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Playing Dreidel with Judah Maccabee Written and directed by Edward Einhorn At The Looking Glass Theatre, Sundays at 2pm Tickets $18 UNTITLED THEATER COMPANY #61 PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A NEW HANUKKAH PLAY. The play is told in eight scenes, corresponding to the eight days of Hannukah. Judah and the boy find each other in an abandoned room that exists in both the ancient temple in Jerusalem and the boy’s modern day temple, and the boy explains to Judah the odd modern practices that commemorate the ancient battles. At first Judah is horrified, but then he comes to learn why the boy needs those traditions.
The play features Peter Bean* as Judah Maccabee and Dmitri Friedenberg* as the Jonathan (both pictured above), as well as the puppets of Evolve Company (Tanya Khordoc and Barry Weil), and the fight choreography of Cory Einbinder.
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Playing Dreidel with Judah Maccabee, an original Hanukkah play in which a contemporary boy named Jonathan meets the historical Judah Maccabee, will have its world premiere on December 7. The play features shadow puppets among its storytelling techniques.
The play examines the concepts of ancient and modern perspectives on war and religion, but at the same time it is a celebration of perseverance during difficult times. It is filled with music and humor that transcends difficult circumstances.