Audiences

Yiddish audiences were famously vocal, and the galleries of Yiddish theatres could be raucous places. The annals of the Yiddish stage are filled with colorful tales featuring “Moyshe,” the name theatre people collectively bestowed on Yiddish theatregoers.


January 30, 2023

My Way Alone, by Chayele Grober (Part II)

Chayele Grober began her stage career as an actress with the Hebrew theatre “Habima.” She also performed as a solo artist in her own program of song, drama, and humor, in both Yiddish and Hebrew.
January 22, 2023

My Way Alone, by Chayele Grober (Part I)

Chayele Grober began her stage career as an actress with the Hebrew theatre Habima. She also performed as a solo artist in her own program of song, drama, and humor, in both Yiddish and Hebrew.
September 12, 2022

Vos flist durkhn oder: A conversation with playwright Mikhl Yashinsky on his new play

Mikhl Yashinsky’s new one-act Yiddish play premiered at the Lower East Side Play Festival at the Stanton Street Shul in New York City on July 25, 2022.
February 11, 2021

When Corona Came to The Party

What do you do when Coronavirus comes to your birthday party?
September 4, 2019

The Yiddish Theatre Time Machine

The DYTP team on the performances they would have liked to witness.
June 29, 2019

“A Piquant Curiosity”: The Gender-Bending Drama Yo a man, nit a man

Read about the gender-bending play Yo a man, nit a man (Yes a Man, Not a Man).