The Dybbuk August 10, 2010

"The Dybbuk" by Julia Pascal.
From August 10 to August 25, 2010

(An American and New York Premiere.) (International show from London.) Written and directed by Julia Pascal. Choreographed and designed by Thomas Kampe.

Tuesday, August 10 at 7:00 PM; Thursday, August 12 at 7:00 PM; Saturday, August 14 at 2:00 PM; Monday, August 16 at 7:00 PM; Tuesday, August 17 at 7:00 PM; Thursday, August 19 at 7:00 PM; Saturday, August 21 at 2:00 PM; Monday, August 23 at 7:00 PM; Tuesday, August 24 at 7:00 PM; Wednesday, August 25 at 7:00 PM
Johnson Theater. Info: www.pascal-theatre.com. Running time: 90 minutes. $15.

A British woman goes to Germany today and finds it full of wandering souls or dybbuks. She imagines a ghetto in 1942 where five Jews are assembled for deportation. One of them remembers the story of The Dybbuk . She makes the others re-enact fragments of this famous legend. This work poses the question about why we keep on telling our stories even on the eve of destruction.

The play premiered at London's New End Theatre in 1992. It toured in the UK and in continental Europe over a decade. This is its professional US premiere.

This play is part of the "Dream Up Festival"; a theater festival that takes place at the Theater for the New City (TNC) from August 8 to September 5, 2010.

Official Website: http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net