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THE MIRROR THE DYBBUK REVIEW: Teatron Theatre presents The Dybbuk Front Row Centre By Mark Andrew Lawrence A classic play out of Yiddish theatre, S.
Anski's The Dybbuk was first staged in 1914. Teatron Theatre is
presenting a new English translation for a limited run at the Leah
Posluns Theatre.
The play tells an unusual tale of a young bride possessed by a malicious spirit, or dybbuk, believed to be the dislocated soul of the man she was supposed to have married. The second half of the production is frighteningly intense as we witness Howard Jerome's intimidating portrayal of Reb Azrielke as he attempts to exorcise the demon. Ari Weisberg has prepared this particular translation and once the situation is established, the stage is set for a riveting denouement. For this production Weisberg has assembled a strong cast. Sarah Illiatovitch-Goldman plays the possessed bride, one moment soft-spoken and meek, the next howling with rage in a demonic voice. The man who wanted to marry her, but died after he was refused by her father, is played by Jonah Hundert who makes a powerful presence throughout most of the play often without saying a word. The final scenes are riveting and the ending will shock many. The large ensemble cast do their best to build tension from the beginning and even with the slow-moving early scenes, one always has a sense of danger rumbling under the surface. Performances of The Dybbuk continue at the Leah Posluns Theatre, 4588 Bathurst St. Thursday, March 5 at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m., Saturday, March 7 at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 8 at 2 p.m. For tickets, visit www.teatrontheatre.com or call the box office at 416-781-5527. This will be Teatron's final offering in the Leah Posluns Theatre, which will be closing later this spring and is slated to be demolished and replaced with a more modern facility. Starting in the fall Teatron will move its operations to the studio theatre in the Toronto Centre for the Arts. |
THE CHOSEN |THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG | THE GOD OF ISAAC | CHAIM’S LOVE SONG |A GLIMPSE OF THE LIGHT | THE DYBBUK
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