Academy Theatre Presents The Jew Catcher by David Fisher 11/15
By: Gabrielle Sierra Nov. 03, 2011
The Academy Theatre and Working Title Playwrights presents a reading of David Fishers new work ‘The Jew Catcher' on November 15th at 7pm. ‘The Jew Catcher' is directed by Melissa Foulger and stars Jim Donadio, Mark Kinkaid, Cynthia Barrett and Whitney Millsap.
In 1961 Los Angeles, a Holocaust survivor recognizes the man who decades earlier tricked her and her family out of hiding and into the hands of the Gestapo. Rather than go to the authorities, she takes the matter to the elders of her synagogue. They set into motion an investigation that insinuates two young people into the man's life, employs agents across two continents and plumbs the depths of two war torn souls. What they find darkens the lives of them all. What they wanted was truth and justice. What they learn is that sometimes the two are strangers.Working Title Playwrights (WTP) is proud to present this new play as part of its signature series, The Ethel Woolson Lab (TEWL). In TEWL, WTP member playwrights are given the opportunity to develop their competitively selected scripts with a team of professional actors, director and dramaturg over the course of a week culminating in a staged reading for the public. Audience participation in an engaging talkback session with the playwright after the reading is a vital component of the development process.Videos