People
Meet the people who made Yiddish theatre happen: on stage, behind the scenes, and in the audience.
July 5, 2018
Zylbercweig’s Leksikon and Selfridges’ Rump Steak: In Memoriam Harry Ariel
In this tale of Łódź and London, David Mazower remembers the Yiddish actor Harry Ariel and a life-changing association with theatre historian Zalmen Zylbercweig.
June 20, 2018
Visual Artists and Yiddish Avant-garde Theatre in Poland
During the interwar period in Poland, producers of literary and avant-garde Yiddish theatre invited visual artists to play key roles in realizing their creative visions.
June 6, 2018
When Sholem Asch Met Tarantino: Motke ganev Comes to Tel Aviv
The play’s melodramatic plot was fleshed out with attractive costumes, a dynamic set design, and songs by Leonard Cohen, performed cabaret-style by a female singer.
May 24, 2018
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Act on the Stage
Matchmakers and the Yiddish dramatic repertoire––the latest Plotting Yiddish Drama batch shows why this combination is a perfect match.
May 9, 2018
Yiddish Theatre Stars & Matinee Girls on the Move
You didn’t need to be the Great Gatsby to have a good time in the Roaring Twenties.
April 25, 2018
Brush Up on Your Yiddish History Plays
The latest batch of Plotting Yiddish Drama features a batch of historical dramas and includes even more examples of works with Sephardic themes.