#jewish theater

[nesyanast]

Scene from the most famous Yiddish play The Dybbuk by the Vilner Trupe. 1910s.

#jumblr #jewish #jews #nesyapost #jewish history #jewish culture #yiddish #Poland #Eastern Europe #jewish art #Jewish theater #Jewish actors #the dybbuk #1910s #yiddish folklore #Jewish folklore #ashkenazim #ashkenazi #photography #vintage photography

[lolcatsdeamon13]

Hey friends!

Yiddishland California is a cultural center and museum that puts on excellent classes and events, including Yiddish Theater classes, Intermediate Yiddish reading circles, and even beginner's Yiddish yoga! They are committed to keeping the wonderful and vibrant language alive, including the culture and community that surrounds the language.

They are in trouble! There was some sort of issue with being able to stay in their location, so they need to raise $100k by the end of the month to stay open!

Please join me in donating (Here). I gave my tzedakah this month to them, and I hope you do too!

If you're in the Southern California area, they're having a relocation party on January 21st, 2024 from 5-8pm. Come visit to see great art and support such a great organization!!

For the rest of us that can't get down to California and want to support not just by donating, please consider buying something from their Etsy shop! They have a bunch of rare books and vinyl and your purchase will help the organization!

#Yiddish #Yiddishland #Yiddishland California #jublr #jumblr #judaism #jewish #langblr #I found this place and my mum got so excited that she might finally be able to connect with her parents (z''l) through a yiddish theater c #lass but then when I called to see when the next class was they told me about their deadline for the location #culture #theatre #theater #Yiddish theater #donate #please donate

[thinkingimages]

Hanna Rovina as Leah in The Dybbuk, 1922

#hanna rovina #the dybbuk #1922 #actress #actresses #israeli actress #israeli actresses #hebrew theater #jewish #braid #braids

[sunspira]

the number one most interesting analysis anyone ever made about the legend of korra is that the benders in republic city were clearly an oppressed and exploited population. NOT the non-benders. and therefore the equalists are nothing more than essentially a nazi party or kkk or other hate group that likes to masquerade itself as the victims to a scapegoat minority that is somehow a danger to normal people in order to oppress and eradicate them.

the most compelling evidence that benders actually represent and function as marginalized people is that they occupy characteristic marginalized roles in society. organized crime, factory laborers, pro-sports, music and film entertainment. (ESPECIALLY the more physically taxing high impact sports such as boxing and football!! the fighting ring nature of pro-bending absolutely reflects this. this is no golf tournament). with those roles that offer any hope of upward mobility being limited to only a few and as inherently exploited by producers as it is. or otherwise abject poverty in city slums.

non benders such as Mr. Sato own large successful corporations. benders do labor for him. benders do cheap manual labor for low pay in the early 20th century steampunk metaphor city and live in slums. while the ruling class non-bender turned out to be a raging bigot funding the equalist "movement"

so when korra yells at the equalist cunt doing a little infowars rant in the park and tells him to "shut up" and "im not oppressing you!! you're oppressing yourself" and everyone got mad at her for on tumblr being a bigot you were all wrong she was out there tearing down the zionist missing person propoganda posters before i even knew what the IDF stood for she was the fucking legend forever

AND she said acab !!!

#i almost forgot #there may be something to be said about lieutenant beifong being a bender tho #and how marginalized people are also often funnled into military and law enforcement and become oppressors but also treated as expendable #like the vietnam war draft was mostly people who could not afford to go to college disproportionately that was the black community ... :| #book 1 korra was really really good sorry #korra #this by the way is absolutely why hollywood is so 'jewish' MARGINALIZED PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO PERFORM AND ENTERTAIN #hollywood and also broadway i should say cause it counts for film and theater media

[astriiformes]

Doing my solemn duty and signing up for the local Star Wars costume group's annual charity Holiday Special showings as the one person willing to Hanukkah the place up (while also very much still dressed as Luke Skywalker)

