What roles should past horrors play in defining ourselves, our religious views, or even our politics? Is there such a thing as a contemporary Jewish identity independent of the Holocaust? Should there be? What if the Holocaust had never happened? Mahmoud Abbas has said it. Poland has said it. Some people currently running for our Congress and in our President's coalition have said it. If the Holocaust didn’t happen… what did? Join writer/performer Barry Levey on an around-the-world adventure as he tracks down deniers from Illinois to Iran, meets engineers and ex-presidents, and dodges a brother in Hungary and a boyfriend back home on a journey to discover the shocking truth. Developed at the New Group, the cell, and Prospect Theater Company at 59E59, Hoaxacaust! previously performed at Theater for the New City and won the NY International Fringe Festival’s 2014 Overall Excellence award. It returned for the FringeNYC Encore Series: Solo in the City at the Baruch Performing Arts Center before touring to Jersey City Theater Center and Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael. Hoaxocaust! plays the following twenty three performances through Sun, Sept 30th: Wed, Sept 5th at 8:00 P.M.Fri, Sept 7th at 7:00 P.M.Sat, Sept 8th at 2:00 P.M.Sat, Sept 8th 6:00 P.M.Sun, Sept 9th 2:00 P.M. Wed, Sept 12th 8:00 P.M.Fri, Sept 14th 9:00 P.M.Sat, Sept 15th 4:00 P.M.Sat, Sept 15th 8:00 P.M.Sun, Sept 16th 4:00 P.M.Sun, Sept 16th 8:00 P.M. Thu, Sept 20th 8:00 P.M.Fri, Sept 21st 7:00 P.M.Sat, Sept 22nd 2:00 P.M.Sat, Sept 22nd 6:00 P.M.Sun, Sept 23rd 2:00 P.M. Tue, Sept 25th 8:00 P.M.Wed, Sept 26th 8:00 P.M.Fri, Sept 28th 7:00 P.M.Sat, Sept 29th 2:00 P.M.Sat, Sept 29th 6:00 P.M.Sun, Sept 30th 4:00 P.M.Sun, Sept 30th 8:00 P.M. Tickets start at $25.00 and are currently available to purchase by calling 646-395-4310 or by visiting www.14streety.org.Tickets may also be purchased 30 minutes before showtime. Running Time: 75 Minutes Website: www.hoaxocaust.com “Funny and engaging… something rare and wonderful to find.” -Stage Buddy This one-man show about Holocaust deniers had so many enjoyable and provocative twists and ideas that left us in its grips for days. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a one-person show that was as thrilling and absorbing as this.” -Letters from the Mezzanine “A compelling, thought-provoking, emotional, can’t stop thinking, how will I sleep tonight one-man show.” -Call Me Adam “Levey’s script is beautifully structured. It’s sharp and insightful, simultaneously funny and thought-provoking.” -Woman Around Town “Argues with great quiet force” -History News Network Check out the coverage The Genesis Plays received during their run at The Theater at the 14th Street Y this May 2018:  May 27, 2018: Commercial Appeal: From Playhouse on the Square to New York: Memphian uses acting to engage communities - Feature
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/entertainment/2018/05/27/memphis-native-jon-adam-ross-now-playwright-actor-new-york-playhouse-square/632780002/ May 14, 2018: Tablet Magazine: The Genesis Plays Bring Biblical Heroes and Contemporary Issues to Stage - Review http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/262113/the-genesis-plays-bring-biblical-heroes-and-contemporary-issues-to-stage May 14, 2018: Medium: The Genesis Plays by The In[heir]itance Project: “The Leah/Rachel Play” - Review https://medium.com/@beyondbeigetravel/review-the-genesis-plays-by-the-in-heir-itance-project-the-leah-rachel-play-8bd991151635 May 7, 2018: Photo Flash: The Theater at the 14th Street Y Presents THE LEAH/RACHEL PLAY - News Item https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photo-Flash-The-Theater-At-The-14th-Street-Y-Presents-THE-LEAHRACHEL-PLAY-20180507 May 6, 2018: Photo Flash: The Theater at the 14th Street Y Presents THE REBECCA PLAY - News Item https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photo-Flash-The-Theater-At-The-14th-Street-Y-Presents-THE-REBECCA-PLAY-20180506 May 5, 2018: Hollywood SOAPBOX: Exploring the uniqueness, universality of