Untitled Theater Company #61 Presents Pangs of the Messiah 10/27-11/20
By: Gabrielle Sierra Oct. 11, 2011
Untitled Theater Company #61 is set to present Pangs of the Messiah.
NY PREMIERE OF NOTED ISRAELI PLAYWRIGHT MOTTI LERNER'S POLITICALLY CHARGED DRAMA, SET IN A WEST BANK SETTLEMENT by Motti Lernerdirected by Edward EinhornTheater at the 14th Street Y 344 W. 14th St. (at 1st Ave.) October 27- November 20 Thursday - Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm
Post show discussions to follow every Sunday matinee
Tickets $18
With: Sidney Fortner*, David J. Goldberg, Gusta Johnson, Elliott Mayer, J. M. McDonough*, Paul Muriillo*, Yvonne Roen*. Max Wolkowitz
Translation: Anthony Berris Original music: Henry Akona Sets: Jane SteinCostumes: Carla Gant Lighting: Jeff Nash Dramaturg: Sarah Ollove
Asst Director: Patrice Miller SM: Becky J. Doster
ASM: Elizabeth Irwin
Clarinet: Jenny Lee Mitchell
The year is 2014, and Israel is on the verge of signing a peace accord; in the West Bank settlements that Israel may soon abandon, no one is celebrating. Lerner's tense drama focuses on the Head of the Council of Settlements and his family as they struggle to retain the life they have built in anticipation of the coming of the Messiah. The play provides a rare window into the lives and psyches of the settlers from an insider's perspective. It is a family drama with broad political implications.
2373 Broadway, #802
New York, New York 10024
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