#especially since this year it actually falls during hanukkah #being fair a lot of people do holiday special specific costumes so it's not like /everyone/ else is doing xmas stuff #the most represented holiday is (as it should be) life day #but after that the most common is definitely xmas star wars costumes. so last year i decided i ought to bring some jewish energy #fortunately this was a hit and one of the employees of the theater where we do this nonsense specifically got so excited #so i clearly must do it again #(the costume in question is my normal anh luke PLUS a tshirt that reads 'festival of lightsabers' with a lightsaber menorah on it)

[importantwomensbirthdays]

Lucille Lortel

Lucille Lortel, known as the "the Queen of Off Broadway", was born in New York City in 1900. Lortel produced more than 500 musicals and plays. Her production of The Threepenny Opera won the only Tony Awards ever given to an Off-Broadway show. In 1955, Lortel established the Theatre de Lys, now known at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, which still operates to this day. Since 1986, the Lucille Lortel Awards have been given to honor excellence in Off-Broadway theater.

Lucille Lortel died in 1999 at the age of 98.

#theater #performing arts #broadway #off broadway #jewish #jewish women

[murdrdocs]

https://www.tumblr.com/murdrdocs/742346717844930560/rip-white-boy

are we over milo??

nooooo that’s my man 🫶🏽

#jewish boy w brown curly hair and brown eyes #one of the only theater kids i like #and he’s so sweet :( #celeste’s chats

[bringthemoonclosertoearth]

i LOVE the sassiness (sassyness?) and crassness in the speeches at the Tonys tonight. I am here for this celebration and pride in identity

all identities are celebrated tonight

#tony awards #lgbtqia #lgbt #lbgtq #pride #jewish community #writers strike #beautiful speeches tonight #honestly I love musical theater #and how it brings people together

[nesyanast]

Der dibek, 1975, Israeli Yiddish entertainment posters, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University.

#jumblr #jewish #jews #nesyapost #jewish history #judaism #jewish culture #Jewish theater #Jewish art #Jewish plays #yiddish theater #yiddish #1975 #Israel #vintage Israel #der dibek #the Dybbuk #vintage poster #sorry i know it's blurry but i searched the Internet and this is the only source but i love the style of this poster

[cashthecomposer]

I've written a musical, and I could use your support!

The last year of my life has been crazy, and amidst the chaos and conference calls with the grim reaper, I have written a musical. It's about the summer of 1816 at the Villa Diodati, where Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, accompanied by several of her contemporaries, including the notorious Lord Byron.

I'm trying to do something a little different with my musical writing career, and make the process of bringing this thing to stage- from the composition to the performance- transparent to the public. Theatre is a weird mix of visual art, writing stories, and of course, music; as such, it's a complex beast that I'd love to explore with you! It's normally very insular, with things being very secretive, but I want to change that. I want to show you, uh... behind the curtain... literally.

So! Please consider joining my Patreon (this link right here) so that you can help support a creator who's trying to do things a little differently (a neurodivergent, disabled, jewish, queer, female creator, I might add lol- I check a lot of boxes). There's already quite a bit posted, and I'm adding more at every step of the production!

When I've reached $100 per month of support, I'll hold a one time livestream for all of my patrons, where I'll share with you all my favorite tracks from the show, and have a little Q&A about the show, my career, and frankly any other burning questions you all might have.

Thanks for reading, and have a lovely day!

Cash, the composer

PS- if you aren't sure, or can't afford it, that's ok! You can do a week long free trial, and even if you don't continue after, reblogging this post does a lot to spread the word. :)

#diodati #villa diodati #musical #musicals #musical theatre #musical theater #music #theatre kid #theatre #theater #theater kid #patreon #my patreon #mary shelley #lord byron #don juan #frankenstein #jewish #jew #queer #neurodivergent #blazing this post of course #bc I really freaking need the support #that chaos I mentioned? #yeah it all nearly cost both me and my dad our lives #and actually 100% cost me my former career #so #... #I really could use any help anyone can afford to give #:)

[ethanfreemanappreciation]

Happy World Theatre Day!!

