World Premiere April 27 - June 4, 2000
Two Stories on Stage: Bernard Malamud's The Jewbird
Directed by David Dower
and Grace Paley's Goodbye and Good Luck

Directed by Wendy Radford
a collaboration between ATJT and Word for Word

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Jeri Lynn Cohen, Corey Fischer and Albert Greenberg in The Jewbird.  Photo:  James Kibben; Poster design, Julie Giles


Grace PaleyPortrait of Bernard Malamud
Grace Paley                                                         Bernard Malamud

 

 

Bernard Malamud’s The Jewbird is a masterful dark comedy, by the pioneer of American Jewish fiction. The piece chronicles the unexpected appearance of an overbearing avian into a New York apartment, an event that forces painful questioning of human identity and values. Malamud’s surrealism is perfectly complemented on this double bill with the lyrical voice of Grace Paley in Goodbye and Good Luck. With generous vision, Paley inspires hope through the surprising tale of a spirited spinster’s unrequited love. This world premiere collaborative work will feature a cast made up of ensemble members from both A Traveling Jewish Theatre and Word for Word. World premiere!

For more information on Grace Paley, go to the New York State Writers' Institute

For a review of Bernard Malamud's collected stories, go to
The New York Times Book Review

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