My Name is Asher Lev

Acclaimed Jewish Play to hit Montecasino with 3 Theatre Greats.

Pieter Toerien presents this play by Aaron Posner, adapted from the Chaim Potok novel, My Name is Asher Lev.  Robert Fridjhon, Louise Saint-Claire and Alan Swerdlow stars in this threesome, directed by Moira Blumenthal, and will be staged at the Pieter Toerien Studio Theatre from 26 July to 3 September 2017.00

Asher Lev is a young Jew growing up in Brooklyn in the 1940s. Against the backdrop of this most tumultuous time in history, Asher Lev discovers he is a gifted artist while struggling with a bereaved mother and an absent father. His exceptional artistic talent draws opposition not only from his own strict Hasidic community, which believes art is a waste of time, but also from his parents. Asher is willing to challenge the expectations of his community and the unhappiness of his family but will have to pay a terrible price for the right to use his gift.

WORLD-CLASS DIRECTOR MOIRA BLUMENTHAL

• Directed and produced mainstream theatre internationally since 1988, including at the Sydney Opera House.
• Established and managed The Rosebank Theatre in Johannesburg.
• Former Producer at the Seymour Theatre Centre.
• Spearheaded Jewish theatre, including Via Dolorosa, From Door To Door, Address Unknown, The Chosen, Coming To See Aunt Sophie.
• Master of Arts in Cultural and Creative Practice from the University of Western Sydney.
• Productions include Two Weeks With The Queen, Collected Stories, Sydney premiere of Skin Tight, Foreign Aids, Elections And Erections, Bombshells, A Woman In Black, Love, Loss And What I Wore.

MY NAME IS ASHER LEV

Studio Theatre, Montecasino

26 July – 3 September

Performances: Wed – Fri @ 8pm, Sat @ 4pm & 8pm, Sun @ 3pm

Tickets: R165 & R130