Edna Nahshon
Biographic Data
| ID | 5425519 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edna Nahshon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edna |
| FAMILY NAME | Nahshon |
| SIGNATURE | NAHSHON E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, NY, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 4 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Hebrew Take on Shylock on the New York Stage
Shylock ’47 was a Hebrew-language stage production presented by the Pargod Theatre in New York in 1947. Conceived and directed by Peter Frye, it was a metatheatrical play-within-a-play that interrogated the idea of producing The Merchant of Venice in the aftermath of the Holocaust. It combined original scenes culled from Shimon Halkin’s Hebrew translation of Merchant with present-based transitional scenes, created mostly through improvisation and…
A Hebrew Take on Shylock on the New York Stage
Shylock’47 was a Hebrew-language stage production presented by the Pargod Theatre in New York in 1947. Conceived and directed by Peter Frye, it was a metatheatrical play-within-a-play that interrogated the idea of producing The Merchant of Venice in the aftermath of the Holocaust. It combined original scenes culled from Shimon Halkin’s Hebrew translation of Merchant with present-based transitional scenes, created mostly through improvisation and …
Wrestling with Shylock
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice occupies a unique place in world culture. As the fictional, albeit iconic, character of Shylock has been interpreted as exotic outsider, social pariah, melodramatic villain and tragic victim, the play, which has been performed and read in dozens of languages, has served as a lens for examining ideas and images of the Jew at various historical moments. In the last two hundred years, many of the play's stage int…
Temple of art on Second Avenue
From the end of the First World War and until the 1950s, New York's Second Avenue was the world capital of the Yiddish stage. At the heart of this Jewish entertainment area that stretched from Houston to 14th Streets stood four flagship Yiddish playhouses built specifically for a Jewish clientele. Only one of the four has survived to this date: the Yiddish Art Theatre, also known as the Jaffe Theater, located on Second Avenue and 12th Street. Pro…
New York's Yiddish Theater
In the early decades of the twentieth century, a vibrant theatrical culture took shape on New York City's Lower East Side. Original dramas, comedies, musicals, and vaudeville, along with sophisticated productions of Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Chekhov, were innovatively staged for crowds that rivaled the audiences on Broadway. Though these productions were in Yiddish and catered to Eastern European, Jewish audiences (the largest immigrant group in th…
The Cambridge History of Jewish American Literature
This History offers an unparalleled examination of all aspects of Jewish American literature. Jewish writing has played a central role in the formation of the national literature of the United States, from the Hebraic sources of the Puritan imagination to narratives of immigration and acculturation. This body of writing has also enriched global Jewish literature in its engagement with Jewish history and Jewish multilingual culture. Written by a h…
Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context
Jewish theater practitioners, playwrights, critics, financiers and audiences have played an enormous role in the development of the European and American theater. Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context, a collection of essays by an international cadre of theater scholars, addresses this subject. Focusing on the role of Jews and Jewishness in the theatrical field it discusses the representation of Jews on the American, European, and South Am…
Jewish Theatre
While a frequently used term, Jewish Theatre has become a contested concept that defies precise definition. Is it theatre by Jews? For Jews? About Jews? Though there are no easy answers for these questions, Jewish Theatre: A Global View, contributes greatly to the conversation by offering an impressive collection of original essays written by an international cadre of noted scholars from Europe, the United States, and Israel. The essays discuss h…
Yiddish Proletarian Theatre
Foreword by Jules Dassin Preface From Socialism to Communism Toward a Jewish Workers' Theatre The Studio Early Productions The Rise and Fall of the Permanent Theatre Facing America Russian Imports From American Documentary to Socialist Realism Victory on Broadway Toward a Professional Theatre The Days of the Popular Front At the Daly Theatre, 1937-38 Resurrection and Demise Appendix Bibliography Index
With Foreman on Broadway Five Actors' Views
On opening night of The Threepenny Opera at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, director Richard Foreman sent Elizabeth Wilson a note: 4-30-76 Dear Elizabeth, You have beautifully redeemed Mrs. Peachum from the stock company character she's usually been & I thank you for your talent (which you can't help having) & your dedication to the show and my efforts: we come from different worlds but I feel we are together. Love Richard The recent Lincoln Center …
