Katelyn Manfre
By Katelyn Manfre
-
The Schmooze A Yom Kippur Play From Belfast
Though Yom Kippur has come and gone, minds are still turned to the past year’s wrongdoings, large and small infractions alike. But what happens when you must evaluate your whole life? What do you apologize for? What do you regret? Whom do you forgive? These are the questions that are asked in Gavin Kostick’s “This…
-
The Schmooze Interfaith Freshman Frolics Fail to Inspire or Amuse
Oh to be a freshman once again! To run down to the dining hall for some afternoon munchies, to study long into the night, to be young and reckless and unfamiliar with everything! Were we ever that naive? Were we ever that unprepared? Were we ever that confused? Yes, we were. And thanks to the…
-
The Schmooze Hasidic Tales and Post-Apartheid Politics
Earlier this week, I began my coverage of the New York International Fringe Festival by introducing the solo performances of three young women grappling with their faith. With the second week came more solo shows, but this time the performances were about larger stories, and involved more characters than just the individual actors. Taking in…
-
The Schmooze One Woman Shows on the Fringe
To the delight, thrill or perhaps chagrin of theatergoers in the Tri-State Area, on August 13 the annual New York International Fringe Festival rolled into town. Using 18 venues scattered below 14th Street, nearly 200 productions are being mounted in three short weeks, showcasing the newest of the new on the Off-Off Broadway circuit. The…
-
The Schmooze Religious Conflict in the Bedroom at the Midtown Theatre Festival
Summer means many things to the New York theater community: epically long lines at the Delecorte for whatever Shakespeare in the Park production has the biggest names; the closing of many sleepy last-season hits; and of course the plethora of festivals packing Off-Off Broadway houses citywide. Like its downtown counterpart, the Fringe Festival, the Midtown…
Most Popular
- 1
Forverts in English A Yiddish word I never expected to see on a license plate
- 2
Opinion Anti-Zionism forced us to withdraw from Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
- 3
News ‘No one’s allowed to talk to me’: At UW-Madison, trying — and failing — to talk about Israel
- 4
Fast Forward New poll: 13% of voters who switched support from Biden cite his Gaza policy
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Israeli minister addresses convention hosted by Vox, Spanish far-right party criticized for neo-Nazi ties
-
Fast Forward NYC deputy mayor charges Washington Post with antisemitism
-
Fast Forward IDF recovers bodies of 3 Nova festival victims, including Shani Louk
-
Fast Forward Police in Rouen, France, shoot and kill man who set fire to a synagogue