THE RUSSIAN AND THE JEW
BY LIBA VAYNBERG & EMILY LOUISE PERKINS
DIRECTED BY INÉS BRAUN
PRESENTED BY ANNA & KITTY, INC AND THE TANK
DEC 4 - 20, 2018
ABOUT THE SHOW
THE RUSSIAN AND THE JEW is a political fairy tale that explores anti-Semitism and misogyny through a female friendship in the Soviet Union in 1968, underlining the eternal question of fidelity to one's self, one's partner, and one's country. The project was created as a part of the COJECO BluePrint Fellowship, supported by COJECO and Genesis Philanthropy Group. Presented by Anna & Kitty Inc. and The Tank.
PRESS
Click here to read the press release on Broadway World.
Click here to read review on OnStage Blog.
Click here to read the review on Theatre is Easy.
Click here to read the review in Theatre Pizzazz.
Click here to read an interview with Liba Vaynberg and Emily Louise Perkins in The Jewish Weekly.
Click here to read an interview with Liba Vaynberg and Emily Louise Perkins in The Brooklyn Rail.
CAST
ACTOR 1 - Katya & Ensemble……Emily Louise Perkins*
ACTOR 2 - Lena & Ensemble……Liba Vaynberg*
ACTOR 3 - Levin & Ensemble……Terrell Wheeler*
ACTOR 4 - Alexei & Ensemble………Moti Margolin*
ACTOR 5 - Adler & Ensemble……Jordan Bellow*
ACTOR 6 - Natasha & Ensemble…….Sophie Sorensen
*Equity member that appeared with permission of Actors’ Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this Off-Off Broadway production. THE RUSSIAN AND THE JEW was an AEA approved showcase production.
CREATIVE TEAM
Assistant Directed by Maren Searle
Dramaturg: Erin Capistrano
Stage Managed by Shayna O’Neill*
ASM: Emma Clarkson
Costume Design by Dina El-Aziz
Wardrobe: Megan Esty
Set Design by Sara C Walsh
Sound Design by Asa Wember
Light Design by Cha See
PR: Emily Owens
TD: Hassan Khan & Carpenter: Andy Lesueur
ME & ALD: Charlotte McPherson
Electricians: Taylor Lilly & Michelle Navis