MY NAME IS ASHER LEV Coming to the JCC in Tenafly

The Palisades Players at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades presents My Name Is Asher Lev on Sat, Aug 27, 9 pm, Sun, Aug 28, 2 pm and Mon, Aug 29, 7:30 pm.

A new play by Aaron Posner adapted from the classic novel by Chaim Potok about a young Jewish painter torn between his Hassidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his artistic promise. When his artistic genius threatens to destroy his relationship with his parents and community, young Asher realizes he must make a difficult choice between art and faith A heartbreaking and triumphant vision of what it means to be an artist in a world dominated by faith and tradition.

Directed by Marci Elyn Schein, the cast includes Mark J. Quiles*, Nathan Gardner* and Valerie Stack-Dodge*.

Tickets: $15 JCC Members, $20 Public. For further information and registration, visit the JCC website at www.jccotp.org/asherlev or call 201.408.1494.

*Denotes member of Actors' Equity Association