Upcoming Show Announcements

Stage adaptation of Angel Heart by Christopher Dames. Produced by Urban Theatrical Players. Opens at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, New York City at 7PM on Thursday, December 13th, 2007. Angel Heart is highly atmospheric 1987 film, combining elements of film noir, hard-boiled detective stories and horror. The film is great, and so is trailer -- check it out!
The Jewish Theatre of New York's production of The Last Jew In Europe with the second cast, written and directed by Tuvia Tenenbom, the Artistic Director The Jewish Theater of New York, opens at The Triad, New York City at 7PM on Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 and runs through January 2008.

The Last Jew In Europe is a controversial play . . to say the least -- (and The Jewish Theatre of New York has also managed to even offend Howard Stern . . . which doesn't seem possible at all, but they did it anyway). I've been too busy with rehearsals to think much about exactly why the play is so controversial, beyond the obvious reasons stated in the articles. Later, after the second cast opens, I'll have a chance to catch my breathe and try to figure out for myself what all the rumpus is about. It's all fascinating to me, to be in the middle of a political whirlwind and barely notice it, but I just haven't had time to think about of it.

I have, however, written about theatre that's political and/or socially motivated before. While, I'm suspicious of putting any adjectives in front of "Theater" (except for good or bad), I'm neither for nor against political theater -- in my mind, and heart, it's just a question, always, of making sure you've got the horse before the cart rather than that other way around . . .