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With Foreman on Broadway Five Actors' Views
On opening night of The Threepenny Opera at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, director Richard Foreman sent Elizabeth Wilson a note: 4-30-76 Dear Elizabeth, You have beautifully redeemed Mrs. Peachum from the stock company character she's usually been & I thank you for your talent (which you can't help having) & your dedication to the show and my efforts: we come from different worlds but I feel we are together. Love Richard The recent Lincoln Center …
Yiddish Proletarian Theatre
Foreword by Jules Dassin Preface From Socialism to Communism Toward a Jewish Workers' Theatre The Studio Early Productions The Rise and Fall of the Permanent Theatre Facing America Russian Imports From American Documentary to Socialist Realism Victory on Broadway Toward a Professional Theatre The Days of the Popular Front At the Daly Theatre, 1937-38 Resurrection and Demise Appendix Bibliography Index
Jewish Theatre
While a frequently used term, Jewish Theatre has become a contested concept that defies precise definition. Is it theatre by Jews? For Jews? About Jews? Though there are no easy answers for these questions, Jewish Theatre: A Global View, contributes greatly to the conversation by offering an impressive collection of original essays written by an international cadre of noted scholars from Europe, the United States, and Israel. The essays discuss h…
Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context
Jewish theater practitioners, playwrights, critics, financiers and audiences have played an enormous role in the development of the European and American theater. Jews and Theater in an Intercultural Context, a collection of essays by an international cadre of theater scholars, addresses this subject. Focusing on the role of Jews and Jewishness in the theatrical field it discusses the representation of Jews on the American, European, and South Am…
The Cambridge History of Jewish American Literature
This History offers an unparalleled examination of all aspects of Jewish American literature. Jewish writing has played a central role in the formation of the national literature of the United States, from the Hebraic sources of the Puritan imagination to narratives of immigration and acculturation. This body of writing has also enriched global Jewish literature in its engagement with Jewish history and Jewish multilingual culture. Written by a h…
New York's Yiddish Theater
In the early decades of the twentieth century, a vibrant theatrical culture took shape on New York City's Lower East Side. Original dramas, comedies, musicals, and vaudeville, along with sophisticated productions of Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Chekhov, were innovatively staged for crowds that rivaled the audiences on Broadway. Though these productions were in Yiddish and catered to Eastern European, Jewish audiences (the largest immigrant group in th…
Wrestling with Shylock
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice occupies a unique place in world culture. As the fictional, albeit iconic, character of Shylock has been interpreted as exotic outsider, social pariah, melodramatic villain and tragic victim, the play, which has been performed and read in dozens of languages, has served as a lens for examining ideas and images of the Jew at various historical moments. In the last two hundred years, many of the play's stage int…
Temple of art on Second Avenue
From the end of the First World War and until the 1950s, New York's Second Avenue was the world capital of the Yiddish stage. At the heart of this Jewish entertainment area that stretched from Houston to 14th Streets stood four flagship Yiddish playhouses built specifically for a Jewish clientele. Only one of the four has survived to this date: the Yiddish Art Theatre, also known as the Jaffe Theater, located on Second Avenue and 12th Street. Pro…
A Hebrew Take on Shylock on the New York Stage
Shylock ’47 was a Hebrew-language stage production presented by the Pargod Theatre in New York in 1947. Conceived and directed by Peter Frye, it was a metatheatrical play-within-a-play that interrogated the idea of producing The Merchant of Venice in the aftermath of the Holocaust. It combined original scenes culled from Shimon Halkin’s Hebrew translation of Merchant with present-based transitional scenes, created mostly through improvisation and…
A Hebrew Take on Shylock on the New York Stage
Shylock’47 was a Hebrew-language stage production presented by the Pargod Theatre in New York in 1947. Conceived and directed by Peter Frye, it was a metatheatrical play-within-a-play that interrogated the idea of producing The Merchant of Venice in the aftermath of the Holocaust. It combined original scenes culled from Shimon Halkin’s Hebrew translation of Merchant with present-based transitional scenes, created mostly through improvisation and …
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