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Leipzig, a play written by Wendy Graf and directed by Jenny McKnight, follows a three-member Irish-Catholic Boston family as the mother (Columbus actress Jan Lucas) descends into Alzheimer’s and begins praying in Hebrew, unwittingly revealing her long-held secret that she is Jewish, a child refugee of the Holocaust. Her adult daughter and only child (Bloomington actress Suzanne Lang-Fodor) has been raised as a devout Catholic, and must deal with the devastating effects of her mother’s secret past and come to terms with her religious identity. She carries on an interior conversation with an imagined “Jesus” (IU theatre student Caleb Curtis), her confidante since childhood to help her through this religious crisis, while her father, (Indianapolis actor David Moesdale) is in denial. IU theatre students Anna Doyle and Reid Henry, as well as local actor Jonathan Golumbiecki round out the cast. Leipzig allows past and present to collide in a psychological homecoming that raises deep and moving questions about identity, loyalty, memory, and parental bonds.
There will be talkbacks directly following the performances on Thursday, October 25 and Thursday, November 1. Meet the playwright, Wendy Graf, at our talkback panel on opening night, October 25!
Doors will open 30 minutes ahead of time; metered parking and parking garage space is available downtown and across the street from the theatre. If not sold out, tickets will be available at the door by cash or check only. Patrons buying 5 or more tickets can use the code GROUP5 for a discounted rate.
For more information on the Jewish Theatre or on Leipzig, please visit us online or find us on Facebook at: Jewish Theatre of Bloomington.
