Address Unknown

In the 1920s, two German friends immigrate to the United States: Max is Jewish and single, and Martin is non-Jewish and head of a growing family. Now, in 1932, the art gallery and its proprietors are successful, but the winds of change blowing in Germany call Martin to take his family back to the Fatherland. Address Unknown plays out through a series of letters exchanged between Max and Martin, letters that reflect the intimate human drama caused by the social and political tumult of Germany during the rise of the Nazi Party.
Written by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
Directed by Leah Stoller

Actors: Arthur Fischer, Marvin Meital

JEST - Jerusalem English Speaking Theatre
Length: 45 min’ 

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13: The Musical

Evan Goldman has just turned 13, and he's living at the top of the world: popular at school, happy at home and on the cusp of Jewish manhood in New York, the greatest city in the world. But his world comes crashing down when his parents unexpectedly divorce and he moves with his mother to Appleton, Indiana, a small town with no other Jews. Evan is forced to grapple with the unfamiliar culture of a typical Middle American high school while trying to prepare for his Bar Mitzvah, learning valuable and sometimes unexpected lessons about his own Jewish values and what it means to be a man.

Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn
Director: Liel Zahavi-Asa
Musical Direction: Jeff Rosenschein
Choreography by: Jacob Hellman, Marvin Casey, Sarah Guthartz
Dramaturge: Jacob Hellman
Musical Accompaniment: “REMEDY”
Pictures by Liel Zahavi-Asa
Production Assistant: Elianna Rosenschein
Costumes and Set Assistant: Gavriella Zahavi-Asa

Actors:
Gabriel Skop / Coren Feldman / Miri Fraenkel / Katherine Leff / Becky Rosenfeld / Perry Sappir /  Danny Freedman / Eliana Brown / Yael Greenspan / Etana Epstein / Ari Halpert / Eytan Litt

Musical Accompaniment: “REMEDY”
Remedy is a U.S. born, Israel based soulful rock band who blend psychedelic rock and roll with heartfelt Americana, always with a wink to the mystical and spiritual. Guaranteed to get you rockin' and shakin'.

the Musical will be held again at 7.30 PM that day.
Length:1 hour
Center Stage Theater

הגדלת תמונה הגדלת תמונה

13: The Musical

Evan Goldman has just turned 13, and he's living at the top of the world: popular at school, happy at home and on the cusp of Jewish manhood in New York, the greatest city in the world. But his world comes crashing down when his parents unexpectedly divorce and he moves with his mother to Appleton, Indiana, a small town with no other Jews. Evan is forced to grapple with the unfamiliar culture of a typical Middle American high school while trying to prepare for his Bar Mitzvah, learning valuable and sometimes unexpected lessons about his own Jewish values and what it means to be a man.

Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn
Director: Liel Zahavi-Asa
Musical Direction: Jeff Rosenschein
Choreography by: Jacob Hellman, Marvin Casey, Sarah Guthartz
Dramaturge: Jacob Hellman
Musical Accompaniment: “REMEDY”
Pictures by Liel Zahavi-Asa
Production Assistant: Elianna Rosenschein
Costumes and Set Assistant: Gavriella Zahavi-Asa

Actors:
Gabriel Skop / Coren Feldman / Miri Fraenkel / Katherine Leff / Becky Rosenfeld / Perry Sappir / Danny Freedman / Eliana Brown / Yael Greenspan / Etana Epstein / Ari Halpert / Eytan Litt

Musical Accompaniment: “REMEDY”
Remedy is a U.S. born, Israel based soulful rock band who blend psychedelic rock and roll with heartfelt Americana, always with a wink to the mystical and spiritual. Guaranteed to get you rockin' and shakin'.


the Musical will also be held earlier at 6 PM that day. Length:1 hour
Center Stage Theater

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Duo Jazz - Omer Stoler & Kela Sapir

Jazz pieces, songs from musicals, soul music, and more.

Omer Stoler – piano
Kela Sapir – vocals

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The Chosen 

A theatrical adaptation of the beloved Chaim Potok novel, The Chosen examines existential and philosophical crises of 1940s Jewry – World War II, the revelation of the Holocaust, the growth and ultimate success of the Zionist project – through the eyes of two young boys in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, one a Modern Orthodox math whiz and the other a Hasidic savant, who strike up an unlikely friendship after a heated baseball match. As the boys mature, they are forced by circumstance to contend with difficult lessons about their worlds, their faith and their people.

Written by Chaim Potok and Aaron Posner

Based on the Book by Chaim Potok

Co-Directed by Rafi Poch and Jeremy Man Saltan

Actors: David Golinkin / Simon Montagu / Yair Goldstein / Aaron Beer / Benny Firszt / Jeremy Man Saltan

Neil Turetsky

the Play will be staged again on April 1st, 6 PM.
Length:2 hours including break
Center Stage Theater

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Silence Not: A Love Story 

While the known world collapses around them during the Nazis' ascension in 1930s Hamburg, two people from dramatically different backgrounds make a connection. An idealistic young Jewish woman, a veteran of the Hamburg labor movement, joins forces with a rebellious Catholic craftsman against the rising tide of fascism, and finds herself falling in love. Based on the true story of Gisa Peiper and Paul Konopka, this is the world debut of Silence Not, a story of courage and of a love that thrives despite the gravest of dangers.


