Moshe Yassur News

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.

At the first rehearsal, director Moshe Yassur succinctly explained to the play's cast Ionesco's perception of Theatre of the Absurd, as documented in the video below! Called 'an allegory for our times' by The New York Times, Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros is generally cited as one of the main influences of Theatre of the Absurd.

For its first production of the 2017-18 season, New Yiddish Rep will present the Yiddish world premiere of Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco. Tickets go on sale today!

For its first production of the 2017/2018 season, New Yiddish Rep will present the Yiddish world premiere of RHINOCEROS by Eugene Ionesco. Performances will begin September 7th, with the Opening on Thursday, September 14th at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42 Street (between Tenth & Eleventh Aves.) RHINOCEROS will be performed in Yiddish with English supertitles.

Two plays about the epic conflict of faith, hope and despair - one existential and one disturbingly real and circumstantial - will be seen in tandem at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue, in December.

New Yiddish Rep presents two one-act plays by the fascinating English-born polyglot Wolf Mankowitz -- both of which were also made into noteworthy British films -- "The Irish Hebrew Lesson," and the world premiere in Yiddish of "The Bespoke Overcoat."  A theatrical feast in three languages, New Yiddish Rep's Mankowitz double bill, entitled "2 by Wolf," runs from June 11 to July 2 at the cell, 338 West 23rd Street.  Moshe Yassur, the internationally acclaimed director of New Yiddish Rep's groundbreaking "Waiting for Godot" in Yiddish, will direct.

The 7th annual Origin's 1st Irish Festival handed out its jury-voted honors at an awards ceremony at Papillon Bistro and Bar, 22 East 54th Street, on Monday night. Edging out the competition were 'The McGowan Trilogy,' produced by the cell, which grabbed three awards (including best actress, best director and best design), and the Irish Repertory Theatre's 'Port Authority,' which garnered two top prizes -- for best actor and best production.

Dylan Coburn Gray's 'Boys and Girls' and the groundbreaking production of Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' in Yiddish -- open the 7th annual Origin's 1st Irish Festival today and tomorrow, September 3 and 4. In all four US premieres and seven world premieres will be seen in the month-long festival running through September 28.

Dylan Coburn Gray's "Boys and Girls" and the groundbreaking production of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" in Yiddish -- open the 7th annual Origin's 1st Irish Festival on September 3 and 4. In all four US premieres and seven world premieres will be seen in the month-long festival running through September 28.

The New Yiddish Rep's crowd-pleasing world premiere of Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' in Yiddish, a surprise hit of the 2013-14 season, opens the 7th annual Origin's 1st Irish Festival in September. Presented by the Barrow Street Theatre, 27 Barrow Street, from September 4 to 21, the show's return engagement Off-Broadway completes a remarkable trans-Atlantic journey for this uniquely illuminating version of Beckett's absurdist masterwork, as it comes on the heels of its European premiere in Northern Ireland where 'Vartn Auf Godo' will open the 3rd annual Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival.

The Castillo Theatre and the New Yiddish Rep join forces for an unusual cultural 'mash up': Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot will be performed for the first time in Yiddish.

The Castillo Theatre and the New Yiddish Rep join forces for an unusual cultural 'mash up': Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot will be performed for the first time in Yiddish.