But Enough About Strindberg; Let’s Talk About Goldenberg!

We were interested to learn recently not only about the publication of a new translation of a noteworthy Yiddish play, Moyshe Nadir’s Meshiekh in amerike (Messiah in America, 1932).

As part of our coverage of the recent premiere of Hatuey: Memory of Fire, Joel Berkowitz interviewed members of the production’s creative team about the work’s genesis and influences and much more.

A brand-new opera, sung partially in Yiddish and partially in Spanish—and sometimes in both languages at the same time.

Some background on the Yiddish epic poem, Hatuey.

The DYTP’s first long form blog post: a reflection on the actor and impresario Avrom Fishzon (1843?–1922).

Our current Plotting Yiddish Drama batch gives a taste of the Yiddish one-act plays that were written for children.

One-act plays present a striking variety of themes, character types, and styles, as can be seen in the latest Plotting Yiddish Drama batch, devoted to this genre.

DAVID LEARNED ABOUT the Yiddish production of Fiddler on the Roof from his husband’s non-Jewish aunt, who lives on the Upper West Side. Auntie Kay, as we call her, has the pulse on Jewish New York like no one else, even though she’s not Jewish. He then emailed his culture-maven colleague in New York, Rebecca Kobrin, to see […]

Fifteen years ago, I played violin in the pit orchestra for a high school production of Fiddler on the Roof in Sheldon, Iowa, a town whose five thousand residents were overwhelmingly white, Christian, and politically conservative. As the only Jew in at least a fifty-mile radius, I wondered how the show would resonate with the audience, most of whom […]

​Fiddler on the Roof is back Off Broadway and the DYTP’s Debra Caplan spoke with Rachel Zatcoff, who is playing Tevye’s eldest daughter, Tsaytl​.