Theatre Troupes
August 28, 2025
Zina Rapel (1884-1943)
Excerpts from Fir doyres idish teater: di lebns-geshikhte fun Zina Rapel (Cuatro generaciones de teatro israelita), by Nechemias Zucker (Buenos Aires: Eygener farlag, 1944) Translated and with an introduction and commentaries by Zachary M. Baker. Zalmen Zylbercweig’s Leksikon fun yidishn teater (Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre; 6 vols., 1931-1969) has significant gaps in its coverage of Yiddish actors […]
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.
August 4, 2022
The Yiddish Art Theatre Repertoire: Ten New Synopses for Plotting Yiddish Drama
The Yiddish Art Theatre in Plotting Yiddish Drama.
June 29, 2021
A Timeline of Yiddish Drag
Yiddish theatre…the gayest theater?
February 11, 2021
When Corona Came to The Party
What do you do when Coronavirus comes to your birthday party?
December 20, 2019
Magic and Melody Delight in a Yiddish Fairytale Reborn
An evil stepmother. A brave heroine in danger. A handsome fiancé. A conniving sorceress. A plan foiled. A fairytale wedding.