A play reading of "THE MONEYLENDER OF VENICE" By Peter FilichiaTHE MONEYLENDER OF VENICE By Peter FilichiaA leaner – but by no means meaner!Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s THE MERCHANT OF VENICEAn ANTI-antisemitic version of Shakespeare’s most controversial play becomes heartwarming when the Jew Shylock is given a choice between keeping his family and exacting his revenge on an enemy.Tickets are free and donations are encouraged. YI Love Play Readings 2023-2024 SeasonWith a seven-year history of play readings as a way to educate and entertain, YI Love Jewish now has developed a year-long series that includes scholarly lectures with an aim to [...]

A play reading of "THE MONEYLENDER OF VENICE" By Peter FilichiaTHE MONEYLENDER OF VENICE By Peter FilichiaA leaner – but by no means meaner!Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s THE MERCHANT OF VENICEAn ANTI-antisemitic version of Shakespeare’s most controversial play becomes heartwarming when the Jew Shylock is given a choice between keeping his family and exacting his revenge on an enemy.Tickets are free and donations are encouraged. YI Love Play Readings 2023-2024 SeasonWith a seven-year history of play readings as a way to educate and entertain, YI Love Jewish now has developed a year-long series that includes scholarly lectures with an aim to [...]

A play reading of "Go Down, Moses" By Dana Leslie Goldstein.G o D o w n , M o s e sBy Dana Leslie GoldsteinSYNOPSIS: It’s 1985. Ethics professor Philip Hoffman and newly appointed Dean of Students Albert Becker already have a long history. They marched side by side for civil rights, registered voters together during freedom summer, and have maintained a friendship that crosses the boundaries of race, religion and country of birth. Now they work at a small, liberal university, where part of the job is training a new crop of activists. When a star student from the South [...]

A play reading of "Go Down, Moses" By Dana Leslie Goldstein.G o D o w n , M o s e sBy Dana Leslie GoldsteinSYNOPSIS: It’s 1985. Ethics professor Philip Hoffman and newly appointed Dean of Students Albert Becker already have a long history. They marched side by side for civil rights, registered voters together during freedom summer, and have maintained a friendship that crosses the boundaries of race, religion and country of birth. Now they work at a small, liberal university, where part of the job is training a new crop of activists. When a star student from the South [...]

A play reading of "Go Down, Moses" By Dana Leslie Goldstein.G o D o w n , M o s e sBy Dana Leslie GoldsteinSYNOPSIS: It’s 1985. Ethics professor Philip Hoffman and newly appointed Dean of Students Albert Becker already have a long history. They marched side by side for civil rights, registered voters together during freedom summer, and have maintained a friendship that crosses the boundaries of race, religion and country of birth. Now they work at a small, liberal university, where part of the job is training a new crop of activists. When a star student from the South [...]

A play reading of "Go Down, Moses" By Dana Leslie Goldstein.G o D o w n , M o s e sBy Dana Leslie GoldsteinSYNOPSIS: It’s 1985. Ethics professor Philip Hoffman and newly appointed Dean of Students Albert Becker already have a long history. They marched side by side for civil rights, registered voters together during freedom summer, and have maintained a friendship that crosses the boundaries of race, religion and country of birth. Now they work at a small, liberal university, where part of the job is training a new crop of activists. When a star student from the South [...]

A play reading of "Esther in the Spotlight" By Rich OrloffESTHER IN THE SPOTLIGHTBy Rich Orloff An irreverent retelling of the Biblical story of Esther, ESTHER IN THE SPOTLIGHT is written in a style described as “Mel Brooks meets The Bible”. Beyond the plentiful gags, however, is the story of a woman who questions the culture of her time, wonders about her destiny, and yearns for meaning. Tickets are free and donations are encouraged. YI Love Play Readings 2023-2024 SeasonWith a seven-year history of play readings as a way to educate and entertain, YI Love Jewish now has developed a year-long [...]

A play reading of "Esther in the Spotlight" By Rich OrloffESTHER IN THE SPOTLIGHTBy Rich Orloff An irreverent retelling of the Biblical story of Esther, ESTHER IN THE SPOTLIGHT is written in a style described as “Mel Brooks meets The Bible”. Beyond the plentiful gags, however, is the story of a woman who questions the culture of her time, wonders about her destiny, and yearns for meaning. Tickets are free and donations are encouraged. YI Love Play Readings 2023-2024 SeasonWith a seven-year history of play readings as a way to educate and entertain, YI Love Jewish now has developed a year-long [...]

A play reading of "Esther in the Spotlight" By Rich OrloffESTHER IN THE SPOTLIGHTBy Rich Orloff An irreverent retelling of the Biblical story of Esther, ESTHER IN THE SPOTLIGHT is written in a style described as “Mel Brooks meets The Bible”. Beyond the plentiful gags, however, is the story of a woman who questions the culture of her time, wonders about her destiny, and yearns for meaning. Tickets are free and donations are encouraged. YI Love Play Readings 2023-2024 SeasonWith a seven-year history of play readings as a way to educate and entertain, YI Love Jewish now has developed a year-long [...]

A play reading of "The Little Flower and The Last Dinosaur" By Eleanor ReissaTHE LITTLE FLOWER and THE LAST DINOSAURBy Eleanor ReissaTwo contrasting monologues with music written by Eleanor Reissa. Eleanor Reissa is a Brooklyn born and bred victim/beneficiary of the NYC public school system from K through college. In spite of that (or because of it) she has lived a life greater than her own expectations. She is a Tony Award-nominated director (Those Were the Days); Broadway/television actress (Paula Vogel’s Indecent/ HBO’s The Plot Against America); a prize-winning playwright, former artistic director of the Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre, host of the [...]

A play reading of "The Little Flower and The Last Dinosaur" By Eleanor Reissa THE LITTLE FLOWER and THE LAST DINOSAUR By Eleanor Reissa Two contrasting monologues with music written by Eleanor Reissa. Eleanor Reissa is a Brooklyn born and bred victim/beneficiary of the NYC public school system from K through college. In spite of that (or because of it) she has lived a life greater than her own expectations. She is a Tony Award-nominated director (Those Were the Days); Broadway/television actress (Paula Vogel’s Indecent/ HBO’s The Plot Against America); a prize-winning playwright, former artistic director of the Folksbiene Yiddish [...]