Fwd: "Zise Khaloymes", the Folksbiene Yiddish Theater's newest production

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

>From: Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl (at) flash(dot)net>
>Subject: "Zise Khaloymes", the Folksbiene Yiddish Theater's newest production 
>Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 11:05:20 -0500
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>Please help us disseminate the news about this wonderful new production. 
>Tell your friends and make sure to come too.
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>         THE FOLKSBIENE YIDDISH THEATER 
>
>                  New artistic directors usher in the 83rd season with
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>                     ZISE KHALOYMES
>                     (SWEET DREAMS) 
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>                             Written & directed by Eleanor Reissa
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>            Musical score & arrangements by Zalmen Mlotek & Frank London
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>                                Starring Mina Bern & Ibi Kaufman
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>                                  December 5th to January 31st
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>                                            THEATER FOUR 
>                               424 West 55th Street (off 9th Ave.) 
>                                             New York, N.Y.
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> Wednesdays & Thursdays,  2 & 8 P.M., Saturday, 8 P.M., Sunday  2 & 5:30 P.M.  
>  
>   Special Christmas & New Year's Day shows at 1 P.M. 
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>     With simultaneous English translations
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>This year's show is the world premiere of a contemporary musical by Eleanor 
>Reissa about a young New Yorker, on the fast track of  career and romance, 
>haunted by the memory of her immigrant mother, a Holocaust survivor who 
>remains ever present in her life.  A funny and poignant look at the emotional 
>legacy survivors pass on to their second generation kids, handled with great 
>wisdom and warmth.  The show features beautiful Yiddish music and a full 
>1990's set of characters, touching on dating, the singles scene, and career 
>issues.  The young multi-racial cast all speak Yiddish, with simultaneous 
>English 
>headphone translations.  (In fact, the protagonist's best friend is an 
>African-American woman who also sings in Yiddish in the play.)  The part of 
>the mother is played by the Yiddish theater star Mina Bern (who appeared in 
>the film "Avalon" and is now making a movie with Robert DeNiro).   It's a 
>warm, 
>funny Wendy Wasserstein-type piece, with a multi-racial cast speaking in 
>Yiddish.  
>
>Rest assured, you don't need to know Yiddish, or even be Jewish, to identify 
>with 
>the lead character's search for roots in the 1990's.
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>Eleanor Reissa received a Tony Award nomination as director of THOSE WERE 
>THE DAYS; most recently she served as director and choreographer for the hit
>off-Broadway musical COWGIRLS.   
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>Zalmen Mlotek, a world authority on Yiddish and klezmer music, co-created 
>three innovative musicals about the Jewish-American experience: THE 
>GOLDEN LAND, ON SECOND AVENUE, and THOSE WERE THE DAYS.   
>The music is by Zalmen Mlotek and Frank London (of THE KLEZMATICS and 
>HASIDIC NEW WAVE).
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>TICKETS:   $25 and $30.   Students: $10 (Box Office Only).  
>Mother-Daughter 2 for 1 Weekday Specials.   
>Plus... Generous Group Fund-Raiser Discounts.
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>Special rates and discounts:  
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>We invite you to take advantage of several discount ticket offers by the 
>newly re-fashioned Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre.
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>HOW CAN YOU GET IN AT SPECIAL RATES? 
>--         Order your tickets by calling Tele-Charge at (212) 947-8844 by 
>December 5th, and GET $5 OFF ALL TICKETS by mentioning the code SWDT4.
>
>--        or, take advantage of the MOTHER-DAUGHTER TWO-FOR-ONE WEEKDAY 
>SPECIALS (Wednesdays and Thursdays, 2 P.M. and  8 P.M.)
>   Bring your mom... or daughter... for free.   Mention Code SWD233.  
>
>-- BRING A GROUP OF 8 OR MORE, THE ORGANIZER GETS IN FOR FREE!
>
>-- STUDENTS... $10 every night. (Limited seats.  At the box office only)
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>And SINGLES NIGHT EVERY THURSDAY!    
>Take part in "Meet the Author" shmoozing with refreshments at 7:15 pm. 
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>Call Tele-Charge at (212) 239-6200 for  all regular ticket orders.  
>Or contact the Folksbiene Office at (212)213-02120. 
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>Entering its 83rd consecutive season, the Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre
>is the oldest continuous venue for Yiddish theatre in the world.  
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>On Sunday, January 17th, there will be a special evening performance 
>of Zise Khaloymes for Children of Holocaust Survivors. It will be 
>followed by a question and answer session with the creator and 
>director of Zise Khaloymes, Eleanor Reissa.
>
>If you would like to join us for this very special theatre party 
>please fill out this form and return it to the Folksbiene Yiddish 
>Theatre, 45 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016 (please note on check 
>2nd Generation evening)
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>Name_____________________
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>Address___________________
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>I would like ___ tickets at $21 each
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>___ tickets X  $21=____  (Please make checks payable to the Folksbiene
>Yiddish Theatre)
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