The National Jewish Theater Foundation Holocaust Theater International Initiative in association with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day 1/27/24. NJTF President, Arnold Mittelman, interviews creators of current NYC shows Harmony, Our Class and Here There Are Blueberries. The free public program takes place from 1:30-3:00 pm, and illuminates how theater artists use a variety of source material (celebrated performers, historic events, photo albums, family histories) to create unique works that impact audiences and combat hate and antisemitism.
In a candid, unscripted discussion, Mittelman speaks with book writer and lyricist Bruce Sussman and director Warren Carlyle who worked on Harmony by composer Barry Manilow, Igor Golyak, director of Our Class by Tadeusz Slobodzianek, and director Moises Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, the co-authors of Here There Are Blueberries. There is a previously filmed interview, featuring Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director of Manhattan Theatre Club, about Joshua Harmon’s play, Prayer for the French Republic.
For more information on NJTF go to www.njtfoundation.org.