Let me brag at you for a minute: the production of The Jewish King Lear that I starred in earlier this year at the Metropolitan Playhouse is now nominated for two New York Innovative Theatre awards: Outstanding Revival and Outstanding Costumes!
I’m so proud to have been part of this show, bringing a classic of the 19th century Yiddish theater to a whole new audience in the 21st, where many of its themes still resonate so strongly.
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via The Morning News
Only one week left to catch me in “the superb new Metropolitan Playhouse production of Jacob Gordin’s The Jewish King Lear,” according to Tablet.
It’s a Yiddish theater classic from 1892, in a new English translation for the 21st century. We’ve been getting great audience feedback and lovely reviews:
“The outstanding cast has no weak links. Special praise for Olivia Killingsworth as Taybele, who exudes all the chaste sincerity of a pure soul…” – Eyes on World Cultures
“…standout work by Olivia Killingsworth as Taybele, who matures into a formidable woman…” – Lighting and Sound America
Hurry, we close this Sunday, May 27; info and tickets here!