Untitled Theater Company No. 61 Presents: CABARET IN CAPTIVITY
Songs and sketches written in Terezín/Theresienstadt, from Lisa Peschel's anthology Performing Captivity, Performing Escape and other sources. Full of satire, bitter humor, and hope, these pieces demonstrate how art became a vital survival technique for the inmates. In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day. Performed in English, Czech, German, and Hebrew.
Conceived by Edward Einhorn
Developed and directed by Edward Einhorn and Jenny Lee Mitchell
SATURDAY APRIL 11th @ 8PM, SUNDAY APRIL 12th 3PM
Original work written by Armin Berg, Robert Dauber, Sergei Dreznin, Grigory Flidlider, Hans Hofer, Vitezslav “Pidla” Horpatzky, Jaroslav Jezek, Frantisek Kowanitz, Josepf Lustig, Feliz Porges, Frida Rosenthal, Leo Strauss, Myra Strauss-Gruhenberg, Karel Svenk, and Ilse Weber
With: Craig Anderson, Seth Gilman, Katherine Lerner Lee, Jenny Lee Mitchell, and Katarina Vizina
On Saturday, guest performer: Barsha
On Sunday, guest performer: Lara Lewison on violin
Musical direction and piano accompaniment: Maria Dessena.