Theater: Troy vs. ‘Tsuris’
Robert David Jaffee
December 14, 2006
When asked whether he is Jewish, Mark Troy responds, \”You will be needing proof of that?\”
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Write of Passage
Colette Freedman
June 2, 2005
One week, I would ambitiously attempt to devour the entire \”Box Car Children\” series; another I would host a Judy Blume marathon and vigilantly try to sneak the purportedly trashy \”Deenie\” home in between my \”Sheila the Great\” and \”Blubber.\”
‘House’ of Oscar Fever
Tom Tugend
January 29, 2004
Jewish talent and themes scored only modestly in the Oscar nominations announced Tuesday.\nHowever, there was recognition for the critically acclaimed \”House of Sand and Fog\” by Vadim Perelman, a 39-year old native of Kiev, in his first feature film.
Hitler’s Conductor: Man or Monster?
Naomi Pfefferman
September 18, 2003
Speaking from his London home, the droll, precise Harwood — who won a screenwriting Oscar for \”The Pianist\” — said he tried not to take sides while writing the play and the film.
Homecoming From Hell
Naomi Pfefferman
September 5, 2002
One day during his junior year abroad in Vienna in 1978, Jon Marans told a professor of his intention to visit the concentration camp Dachau. Her response stunned him. \”She said, \’Why do you want to go there for? It\’s just a bunch of dead Jews,\’\” recalled the Pulitzer-nominated playwright, whose \”Jumping for Joy\” opens Sept. 7 at Laguna Playhouse.
Goddess of ‘Shiksa’
Mike Levy
June 21, 2001
Playwright Wendy Wasserstein went ahead and called her new essay collection "Shiksa Goddess." But not to worry, the title essay — a spoof on discovering her Episcopalian "roots" — and 34 others prove that Wasserstein remains the same witty Jewish cultural critic her fans have come to love through her plays, like "The Sisters Rosensweig" and the Pulitzer prize-winning "The Heidi Chronicles."
Big Apple Confessions
Mike Levy
April 12, 2001
With its witty observations, rapid pacing and expertly delivered one-liners, \”The Pages of My Diary I\’d Rather Not Read\” is a great evening of theater for its humor alone. What makes Eydie Faye\’s debut as a playwright special, however, is its trio of strong characters.
Jewish Themes at Sundance
Naomi Pfefferman
February 3, 2000
The Sundance Film Festival, that two-week industry schmooze-fest in Park City, Utah, was once more a launching pad for Jewish independent cinema.
Paula Vogel’s ‘Lolita’
Naomi Pfefferman
February 25, 1999
Playwright Paula Vogel grew up in suburban Maryland, where the country clubs did not accept her Jewish father.
A Study in Betrayal
Tom Tugend
February 4, 1999
When David Mamet, the son of brilliant but emotionally abusive parents, was growing up in Chicago, his mother told him, according to The New Yorker profile of the playwright, \”I love you, but I don\’t like you.\”
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