I. L. Peretz (1852�1915), the father of modern Yiddish literature, was a master storyteller and social critic who advocated a radical shift from religious observance to secular Jewish culture. Wisse explores Peretz�s writings in relation to his ideology, which sought to create a strong Jewish identity separate from the trappings of religion.
Includes: Found a Peanut, The Loman Family Picnic, The Model Apartment, What's Wrong with This Picture?, and Sight Unseen.. With a palpable affection for the traditions of the stage and a taste for surreal comedy, Margulies «manages to transform what might have been kitchen-sink drama into theatre that is unsettling, imaginative and quite hilarious»–Howard Kissel, New York Daily News
Foremost stage directors describe their working process: JoAnne Akalaitis, Arvin Brown, René Buch, Martha Clarke, Gordon Davidson, Robert Falls, Zelda Fichandler, Richard Foreman, Adrian Hall, John Hirsch, Mark Lamos, Marshall W. Mason, Des McAnuff, Gregory Mosher, Harold S. Prince, Lloyd Richards, Peter Sellars, Andrei Serban, Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Woodruff, and Garland Wright.
– Follow up volume to "The Director's Voice (1988) with over 20,000 copies sold. – Covers 20 major theatre directors to emerge since the first volume.
Presented workshops or space at following venues: Arts and Business Council; Professional Women’s Exchange of NY; League of American Theatres and Producers; National Guild of Community Schools for the Arts; National Endowment for the Arts; Walker Arts Center; Boys and Girls Club of America; Yale School of Drama; Columbia Graduate School of Journalism; and American Express National Arts Marketing Steering Committee.
Shari Carlson became the acting and singing coach she always needed. It took an Elephant to help her become who she was meant to be in this life. Being present in each and every moment begins the journey to the source.