Genesis - Interview https://www.hollywoodsoapbox.com/?p=19648 May 4, 2018: Photo Flash: The Theater At The 14th Street Y Presents THE JACOB PLAY - News Item https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photo-Flash-The-Theater-At-The-14th-Street-Y-Presents-THE-JACOB-PLAY-20180504 May 3, 2018: Broadway World - Photo Flash: The Theater At The 14th Street Y Presents THE SARAH PLAY - News Item https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Photo-Flash-The-Theater-At-The-14th-Street-Y-Presents-THE-SARAH-PLAY-20180503 May 2, 2018: Opplaud: The Genesis Plays (The Jacob Play) - Review https://opplaud.com/reviews/new-york/210-genesis-plays-14-street-y May 2, 2018: Broadway World - Photo Flash: The Theater At The 14th Street Y Presents THE ABRAHAM PLAY - News Item https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photo-Flash-The-Theater-At-The-14th-Street-Y-Stages-THE-ABRAHAM-PLAY-20180502 May 1, 2018: Jewish Week - Sacred Text As A Stage For Community Building - Feature http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/sacred-text-as-a-stage-for-community-building/ Apr 29, 2018: Say Me Says Mom - Sunday Scoop Week of April 29 - News Item https://saysmesaysmom.blogspot.com/2018/04/sunday-scoop-week-of-42918-whats.html Mar 27, 2018: Broadway World - The In[heir]itance Project and The 14th Street Y Present The Sarah Play (featuring Stephanie Rocio) - News Item https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/The-Inheiritance-Project-And-The-14th-Street-Y-Present-THE-SARAH-PLAY-20180327 Mar 20, 2018: Broadway World - The Inheiritance Project and The 14th Street Y Proudly Present The Abraham Play - News Item https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/The-Inheiritance-Project-And-The-14th-Street-Y-Proudly-PresentTHE-ABRAHAM-PLAY-20180320 Mar 16, 2018: Broadway World - The In[heir]itance Project and The 14th Street Y Present The Sarah Play - News Item https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/The-Inheiritance-Project-And-The-14th-Street-Y-Present-THE-SARAH-PLAY-20180316 Mar 15, 2018: Broadway World - The Leah/Rachel Play Comes To The 14th Street Y As Part Of The Genesis Plays - News Item https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/THE-LEAHRACHEL-PLAY-Comes-To-The-14th-Street-Y-As-Part-Of-The-Genesis-Plays-20180315 Jan 25, 2018: Broadway World - The In[heir]itance Project Brings Five Genesis Plays to The 14th Street Y - News Item https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/THE-INHEIRITANCE-PROJECT-Brings-Five-Genesis-Plays-To-The-14th-Street-Y-20180125 Earlier Coverage: Interfaith Arts Group in Charleston Addresses Social Justice Issues By Adam Parker, The Post and Courier | Dec 9, 2017 Better Than An Oscar By Jon Adam Ross, EJewish Philanthropy | March 7, 2017 The Rebecca Play: Innovative theater project uses Book of Genesis as its genesis By Adam Parker, The Post and Courier | May 7, 2016 The InHEIRitance Project By Rebecca Leibowitz, Charleston Jewish Voice | Apr 25, 2016 Using Art to Heal: The inHEIRitance Project Visits Charleston By Rebecca Leibowitz, Sight Line | Apr 25, 2016 A Twin Cities Abraham By H. Glenn Rosenkrantz, Jeducation World | Jan 25, 2016 REVIEW: The Abraham Play By Arthur Dorman, Talkin' Broadway | Dec 31, 2015 REVIEW: The Abraham Play By Rebecca Kanner, tcjewfolk.com | Dec 20, 2015 Jon Adam Ross: ‘This brilliant light’ By Erin Elliott Bryan, American Jewish World News | Mar 25, 2015  THE IN[HEIR]ITANCE PROJECT and THE 14TH STREET Y are pleased to present THE SARAH PLAY, as part of The Genesis Plays, a collection of plays inspired by stories in the book of Genesis, and devised with communities in different US cities. Created in a collaborative process led by Jon Adam Ross and directed by Chantal Pavageaux, THE SARAH PLAY performs in rep (with four other plays) during a three-week limited engagement at The Theater at the 14th Street Y (344 E 14th St at 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003). Performances begin Tuesday, May 1st and continue through Wednesday, May 16, 2018.
