This serio/comic musical monologue follows the life and times of one of the greatest Yiddish poets.
Shop on Main Street
Wendy Biksen2021-10-21T15:00:04-04:00Adapted from the novella by Ladislav Grosman The story takes place in the Slovak town of Sabinov in June, 1942 and revolves around the relationship between Tono Brtko, a poor Catholic Slovak carpenter, and Mrs. Lautman, a widowed Jewish shopkeeper of failing health.
The Quarrel
Wendy Biksen2021-10-21T15:00:48-04:00Based on Chaim Grade’s brilliant essay “My Quarrel with Hersh Rassayner.” The most articulate of all post-Holocaust literary examinations and is considered a classical work on the level of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet!"
Address Unknown
Wendy Biksen2021-10-21T15:01:25-04:00The story of a friendship between a San Francisco-based Jewish art dealer and his former business partner, who has returned to Germany as the Nazi Party comes to power.
Signs of Life
Wendy Biksen2021-10-21T15:05:08-04:00Originally produced off-Broadway in 2010, this musical drama is based on actual events that took place in the Terezin ghetto.