Gera Sandler News

New Yiddish Rep will present Clifford Odets' 1935 masterpiece AWAKE AND SING! beginning this Saturday, November 25, with Opening Night set for December 6th at the Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 East 14 Street (between First & Second Aves.) A Yiddish version of AWAKE AND SING! was produced on Broadway by WPA's Federal Theatre Project in 1938 and it is this translation that will be performed in the upcoming Off-Broadway revival with English supertitles.

The first 24 premium ticket buyers to the upcoming Off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets' masterpiece AWAKE AND SING!, will receive a Yiddish theater walking tour of the Lower East Side with the inimitable Shane Baker.

Renowned husband & wife Israeli actors Gera Sandler and Ronit Asheri are set to star in the upcoming Off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets' masterpiece AWAKE AND SING!, with performances beginning this Saturday, November 25th at the Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 East 14 Street (between First & Second Aves.)

Luzer Twersky, star of the upcoming Off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets' masterpiece AWAKE AND SING!, is the subject of the new film documentary ONE OF US, which received unanimous rave reviews upon its October 20th Netflix premiere.

New Yiddish Rep will present Clifford Odets' 1935 masterpiece AWAKE AND SING! beginning November 25th at the Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 East 14 Street (between First & Second Aves.)

The Yiddish world premiere of Eugene Ionesco's RHINOCEROS will conclude its acclaimed limited run today (Sunday) at 2 pm at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42 Street (between Tenth & Eleventh Aves.) The production opened on September 14th to ecstatic reviews led by Theater Pizzazz which praised New Yiddish Rep's Exquisite masterpiece!

The Yiddish world premiere of Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros will conclude its acclaimed limited run this Sunday, October 8th at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42 Street(between Tenth & Eleventh Aves.)

Luzer Twersky, currently appearing in the Yiddish world premiere of Eugene Ionesco's RHINOCEROS, is the subject of the new film documentary ONE OF US.

Moshe Yassur's direction is bold and intelligent. Eli Rosen's translation is clear. Susannah Norris-Lindsay's costumes are simple and effective. Unfortunately most of the performances are delivered in one mode: whiny, angsty, and loud.

A friendly reminder! The Yiddish world premiere of Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros is set to open tomorrow night (Thursday) at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42 Street (between Tenth & Eleventh Aves.) New Yiddish Rep, which produced last season's smash hit GOD OF VENGEANCE, is presenting Rhinoceros in association with the Castillo Theatre.

The Yiddish world premiere of Eugene Ionesco's RHINOCEROS began performances September 7th and the official Opening is set for this Thursday, September 14th at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42 Street (between Tenth & Eleventh Aves.)

The Yiddish world premiere of Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros begins performances tonight at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42 Street (between Tenth & Eleventh Aves.) New Yiddish Rep, which produced last season's smash hit GOD OF VENGEANCE, is presenting Rhinoceros in association with the Castillo Theatre. Rhinoceros is performed in Yiddish with English supertitles. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Distinguished Israeli actor, Gera Sandler, stars in the Yiddish world premiere of Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros in the role of Dudard. Performances are set to begin tonight, September 7th, with the Opening on Thursday, September 14th at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42 Street (between Tenth & Eleventh Aves.) New Yiddish Rep's rare revival of Rhinoceros will be performed in Yiddish with English supertitles.

A friendly reminder! The Yiddish world premiere of Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros is set to begin performances tomorrow (Thursday) at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42 Street (between Tenth & Eleventh Aves.)

In a new video, Rhinoceros director Moshe Yassur reflects on Yiddish Theatre and explains how this production hopes to make an impact on its future. Check it out below!

Luzer Twersky, currently in rehearsal for the Yiddish world premiere of Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros, is the subject of the new film documentary ONE OF US.

In the video below, Caraid O'Brien, Irish-born Catholic actress, playwright, translator and Yiddish expert, explains Yiddish Theatre's influence on legendary absurdist playwright Eugene Ionesco. Check it out!

Distinguished Israeli actor, Gera Sandler, has joined the cast of the upcoming Yiddish world premiere of Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros in the role of Dudard.

OLD NEW YEAR, the latest production of the experimental theater collective Lost and Found (which operates under the National Yiddish Theater Folksbeine umbrella) has both lofty and worthwhile intentions. In fact, reading an interview with producer and curator Anya Zicer after seeing the play on its opening night at Art 345, I was impressed by the innovativeness of the company's 'verbatim' technique, as well as by the attempt to deploy that technique in this particular work.

Hip, high-achieving Russian millennials make their way in a churning New York melting pot in “Old New Year,” the Lost & Found Project's latest experimental theatre exploration.