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The Victims: Or What Do You Want Me To Do About It?
a new play by:
Ken Kaissar
A reading directed by:
Yoni Oppenheim
24/6: A Jewish Theater Company is excited to return to the Sixth Street Community Synagogue with the third installment of its play reading series.
The Victims shifts back and forth between two parallel worlds, one literal and the other absurd. As David travels to Israel to gather research and an understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Paula stumbles upon the garden of Jidi and Bassee, two creatures who live in an idyllic world where they grow their own food and live in tranquility, if not for the fact that the alleged owner of the garden comes to beat them everyday. But with Paula’s arrival comes hope, as she sets out to put an end to the daily beatings. Eventually, Paula and David’s optimism and good intentions are hindered by the ubiquitous attitude that all sides of the conflict have adopted: “What do you want me to do about it?”
When: Saturday, December 17, 8:00pm
Sunday, December 18, 6:00pm
Where: The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
325 E. Sixth Street
(between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.) New York, NY
Suggest Donation: $5
To RSVP please email: [email protected]
Featuring:
Leor Hackel
Avi Soroka
Dorit Katzenelenbogen
Shara Feit
David Bookbinder
Ellie Lamm
Joe Helmreich
Emily Stern
About the playwright: Ken Kaissar is proud to be working with 24/6 again after having his short play IF NOT NOW performed as part of the Sabbath Variations both in New York and Jerusalem. He was born in Ramat Gan, Israel and grew up in Indianapolis, IN. His adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s THE CANTERBURY TALES was commissioned by Columbia University in 2008. His ten-minute play CEASEFIRE (written in response to Israel’s war with Hezbollah in 2006) was the winner of the West Boca New Play Competition and a regional winner in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. THE VICTIMS OR WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT was a runner-up for the 2009 Princess Grace Award and was honored by the Lark Play Development Center as part of the Middle East America Play Commission. His play A MODEST SUGGESTION was recently produced as an independent film and will also enjoy an Off-Broadway production this spring. His other plays include CREATIVITY (a past finalist in the Ashland New Plays Festival) and NUDE STUDY. He holds a BFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA in playwriting from Columbia University. He teaches playwriting and theatre history at Rider University and Stockton College.
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The Victims: Or What Do You Want Me To Do About It?
a new play by:
Ken Kaissar
A reading directed by:
Yoni Oppenheim
24/6: A Jewish Theater Company is excited to return to the Sixth Street Community Synagogue with the third installment of its play reading series.
The Victims shifts back and forth between two parallel worlds, one literal and the other absurd. As David travels to Israel to gather research and an understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Paula stumbles upon the garden of Jidi and Bassee, two creatures who live in an idyllic world where they grow their own food and live in tranquility, if not for the fact that the alleged owner of the garden comes to beat them everyday. But with Paula’s arrival comes hope, as she sets out to put an end to the daily beatings. Eventually, Paula and David’s optimism and good intentions are hindered by the ubiquitous attitude that all sides of the conflict have adopted: “What do you want me to do about it?”
When: Saturday, December 17, 8:00pm
Sunday, December 18, 6:00pm
Where: The Sixth Street Community Synagogue
325 E. Sixth Street
(between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.) New York, NY
Suggest Donation: $5
To RSVP please email: [email protected]
Featuring:
Leor Hackel
Avi Soroka
Dorit Katzenelenbogen
Shara Feit
David Bookbinder
Ellie Lamm
Joe Helmreich
Emily Stern
About the playwright: Ken Kaissar is proud to be working with 24/6 again after having his short play IF NOT NOW performed as part of the Sabbath Variations both in New York and Jerusalem. He was born in Ramat Gan, Israel and grew up in Indianapolis, IN. His adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s THE CANTERBURY TALES was commissioned by Columbia University in 2008. His ten-minute play CEASEFIRE (written in response to Israel’s war with Hezbollah in 2006) was the winner of the West Boca New Play Competition and a regional winner in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. THE VICTIMS OR WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT was a runner-up for the 2009 Princess Grace Award and was honored by the Lark Play Development Center as part of the Middle East America Play Commission. His play A MODEST SUGGESTION was recently produced as an independent film and will also enjoy an Off-Broadway production this spring. His other plays include CREATIVITY (a past finalist in the Ashland New Plays Festival) and NUDE STUDY. He holds a BFA in directing from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA in playwriting from Columbia University. He teaches playwriting and theatre history at Rider University and Stockton College.
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