Press are cordially invited Tuesday, May 1st at 9:00 p.m., Thursday, May 3rd at 9:00 p.m., and Saturday, May 5th at 7:00 p.m. (and any subsequent performance) Three actors tell the ancient, sacred story of Sarah and Hagar, the mothers of Isaac and Ishmael, drawing from Muslim, Christian and Jewish traditions. The storytellers struggle to determine which religion’s version of the narrative gets told, when there are multiple accounts of what happened. “In Kansas City we worked with the Muslim and Jewish communities,” shares creator Jon Adam Ross. “The play became a meta-examination of how we tell stories that carry multiple, conflicting truths. Director Chantal Pavageaux believes “The Sarah Play is the most thought-provoking of the five plays. We also really pushed ourselves formally, and we were able to develop our aesthetic in a new way.” Starring Jon Dalin, Stephanie Dauman (Blindspot - NBC), and Stephanie Rocio (Broadway World Award Best Featured Actress - Dreamgirls at Cape Fear). Produced by Martha Goode. Featuring set design by Deb O, costume design by Andja Budincich, lighting design by Stacey Boggs, and sound design by Caroline Faustine. Tyler Winthrop is the stage manager, Eli Reid is the production manager, and Zhailon Levingston is the associate director. Marketing/PR by Kampfire PR, and graphic design by Billy Keefe. The Sarah Play plays the following performances through Fri, May 18th: Tuesday, May 1st at 9:00 p.m.Thursday, May 3rd at 9:00 p.m. Saturday, May 5th at 7:00 p.m.Thursday, May 10th at 7:00 p.m.Saturday, May 12th at 7:00 p.m.Sunday, May 13th at 12:00 p.m.Friday, May 18th at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $18 (or see three plays for $14 each with a Flex Pass) and are now available online at www.14streety.org/genesis or by calling 646-395-4310. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the box office half-hour prior to the performance. Running Time: 70 minutes The developmental process of The Genesis Plays includes text study with artists and clergy, devising workshops, open rehearsals with participating organizations and houses of worship, performance talkbacks, and community engagement events where local artists and audiences also respond to the source material. The Genesis Plays are funded with generous support from The Covenant Foundation, in association with Downtown Jewish Life, co-presented by The Theater at the 14th Street Y. THE GENESIS PLAYS features:
To learn more visit www.inheiritance.org  THE IN[HEIR]ITANCE PROJECT and THE 14TH STREET Y are pleased to present THE LEAH/RACHEL PLAY, as part of The Genesis Plays, a collection of plays inspired by stories in the book of Genesis, and devised with communities in different US cities. Created in a collaborative process led by Jon Adam Ross and directed by Chantal Pavageaux, featuring a film directed and produced by Emmy-award winning filmmaker Ilana Trachtman (Praying with Lior), THE LEAH/RACHEL PLAY performs in rep (with four other plays) during a three-week limited engagement at The Theater at the 14th Street Y (344 E 14th St at 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003). Performances begin Tuesday, May 1st and continue through Wednesday, May 16, 2018.
