It is with great sorrow and a sense of great loss that I share the sad news that Adrienne Cooper, beloved singer of our people, passed away on Sunday, December 25th. A singer, a writer, an educator, a poet, a master communicator- a pioneer  Adrienne was one of the most popular and significant interpreters of [...]

Every audience is different.  This is one of those obvious givens that I somehow forget and relearn with every new production. As much as I try to show up with the same intention and energy f or every show, there is this variable that I can always count on to affect what I do and [...]

What a thrill it was to represent The National Yiddish Theatre – Folkbsiene at the 56th Drama Desk Awards on Monday May 23rd at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Fyvush Finkel Live! was nominated in the category of Outstanding Revue. It was quite an honor just to direct living legend Fyvush Finkel, together with his virtuosic sons [...]

The Adventures of Hershele Ostropolyer is officially open. Huzzah! The first show tends to inspire a grand smorgasbord of emotions. There is so much anticipation for the first audience, especially when doing a comedy. How will this collective of strangers and friends fit into the show we have created? Will they laugh? Will they laugh [...]

On Sunday, I had a moment of Present. So often, I spend my life in a hazy cloud of time, thinking/planning/wishing/stressing/worrying about the past and the future, and almost never actually experiencing the present. My father likes to quote Richard Alpert: “Be Here Now.” Easier said than done! Especially as an actor, we live all [...]

I really love rehearsal. I know some actors who tire of repeatedly exploring and breaking down the play. They say, enough already, I just want to put on my costume, stand on the actual set and let an audience full of breathing, laughing, feeling people bring this story to its full life. Don’t get me [...]