Written by Cynthia L. Cooper
Directed by Gabriella Willenz
Dramaturge Jacob Hellman
Costume Design Ilana Goldstein
Set Design Aryeh Krasman
Lighting Design Rubi Fineberg
Sound Design Oren Schneiber

Actors: Rina Kwartin / Rony Gammer / Urit Shtorchan / Naama Nachum / Guy Kapulnik / Rubi Fineberg / Hila Rubenstein

the play will also be held on April 2nd, 10AM. Length: 2 hours
Center Stage Theater

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Benji Lovitt
Standup show

Benji grew up in Dallas, Texas and made aliyah in 2006.
His perspectives on aliyah and life in Israel have been featured on Israeli television and radio and in varied publications.
His blog WhatWarZone.com, hilarious holiday videos, and annual Yom Ha'atzmaut list of things he loves about Israel have developed huge followings on the internet.
His standup show discuss topics including aliyah, Hebrew, cultural differences between Americans and Israelis, Jewish holidays, El Al security, and much much more.

the show will also be held on April 1st, 11 PM
Admission: NIS 20, First drink on the house

הגדלת תמונה

The Chosen 
 
A theatrical adaptation of the beloved Chaim Potok novel, The Chosen examines existential and philosophical crises of 1940s Jewry – World War II, the revelation of the Holocaust, the growth and ultimate success of the Zionist project – through the eyes of two young boys in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, one a Modern Orthodox math whiz and the other a Hasidic savant, who strike up an unlikely friendship after a heated baseball match. As the boys mature, they are forced by circumstance to contend with difficult lessons about their worlds, their faith and their people.

Written by Chaim Potok and Aaron Posner
Based on the Book by Chaim Potok
co-Directed by Rafi Poch and Jeremy Man Saltan

Actors: David Golinkin / Simon Montagu / Yair Goldstein / Aaron Beer / Benny Firszt / Jeremy Man Saltan / Neil Turetsky

the Play will also be staged on March 31st, 9 PM. Length:2 hours including break
Center Stage Theater

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The Keys to the City
THE MIRACLE OF JERUSALEM: 1917

An original one-act opera produced under the personal direction of both the author and composer, The Keys to the City recounts the tumultuous final days of Ottoman Jerusalem during World War I, as Ottoman forces fled the Holy Land before the approaching British Army. Henya Dvora Berger, a Jewish resident of Jerusalem, conspires to rescue her husband, forcibly drafted into the losing Austro-Hungarian Army, by disguising him as an Arab. Meanwhile, the mayor of Jerusalem, receiving a note of surrender and keys to the city by the fleeing Turkish governor, tries to deliver both to the ranking British officer with an increasingly comical lack of success.
Written by Robert Binder and composed by Paul Salter
Directed by Robert Binder & Paul Salter
Pictures: Brian Negin

Actors: Avital Sykora / Robert Binder / Avi Bayer-Gamulka / Gilad Petranker / Lianne Ratzerdorfer / Joshie Trachtman / Yakov Brody / Toby Trachtman / Jeff Rosenschein / Michael Ben-Eliezer / Raymond Bensusan / Mikhal Shiff-Matter

Musical Accompaniment: Paul Salter, piano / Yechiel Lock, clarinet / Josh Trachtman, snare drum

Backstage:
Graphics and Projections, Greg Wolfe
Yuval Herman, Stage Manager
Joshua Kalman, Lighting Technician

Length: 1 hour and 15 minutes
the play will also be held on April 2nd, 11AM
The ENCORE theatre company

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Ben Draiman
singer, songwriter, pianist

Somewhere between modern rock, alternative and folk music lies the soulful, melancholy, and sweet melodies of Ben Draiman. This piano-based musical journey will leave you teary eyed, but wanting more.
 
myspace.com/bendraiman

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HaHaפuch - Improvisation Theatre

an improv and comedy sketch group

Israel is not just a warzone like many see on TV. There is a world of top technology, start ups and crazy innovations and a culture full of really great tasting food, extremely attractive people and age-old traditions…and Tel Aviv.
Our comedy troupe provides the other side of Israeli life, the daily dramas of bureaucracy, cafes, traffic jams, political troubles and more. And we do it through humor using improv, sketches, videos and music to let the world know that it’s ok to laugh at Israel and in fact there are a lot of funny things happening here. Remember, Israel is funny. And if you don’t think so then you haven’t seen our show.

