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Cities of Light
Author(s): Rebecca Joy Fletcher
This one-woman musical show by playwright Rebecca Joy Fletcher explores a world before the Holocaust. Fletcher’s production tells the story of a fictional cabaret singer, Katarina Waldorf, who travels and performs around Europe, and later Israel, before the outbreak of World War II. A funny and brave performer, Katarina Waldorf flees Berlin to find places where Judaism and creativity can still thrive. Her story celebrates a community of almost forgotten artists.
Format: One-woman cabaret show
Cast Size:1F
Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
American Jewish University, Los Angeles, CA, February 9, 2014. Also performed at venues in Paris, Warsaw, London, Jerusalem, Montreal, Miami, and New York City.
American Jewish University, Los Angeles, CA, February 9, 2014. Also performed at venues in Paris, Warsaw, London, Jerusalem, Montreal, Miami, and New York City.
Original Source Material: A box set of cabaret songs from Weimar-era Germany found by the playwright in the library of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Israel.
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: Mostly English with some songs in Hebrew, Yiddish, French and German.
Production Rights Holder:
See playwright’s website.
Experience(s) Chronicled: European Jewry Before the Holocaust
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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