Using documentary-style interviews with community members in tandem with the scripted action on stage, in The Leah/Rachel Play a historian unearths an ancient papyrus about sisterhood and struggles with what it means for a man to have made this discovery that reveals so much about female identity. As a new father to twin baby girls, he’s looking for advice anywhere he can get it. “In Seattle we explored how history is written by men, even in the bible. And in response we explored the concept of sisterhood, the voices of biblical women, and the sibling relationship of Leah and Rachel,” shares creator Jon Adam Ross. “Brandon Blake will be flying out to recreate his work in The Leah/Rachel Play, he brings such infectious joy with him everywhere he goes. Ilana Trachtman is an Emmy-award winning film director who produced and directed the film for the play and her incredible talent and experience have made adapting the piece for the NYC stage extremely exciting.” For director Chantal Pavageaux, “The Leah/Rachel Play is an experiment for The In[heir]itance Project and, as such, is the most unpredictable. The interaction between film and live performance allows for great theater magic, and for interesting twists in storytelling.” Starring Brandon Blake and Jon Levin. Produced by Martha Goode. Featuring set design by Deb O, costume design by Andja Budincich, lighting design by Stacey Boggs, sound design by Caroline Faustine and projections by Phoenix Sweeney. Tyler Winthrop is the stage manager, Eli Reid is the production manager, and Zhailon Levingston is the associate director. Marketing/PR by Kampfire PR, and graphic design by Billy Keefe. Film directed and produced by Ilana Trachtman (cinematography by Lars Larson, film editing by Zelda Greenstein, and studio sound recording by Bob Marts). The Leah/Rachel Play plays the following performances through Wed, May 16th: Tuesday, May 1st at 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 4th at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, May 6th at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 9th at 9:00 p.m. Friday, May 11th at 9: 00 p.m. Saturday, May 12th at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, May 13th at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 16th at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $18 (or see three plays for $14 each with a Flex Pass) and are now available online at www.14streety.org/genesis or by calling 646-395-4310. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the box office half-hour prior to the performance. Running Time: 70 minutes The developmental process of The Genesis Plays includes text study with artists and clergy, devising workshops, open rehearsals with participating organizations and houses of worship, performance talkbacks, and community engagement events where local artists and audiences also respond to the source material. The Genesis Plays are funded with generous support from The Covenant Foundation, in association with Downtown Jewish Life, co-presented by The Theater at the 14th Street Y. THE GENESIS PLAYS features:
To learn more visit www.inheiritance.org  1-In your own words, describe the productions? Including key themes and conflicts…why is this the right time for this production?
Each of the five Genesis Plays puts a story from the book of Genesis in conversation with the lived experiences of a different community around the United States. In Minneapolis we examined Abraham's legacy as a patriarch as it relates to the relics we inherit and pass along. It's a solo show, but it doesn't feel like one. It's a scavenger hunt where the audience holds all the clues. And I feel this play challenges us to face the fact that we can run from our family, but we can't run from our inheritance. In Charleston, in the aftermath of the massacre at Mother Emmanuel AME, we explored parental favoritism through the story of Rebecca and the prophesy she received while pregnant with twins, among whom she then played favorites. This play is extremely relevant as an exploration of parental favoritism as a stand-in for systemic favoritism in America over our history and still today. In Austin we layered gentrification over the story of Jacob, who presumes cultural hegemony only to be confronted with the challenges of integrating with unfamiliar customs. As immigration battles rage in America and around the world, this play moves on to the ignored conversation about culture you bring with you and culture you adopt. In Seattle we explored how history is written by men, even in the bible. And in response we explored the concept of sisterhood, the voices of biblical women, and the sibling relationship of Leah and Rachel. In Kansas City we worked with the Muslim and Jewish communities to explore Sarah and Hagar, Abraham's wives and the mothers of Isaac and Ishmael in a play that became a meta-examination of how we tell stories that carry multiple, conflicting truths. 