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The 2013 Stage One Festival at Beit Avi Chai - Day 2 - March 28, 2013


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Thursday mar 28th

Beit Avi Chai presents Stage One #4: English-language Theater Festival

Jerusalem, Passover, 2013 | March 27-29, 2013

This Passover, for the fourth year in a row, Beit Avi Chai will devote three days to the very best of Israeli English-language Theater, comedy, and music, shining a spotlight on this thriving subculture while offering a unique perspective on issues of identity and culture from both the local and international perspectives. 


The festival will include six plays as well as live concerts, stand-up acts, a jazz show, and much more.

English-speaking theater lovers from Jerusalem and beyond are invite to take part in this unique festival.

Artistic Director of the Festival: Rafi Poch


Produced by: Tamar Akov

Day Two: March 28, 2013

Theatre:

Collected Stories
Playwright: Donald Margulies
Director: Leah Stoller
Actors: Bakol Ruben Gellar and Ronit Glaser


The play, by noted playwright Donald Margulies, lasers in on the lives of Jewish professor Ruth Steiner, and ambitious and talented MA student, Lisa Morrison. The play probes their fascinating, emotionally-charged relationship, and raises provocative and moral issues about art, friendship and trust.


Thursday | March 28th | 18:00
Tickets: 50 NIS, Students: 20 NIS


Baltimore / Jerusalem
The show was written in an ensemble process by the members of the cast
Director: Eli Kaplan Wildmann
Performed by the Malkat Shva Dancers, the Malkat Shva Choir, Herbert Dancers and the Hairspray Council Kids


A theater performance that documents the journeys of a group of Ethiopian Olim and a group of Anglo Olim as they learn together about similar problems that the civil rights movement faced in the 1960's, and deal with the challenges and rewards of moving away to a new place - Jerusalem. The show features an eclectic mix of Ethiopian song and dances and music alongside classic Americana that can only be found in Jerusalem.
In partnership with the Malkat Shva center of Ethiopian Culture


Thursday | March 28th | 18:00
Friday | March 29th | 11:00
Tickets: 50 NIS, Students: 20 NIS


Karen's Way: a Kindertransport life

Playwright: Vanessa Rosenthal
Director: Chris Wilkinson
Cast: Vanessa Rosenthal, Francesca Larkin
Piano Marion Raper, Violin David Riley


This play is a dramatization with live music of the life of the poet and survivor Karen Gershon. Based on her own words and poems, it tells her story from idyllic childhood in 1930s Germany, to refugee and finally to recognized literary acclaim.
The show comes straight from the Edinburgh Festival where it won rave reviews.


Wednesday | March 27th | 18:00
Thursday | March 28th | 21:00
Tickets: 50 NIS, Students: 20 NIS


Music

Buba Myses
"BUBA MYSES" has recently taken the Jewish rock music scene by storm, with its own unique interpretation and spirit. The new Jewish Rock puppet band brings to the stage a Jewish mind, a neshama and a unique message in one profound musical experience.

Band members:
Josh Friedman - singer
Chanan Elias - vocals
Simon (Shimon) Shar'abi -guitar
Yanky Board - keyboard
Eli Cutz - drummer
Puppet design by "Marbe Yadaim" studio


Thursday | March 28th | 21:30
Tickets: 40 NIS, Students: 20 NIS

Taylor Made
"Taylor Made" - is a local folk-rock-jazz trio performing the fine music of James Taylor and other member of the classic American folk-rock club.

Featuring:
Elie Farkas - drums
Tal Nae - vocals and guitars
Avi Hershberg - bass

Thursday | March 28th | 19:30
Entrance free of admission


Improv/stand up:

English on Stage - Maniact
Cast: Tammy Berlin, Shani Shalgi, Baruch Tanaman, Mimi Tanaman, Meirav Zur


A fun, crazy show with short acts driven completely by ideas from the audience. Characters, scenarios, and dialogue are created on the spot. Unscripted, unrehearsed, unexpected, unhinged, uncontrollable laughter!


Thursday | March 28th | 23:00
Tickets: 30 NIS


Exhibition

Reap in Joy
The Harvest Festivals on Kibbutz


About tradition, regeneration, and the place of the Kibbutz in the Israeli Ethos
During the festival - tours of the exhibition will be held in English.


Prices: 

Theater: 50 NIS, students: 20 NIS
Stand-Up: 30 NIS, students: 20 NIS
Music: 40 NIS, students: 20 NIS
Music in the gallery: admission free, subject to available space
Special prices and package deals & more information: www.bac.org.il

Map

King George St. 44

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