![]() So a lot of people came from shtetls having seen traveling Yiddish theater troupes. ![]() But when I felt like I was part of this broader tradition, something that was connected to history, then I feel a little more comfortable.” “Along with persecution in Eastern Europe, there’s also been waves of Yiddish theater movements.” “Yiddish theater was sort of a developed thing. Oh my gosh.” “You made me weep so hard in ‘Parade.’ I just - you’re so brilliant.” “Oh my goodness.” “I’m feeling a little emotional, realizing that we’re mishpachah, that we’re family.” “Today, looking around, I felt, oh, I’m part of this lineage.” “Today’s the day.” “Saying I’m a writer or actor, it would always come with a little bit of shame, you know, because it seems like an indulgent kind of life path. You gather around a table and share food and share stories and ask questions, and you gather in a theater and ask the same things.” “A huge number of Jewish theater artists are gathering to have our photos taken at the lovely Lyceum Theater.” “It’s this wonderful sound and sight of chaos.” “How’s it going?” “Champagne so early in the day.” “This is like -” “History.” “This is history!” “This is the most Jew-y thing I’m doing this week, and this is the week of Rosh Hashanah.” “It’s a little scary.” “Thank you. There is this kind of through line as a Jewish community, as a theater community. Transcript The Stage Is Ours Nearly 50 Jewish actors, playwrights and directors gathered at Broadway’s Lyceum Theater in September for T’s group portrait and reflected on what Jewish theater means to them.
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