Benji Lovitt
Shira Katz
Molly Livingstone
Anne Lewis
Aaron Friedman
Janne Bjerkholt

Length:1 hour

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MYCALE

A group of diverse voices was put together. Four of the most creative vocalists around. Each the leader of a dynamic band of their own, they come together here in an intimate a cappella setting to interpret eleven songs from John Zorn's remarkable Book of Angels.
With lyrics in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, French and Arabic drawn from Rumi, Fernando Pessoa, The Hebrew Bible and more, the Masada vocal project is perhaps the most hauntingly beautiful installments in the entire Angels series. Dynamic and evocative New Jewish Music from four powerful women vocalists. 

Vocals:
Sofia Rei Koutsovitis
Malika Zarra 
Basya Schechter (Pharaoh's Daughter)
Ayelet Rose Gottlieb

www.mycalevocalproject.com

http://www.Myspace.com/mycalevocalgroup
http://www.pharaohsdaughter.com
http://www.ayeletrose.com
http://www.sofiamusic.com
http://www.malikazarra.com

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Benji Lovitt
Standup show

Benji grew up in Dallas, Texas and made aliyah in 2006.
His perspectives on aliyah and life in Israel have been featured on Israeli television and radio and in varied publications.
His blog WhatWarZone.com, hilarious holiday videos, and annual Yom Ha'atzmaut list of things he loves about Israel have developed huge followings on the internet.
His standup show discuss topics including aliyah, Hebrew, cultural differences between Americans and Israelis, Jewish holidays, El Al security, and much much more.

the show will also take place on March 31st, 11PM
Admission: NIS 20, First drink on the house

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Doctor Jazz Band

Dr. Jazz’s groove is Classic Dixieland. This style of music is from the streets, steamers and ball rooms of New Orleans at the beginning of the last century. Dixieland is a simple music style, upbeat, and easy to relate to. Some say that this is the happiest style of music in the world, and Dr. Jazz is ecstatically happy to play it. Dr. Jazz performs utilizing authentic acoustic tools, such as Banjo, Tuba, Trombone, Trumpet, Saxophone, Washboard and a Kazoo, and will provide you with the best jazz pieces from the history of Jazz.

“Our goal is to make everybody happy: most of the people are happy when we play and the rest are happy when we are done playing!”

Musical composition:
Elazar (Larry) Brandt - Trombone, Trumpet and vocals
Shimi (Panza) Gilad - Banjo, Kazoo and vocals
Miroslav Fishman - Saxophone Soprano
Anton Lotzki – Tuba

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Silence Not: A Love Story 

While the known world collapses around them during the Nazis' ascension in 1930s Hamburg, two people from dramatically different backgrounds make a connection. An idealistic young Jewish woman, a veteran of the Hamburg labor movement, joins forces with a rebellious Catholic craftsman against the rising tide of fascism, and finds herself falling in love. Based on the true story of Gisa Peiper and Paul Konopka, this is the world debut of Silence Not, a story of courage and of a love that thrives despite the gravest of dangers.


Written by Cynthia L. Cooper
Directed by Gabriella Willenz
Dramaturge Jacob Hellman
Costume Design Ilana Goldstein
Set Design Aryeh Krasman
Lighting Design Rubi Fineberg
Sound Design Oren Schneiber

Actors: Rina Kwartin / Rony Gammer / Urit Shtorchan / Naama Nachum / Guy Kapulnik / Rubi Fineberg / Hila Rubenstein 

the Play will also be staged on March 31st, 10PM. Length: 2 hours
Center Stage Theater

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The Keys to the City
THE MIRACLE OF JERUSALEM: 1917

An original one-act opera produced under the personal direction of both the author and composer, The Keys to the City recounts the tumultuous final days of Ottoman Jerusalem during World War I, as Ottoman forces fled the Holy Land before the approaching British Army. Henya Dvora Berger, a Jewish resident of Jerusalem, conspires to rescue her husband, forcibly drafted into the losing Austro-Hungarian Army, by disguising him as an Arab. Meanwhile, the mayor of Jerusalem, receiving a note of surrender and keys to the city by the fleeing Turkish governor, tries to deliver both to the ranking British officer with an increasingly comical lack of success.
Written by Robert Binder and composed by Paul Salter
Directed by Robert Binder & Paul Salter
Pictures: Brian Negin

Actors: Avital Sykora / Robert Binder / Avi Bayer-Gamulka / Gilad Petranker / Lianne Ratzerdorfer / Joshie Trachtman / Yakov Brody / Toby Trachtman / Jeff Rosenschein / Michael Ben-Eliezer / Raymond Bensusan / Mikhal Shiff-Matter

Musical Accompaniment: Paul Salter, piano / Yechiel Lock, clarinet / Josh Trachtman, snare drum

Backstage:
Graphics and Projections, Greg Wolfe
Yuval Herman, Stage Manager
Joshua Kalman, Lighting Technician

Length: 1 hour and 15 minutes
the Play will also be staged on April 1st, 6 PM.
Encore! Educational Theatre Company

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