BLOOD RELATIVE

Traveling Jewish Theatre,
San Francisco
Mar. 17 - Apr. 17, 2005

Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Berkeley
Apr. 21 - May 1, 2005

Tickets $12 - $35
(Discounts for students, seniors and groups of 5 or more. Thursday and Friday nights are pay-what-you-can.)

Information about
Post-show Events

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Created by the Middle East Project Ensemble: Aaron Davidman, Nora El Samahy, Corey Fischer, Meirav Kupperberg, Ibrahim Miari, Eric Rhys Miller & Naomi Newman

Directed by Aaron Davidman

Performed by Nora El Samahy*, Corey Fischer*, Meirav Kupperberg, Ibrahim Miari, and Eric Rhys Miller*
*equity actor

Dramaturgy by Naomi Newman

Original Music Composed and performed by Georges Lammam
(Music performed by Daniel Hoffman April 14 – May 1.)

A young man is born to an Israeli mother and a Palestinian father. Both peoples claim him. Torn apart by unending conflict, he embarks on a journey through the collective memory of the Middle East. The shared and competing stories of each culture push and pull at him as he searches for reconciliation. The play incorporates a range of characters, bold physicality and original live music.

BLOOD RELATIVE's Post-show Events
"One of the things that I said all along is that I would like to
help change the conversation. The same conversation is happening over and over and over, so what I would like is to offer something out of which a different conversation begins."
-- Blood Relative's Director, Aaron Davidman in conversation with the Pink Section's Sam Hurwitt

In order to help foster that "different conversation," TJT has
partnered with two organizations to create post-show events. They are as follows:

Post-show dialogues with the Palestinian-Jewish dialogue group of the Bay Area.
Thurs., Mar. 24 (8pm show)
Sat., Mar. 26 (2pm show)
Sun., Apr. 3 (7pm show)
Sun. Apr. 17 (7pm show)
Thurs., Apr. 21 (8pm show)
Sat. Apr. 30 (8pm show)

These events are designed to create a mini-dialogue session. Its
hosts, Elias Botto and Libby and Len Traubman, will lead the
group through the concepts of dialogue and invite the audiences
to walk through an experience of listening and sharing.

Post-show panel discussions with the New Israel Fund
Thurs., Mar. 31 (8pm show)
Sat., Apr. 16 (8pm show)

These events will include discussion with some of the cast and
members of the larger community who are working on issues related to Blood Relative.

For more information about these events, call the TJT box office
at 415/285-8080.

Post-show discussion: Is there value to Jewish-Palestinian dialogue? Does dialogue work?
April 28, 2005 (8pm show)

Guests include Blood Relative Director, Aaron Davidman Aaron Davidman and members of an East Bay Palestinian-Jewish dialogue group.

Reviews
Links to preview and reviews of BLOOD RELATIVE

KQED’s art show, SPARK*
Download the BLOOD RELATIVE feature piece, which aired 4/27/05

SF Weekly
"The son of a Jewish mother and an Arab father must choose sides" by Chloe Veltman from 3/23/05 issue

J. Weekly
"TJT confronts Mideast conflict" by Alexandra Wall from 3/11/05 issue

SF Chronicle
Pink section preview piece by Sam Hurwitt from 3/20/05

SF Chronicle
Rob Hurwitt review from 3/22/05

East Bay Express
"Traveling Jewish Theatre melds tragedy and comedy"
by Sam Hurwitt on 3/30/05

J. Weekly
"TJT’s inspired Blood Relative delivers an emotional wallop"
by Suzanne Weiss on 3/25/05

San Francisco Observer
"Blood Relative Hits the Right Notes"
by Scott Sherwin, 4/13/05

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West Coast Premiere!

CHERRY DOCS

Traveling Jewish Theatre,
San Francisco
May 5- Jun. 5, 2005

Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Berkeley
Jun. 9 - 19, 2005

Tickets $12 - $35
(Discounts for students, seniors and groups of 5 or more. Thursday and Friday nights are pay-what-you-can.)

Information about
Post-show Events

Read the reviews

written by David Gow

Directed by Naomi Newman

Performed by Aaron Davidman and Eric Rhys Miller*
*equity actor

Dramaturgy by Naomi Newman

Centered around a hate-crime trial, the play follows the relationship between a white-supremacist Skinhead and the ambitious, Jewish lawyer who has reluctantly agreed to defend him. TJT founder Naomi Newman directs this provocative journey into the extremes of the human experience.

CHERRY DOC’s Post-show Events
Holocaust Center of Northern California
Challenging perceptions and causing people to examine notions they held as moral absolutes is the goal of the Holocaust Center of Northern California's education programs. Designed to further learning and encourage dialogue, these events often include members of the cast, audience and experts/members of the community who work to combat prejudice and increase understanding. TJT is proud to partner with HCNC to create these post-show events. Currently, the post-show discussion schedule is as follows:

Sunday, May 29 at 7pm
Post-show dialogue with San Francisco Police Department Hate Crime Unit's Captain Rob Roth.

Saturday, June 4 at 8pm
Post-show discussion with Professor Marc Dollinger, Ph.D.,
San Francisco State University Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies and Social Responsibility

Post-show Discussion with Playwright
Friday, May 20 at 8pm
Post-show discussion with playwright, David Gow, and the Cherry Docs artistic cast. (David Gow is visiting from Montreal for this one weekend only! Don’t miss this event.)

Reviews
Links to reviews of CHERRY DOCS

J. Weekly
"Cherry Docs masters the complexity of hatred" by Dan Pine
5/13/05

BLOOD RELATIVE

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CHERRY DOCS

Show Sponsor The Holocaust Center of Northern California

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