Yiddish?

by Peca Ștefan

Yiddish? was inspired by interviews the director Andreea Vălean and the playwright Peca Ștefan conducted with former members of the TES company in Bucharest and Tel Aviv, and with audience members in Romania and Israel who saw the great TES productions over the years, as well as by the study of extensive archive material.

Concept, dramaturgy and direction: Andreea Vălean
Set and costume design: Mălina Ionescu
Assistant costume designer: Monica Nedelcu
Choreography: Andreea Duță
Music and musical arrangement: Mihai Prejban
Graphics: Dimitris Palade

Lia, Celia, The Actress, Sarah: Anka Levana
The Manager, The 1923 Actress, Sarah's Mother, The Actress's Mother, Mrs Stern: Natalie Ester
The Literary Manager, Mogulescu, Tudor Arghezi, Jeni, Nicu: Iolanda Covaci
Goldfaden, The Securitate Officer, Securitate Officer 2, Mr Colțescu: Marius Călugărița
Mihai Eminescu, The Rabbi, The Actor, Vily, MC: Mircea Dragoman
The Director, Grodner, Sternberg, Mihail Sebastian, Max, Securitate Officer 1: Lucian Ionescu
Lara, Reb Moișe Blas, Goldstein, Clara, Ana Pauker, Miss Brauner: Katia Pascariu

With the Orchestra of the State Jewish Theatre:
Keyboards: Bogdan Lifșin
Violin: Rodica Gancea
Violin: Feras Sarmini
Cello: Sergiu Marin
Clarinet: Mihai Pintenaru

Genre

Comedy

Language

Romanian and Yiddish (with Romanian surtitles)

Running time

110 minutes (no interval)

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