Beit
Avi Chai and Merkaz Hamagshimim Hadassah
present Stage One #2: Amateur English Theater Festival
Jerusalem, Passover, 2011 | April 20-22, 2011
During Passover 2011, Beit Avi Chai, in collaboration with Merkaz Hamagshimim Hadassah, is devoting three
days to the very best of Jerusalem English-language Theater, shining a
spotlight on this thriving subculture while offering a unique perspective on
issues of identity and culture from both the local and international
perspectives.
Artistic Director of the Festival: Rafi Poch
Day 1: Wednesday April 20, 2011
Theater
Jewtopia
6 PM and 8:30 PM
Two friends team up to teach each other how to woo the women of their choice.
Throughout this funny play, we follow them as they learn the essence of
identity and how it affects the choices we make!
Director: Rafi Poch
Mikveh
9 PM
Inside the secretive world of the ritual bath, eight women's stories unfold in
this sensitive depiction of religious observance and evolving feminist
consciousness.
A knowledgeable examination of traditions and rituals, this hit Israeli play
explores the ever evolving position of women in Israeli society.
Written & Directed by Hadar Galron
The
Pianist
6 PM
This is the story of a Polish-Jewish musician struggling to survive the
destruction of the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. The 'Encore!' adaptation
is based on Szpilman's book and excerpts from the diary of the German officer
who saved him.
Stage director: Robert Binder | Musical director: Paul Salter | Actor: Daniel
Shapiro
Encore! Educational Theatre Company
Hahafuch
- An improv and comedy sketch group
11 PM
An improv show that promises to make you cry...with laughter.
Music
Maya Peninngton - 8PM
Stand
Up
Jeremy Saltan - the 'Political Man of Comedy' - 10PM
www.KnessetJeremy.com
Prices:
Theater: 50 NIS, students: 20 NIS
Stand-Up: 30 NIS, students: 20 NIS
Music: admission free, subject to available space
Special prices and package deals & more information: www.bac.org.il
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