HOLOCAUST STORIES: ADDRESS UNKNOWN,
THE JEWISH WIFE, MAGDA
THE DUKE ON 42ND STREET, NYC, 2003 & HERE THEATER, NYC, DECEMBER 1997
 ADDRESS
UNKNOWN
Premiere Janauary 2003
Inspired by “Address Unknown” by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
Running Time: 30 minutes
2 performers: 2 men
“Address Unknown” is based on Ms. Taylor’s powerful
and chilling novel.
The book, which is written in letter-form, takes place from 1932-1934 and follows
the relationship of a Jewish American man living in California and his German
friend and business partner who recently returned to Munich. The story is about
the dramatic dissolution of their friendship as the German man is swept up
into Nazism. Music by Andrei Balanescu, Schubert.
 THE
JEWISH WIFE
Premiere December 1997
Inspired by Bertolt Brecht's play "The Jewish Wife"
Running Time: 25 minutes
2 performers: 1 man, 1 woman
Set in the late 1930's in Germany, The Jewish Wife focuses on the character
Judith Keith as she prepares to leave her home and "Aryan" husband
for the safety of Amsterdam. The emotional lives of the characters, their inner
struggles, their marital relationship, and how they are affected by the circumstances
of Nazi Germany are brought to life. Music by Chopin, Mendelsohn, Scott Johnson,
Eric Liljestrand.
 MAGDA
Premiere December 1997
Inspired by Cynthia Ozick's "The Shawl"
Running Time: 25 minutes
2 performers: 2 women
Magda is set during and after the Holocaust: the work centers
around Rosa and her niece Stella, and how the lives of these
two women are affected by the death of Rosa's child Magda in
a concentration camp. Magda is about grief, loss, and how the
power of memory shapes the lives of these two women in the present.
Music by Arvo Part, Charles Ives, Vivaldi, Golijov.
 FRANKIE’S
WEDDING
Premiere March 2001
Inspired by Carson McCullers' novel "The Member of the Wedding"
Running Time: 55 minutes
6 performers, 2 men, 4 women
Frankie's Wedding tells the story of Frankie Addams, a restless twelve year
old madly jealous of her brother's impending marriage. At the core of this
poignant and poetic work is the story of Frankie on the cusp of adolescence,
struggling with her feelings of being an outsider and trying to find her connection
to the world. Music by Bach, Sam Cooke, Sakamoto, Appalachian Folk and more.
 MAN
SUIT(E)
Premiere April 2000
Running Time: 10 minutes
3 performer, 1 man, 2 women
A lighthearted, slapstick collage about male and female stereotypes in American
culture. The piece incorporates text from Mark Twain's "Extracts from
Adam's Diary "and "Eve's Diary" and features a sound score derived
from the soundtracks of James Bond movies and Spaghetti Westerns
 CRUSH
Premiere June 1999
Running Time: 55minutes
6 performers: 3 men, 3 women
Crush is a comic, madcap and poignant examination of the universal aspects
of love and infatuation. Using an eclectic array of music, ranging from pop
to classical to Latin, Crush looks at our desire for unconditional love and
idealized romance and how those feelings can conflict with our every day reality.
The work features an original script developed by the company and friends.
Music by Michael Nyman, Esquivel, Satie, and contemporary Latin artists.
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