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.