Consulate General of Israel and Friend Center for the Arts Present THE TIMEKEEPERS

The TimeKeepers, a highly-acclaimed play by American playwright Dan Clancy, will be presented by the Consulate General of Israel and the Friend Center for the Arts at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, for a performance in English on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 8 pm in Kanbar Hall.

Described as moving and poignant, the play is about an elderly conservative Jewish watchmaker and an outrageous and campy German homosexual who are thrown together in the Sachensausen concentration camp. They appear to have nothing in common, but as they work together repairing watches for the Nazis, suspicion, prejudice, mistrust and indifference slowly give way to a touching friendship. The play is performed in English by Rami Baruch, Roy Horovitz and Omer Etzion.

The TimeKeepers ran in London at the Old Red Lion in the fall of 2001, and opened in Tel-Aviv in December 2002, produced by Ocean of Sugar. In London, where it was presented again in 2004, it was voted "Daily Recommendation" by The Times, and "One of the Top Five Theatre Shows Currently Running in London" by The British Theatre Guide. It took the Edinburgh Festival by storm last year, to unanimous critical acclaim, and received the same in Canada.

American Playwright Dan Clancy has had his plays produced off-Broadway, in regional theatres and abroad. They include Volunteer Man (OBIE Award, GLAAD nomination for best play), Two Sisters (Joseph Kesslering Playwright Award), The First Time (book and lyrics, ASCAP Award) and The Perfect Day (book), which was optioned for animation, and won an ASCAP Award. Clancy's musical, 108 Waverly (book and lyrics), opened at the Bailiwick Theatre, Chicago (February 2004) and in New-York (May 2004).

Director Lee Gilat is a graduate of Script Writing School in Tel Aviv, and founder and manager of Ocean of Sugar Theatre Collective. She served as assistant director for a year at the old Red Lion Theatre, Angel, London, and directed British playwright Roy Smiles' The Boys of Summer, for Tmuna Theatre in Tel-Aviv. The play received high critical acclaim and is in its 10th year of a successful run throughout Israel. For four years she served as producer and director of events for International Aids Day in Israel.

The play is free to the public, but reservations through the JCCSF Box Office are required (415/292-1233). The JCCSF is located at 3200 California Street in San Francisco.

 

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