2-Who are your collaborators and what do you like about working with them? Our core artist team collaborated everywhere we went. In Charleston we worked with Darian Dauchan, an NYC based actor/poet/playwright who brought his fierce artistry to the work and Charleston-based actress/director Joy Vandervort-Cobb who became our guardian angel in that city and beyond. The project in Austin was a wrestling show devised in collaboration with Aztlan Dance Company, one of whose dancers Luis Ordaz, is reprising his role in NYC. Brandon Blake, a musician from Seattle, will be flying out to recreate his work in the Leah/Rachel play and he brings such infectious joy with him everywhere he goes. Ilana Trachtman is an emmy award winning film director who produced and directed the film for the Leah/Rachel play and her incredible talent and experience have made adapting the piece for the NYC stage so much fun! 3-Who is the typical audience for the production? What do you want audiences to get out of the show (ie: feel when they leave the theater)? One of the most exciting things about these plays is that they are cutting edge and primal at the same time. A WWE-inspired wrestling event that also has elements of the bible; a play about the history of race in Charleston told through poetry and movement, a multi-media film/theater piece set just slightly in the future. Each play is completely different from the other and yet they were all inspired by the same ancient book. I would say the typical audience for these shows is passionate about the world we live in while also curious about what we can learn from those who came before us. People in their 20s and 30s who are just starting to figure shit out and gain some perspective while maintaining a life of adventure and discovery - I think they'd love these plays because they live on that edge of future and past. And my hope is that people leave with more questions than answers, that they are inspired to go read some stuff 4-Who is someone (or something) who has inspired you? I'm really inspired by Miranda July. Over and over again she creates art that engages people at every phase of the artistic process, empowering them as participants and not just witnesses. We strive to do the same thing with the In[heir]itance Project in communities around the country. 5-Why theatre, when did you know you wanted to be a director? (I'm not a director, I'm an actor and playwright) I've always wanted to be an actor. But growing up in Memphis I thought I had to be a Gene. (Hackman, Wilder, Kelly) I thought I had to be serious, be funny, or sing and dance. But in college at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, I started realizing there were so many more ways to tell stories on stage. I first learned about devised theater at the Experimental Theater Wing and I was hooked. The idea of making art in community for community really excited me. And devised theater is what I've done almost exclusively ever since! THE IN[HEIR]ITANCE PROJECT BRINGS FIVE GENESIS PLAYS TO THE 14TH STREET Y Five Plays. Three Years. One Book.  THE IN[HEIR]ITANCE PROJECT and THE THEATER AT THE 14TH STREET Y are presenting THE GENESIS PLAYS, created in a collaborative process led by Jon Adam Ross and directed by Chantal Pavageaux.
Each GENESIS PLAY is inspired by the narrative of a matriarch or patriarch from the book of Genesis and devised with communities in a different city. THE ABRAHAM PLAY (Twin Cities 2015) follows a Wall Street stock jock searching for a lost deed in a scavenger hunt where the audience holds the clues. In THE REBECCA PLAY (Charleston 2016), the city becomes a mother playing favorites among her children, White and Black. THE JACOB PLAY (Austin 2016) is a hard-hitting, smackdown, knockout wrestling extravaganza! THE LEAH/RACHEL PLAY (Seattle 2017) investigates sisterhood using filmed interviews of sisters of all ages, live music, and ancient papyrus. And in THE SARAH PLAY (Kansas City 2017), three actors struggle with how to tell a sacred shared narrative of the Muslim, Christian and Jewish traditions, when there are multiple accounts of the truth. Over the past three years, The In[heir]itance Project devised THE GENESIS PLAYS by entrenching themselves in five mid-sized US cities and opening up the creative process so those communities could participate and develop a deeper connection to the performance and the biblical narratives that inspire the project. The process includes text study with artists and clergy, devising workshops, open rehearsals with participating organizations and houses of worship, performance talkbacks, and community engagement events where local artists and audiences also respond to the source material. THE GENESIS PLAYS, a collection of plays inspired by stories in the book of Genesis, will perform in rep during a three-week limited engagement at The Theater at the 14th Street Y (344 E 14th St at 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003) and are funded with generous support by The Covenant Foundation. Performances begin Tuesday, May 1st and continue through Friday, May 18, 2018. Tickets are $18 (or see three plays for $14 each with a Flex Pass) and are now available online at www.14streety.org |
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