#worldtheatreday

#ethan freeman #poto #phantom of the opera #european musicals #euromusicals #euro musicals #footloose musical #footloose #world theatre day #musical theater fandom #musical theater #musical theatre #jewish artist #jewish singers #jewish actors #jewblr #jumblr #shaw moore

[miss-galaxy-turtle]

i've always respected how fruma sarah shows up for one (1) scene, traumatizes the audience, and leaves, all so tevye can gaslight gatekeep girlboss golde into letting tzeitel marry motel.

iconic, truly.

#fiddler on the roof #the fiddler on the roof #tevye #reb tevye #fruma sarah #broadway #musicals #musical #theatre #theater #musical theater #musical theatre #i wanna play her so fucking bad #jewish #jewblr

[captaincleverusernamehere]

It’s that time of year again (thinking about how much of a dream role Mendel Weisenbachfeld is)

#I’ve never seen his name spelled out before lmao it’s so funny looking #anyway I WANNA PLAY HIM SO BAD but I feel like I can’t do the crazy jewish uncle energy he has (I say this bc my uncle has The Same energy) #I spent all day today slowly listening to the album so it has just been a day of prolonged sadness 🤪✌️ #good good show I’ll never get tired of it and I love Brandon Uranowitz with my entire heart #(this is not news to anyone) #falsettos #mendel weisenbachfeld #theater

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"SOVIET'S CULTURAL EMISSARIES ARRIVE IN TORONTO," Toronto Star. September 3, 1943. Page 4. --- Prof. Solomon Michoels, the Soviet's greatest dramatic actor, and Lieut.-Col. Itzik Felfer, Russian soldier-poet, arrived by plane in Toronto last night for a Jewish anti-Fascist rally in Maple Leaf gardens Sept. 8. They have been received with wide acclaim in the U.S. where they have been spreading the gospel of Anti-Fascism. Prof. Michoels walked with a crutch due to a leg injury caused when a platform collapsed in Chicago under the weight of a welcoming crowd.

#toronto #maple leaf gardens #soviet union #anti-fascism #war rally #solomon mikhoels #soviet history #jewish anti-fascist committee #world war ii #itzik feffer #yiddish #yiddish art #moscow state jewish theater.

[britneyshakespeare]

i have to be honest. i would simply not have agreed to a loan if the condition for not repaying by the specified date were a pound of my flesh. i must tell the truth in that i would have avoided all of that entirely.

#men are stupid #I HAVE NEVER WANTED TO SEE SOMEONE HATECRIMED EXCEPT FOR ANTONIO #A POUND OF HIS FLESH RIGHTFULLY BELONGS TO SHYLOCK!!!!!!! #text post #the merchant of venice #shakespeare #jacob fortune-lloyd is the name of the actor who played bassanio that i thought was cute #he is also jewish #and he's playing brian epstein in an upcoming biopic!!!! that's really cool #well if it's any good that's really cool. #lotta bad biopics seem to have come out lately....... blonde who shall not be named oh shit #the elvis biopic was half-good but it had some serious problems. namely that it was about elvis. #i saw it w my dad though it was a nice night at the theater #it did a good job at explaining how he came to be a musical icon but did a terrible fucking job at handling his personal life #as any kiss-ass sorta movie made for boomer music fans would. if they didn't wanna think about how their legend was #Actually Not A Wholly Uncomplicatedly Good Person #so i can't say i was really shocked or offended #brian epstein is a little bit different though. because he's not the SUPERSTAR he was the brains behind the superstars. #and kind of a legend in his own right but definitely not a typical figure in pop culture iconography. #idk. if the actor's cute i'll watch it. that's my take #hope it's good though

[importantwomensbirthdays]

Paula Vogel

Paula Vogel was born in 1951 in Washington, DC. Vogel won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her play How I Learned to Drive. She later won a Tony Award for her play Indecent. Vogel's plays explore subjects such as AIDS, domestic violence, LGBT rights, and censorship. She has won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, and an lifetime achievement award from the Obies. In 2015, Vogel was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.

#drama #playwright #writers #woman writers #theater #lesbian #lgbt #jewish #Youtube