WRESTLING JERUSALEM
written and performed by Aaron Davidman | directed by Michael John Garcés
“REMARKABLE SOLO PERFORMANCE…YEARNING BEAUTY…RIVETING…”
-- San Francisco Chronicle
PREMIERED AT
INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS SAN FRANCISCO | March 12 - April 6, 2014 PRODUCTION TEAM
Scenic design...............Nephelie Andonyadis Lighting design............................Allen Willner Sound design....................Bruno Louchouarn Choreography.............................Stacey Printz Stage Manager/ Technical Director....Wolfgang Wachalovsky |
ABOUT THE PLAY
Set in America, Israel and Palestine, WRESTLING JERUSALEM follows one man’s journey to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Davidman’s solo performance is a personal story that grapples with the complexities of identity, history and social justice. Giving voice to seventeen different characters--moving between male and female, Jewish and Muslim, Israeli and Arab--the play sheds light on one of the most entrenched conflicts of our time. |
PERFORMANCE CALENDAR
SAN DIEGO JCC - February 1, 2018
PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY - October 18 - November 5, 2017
CHUTZPAH! INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, Vancouver, BC - March 1, 2, 2017
BERKELEY STREET THEATRE, Toronto, ON - Nov. 23 - 27, 2016
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, Sonoma, CA - Oct. 14, 2016
HANGAR THEATER, Ithaca, NY - Sept. 7 - 10, 2016
CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATER, Cleveland, OH - May 5 - 22, 2016
59E59 THEATERS, New York, NY - March 23 - April 17, 2016
PERSEVERANCE THEATER, Juneau, AK - March 3 - 6, 2016
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY, Hayward, CA - Feb. 10, 2016
MOSAIC THEATRE OF DC, Washington, DC - January 6 - 24, 2016
HOUSTON JCC, Houston, TX - Nov. 4, 5, 7, 2015
GUTHRIE THEATER, Minneapolis, MN - Oct. 16 - Nov 1, 2015
MARINES' MEMORIAL THEATER, San Francisco, CA - Oct. 3, 2015
PALO ALTO JCC, Palo Alto, CA - Sept. 20, 2015
META-INTEGRAL CONFERENCE, Sonoma, CA - July 17, 2015
TEMPLE SINAI, Oakland, CA - March 28, 2015
JCC MANHATTAN, New York, NY - Feb. 26, 28, 2015
JCC OF GREATER BOSTON, Boston, MA - Feb. 21, 22, 2015
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Providence, RI - Feb. 17, 2015
PICO UNION PROJECT, Los Angeles, CA - Feb. 6-7, 2015
TEMPLE EMANU EL, San Francisco, CA - January 24, 2015
PLAYMAKERS REPERTORY COMPANY, Chapel Hill, NC - January 7 - 11, 2015
CONGREGATION SHIR HADASH, Los Gatos, CA - Nov. 16, 2014
TRANSFIGURATION CHURCH, San Mateo, CA - Nov. 15, 2014
INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS, San Francisco, CA - March 12 - April 6 & Oct. 6 - 26, 2014
SAN DIEGO JCC - February 1, 2018
PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY - October 18 - November 5, 2017
CHUTZPAH! INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL, Vancouver, BC - March 1, 2, 2017
BERKELEY STREET THEATRE, Toronto, ON - Nov. 23 - 27, 2016
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, Sonoma, CA - Oct. 14, 2016
HANGAR THEATER, Ithaca, NY - Sept. 7 - 10, 2016
CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATER, Cleveland, OH - May 5 - 22, 2016
59E59 THEATERS, New York, NY - March 23 - April 17, 2016
PERSEVERANCE THEATER, Juneau, AK - March 3 - 6, 2016
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY, Hayward, CA - Feb. 10, 2016
MOSAIC THEATRE OF DC, Washington, DC - January 6 - 24, 2016
HOUSTON JCC, Houston, TX - Nov. 4, 5, 7, 2015
GUTHRIE THEATER, Minneapolis, MN - Oct. 16 - Nov 1, 2015
MARINES' MEMORIAL THEATER, San Francisco, CA - Oct. 3, 2015
PALO ALTO JCC, Palo Alto, CA - Sept. 20, 2015
META-INTEGRAL CONFERENCE, Sonoma, CA - July 17, 2015
TEMPLE SINAI, Oakland, CA - March 28, 2015
JCC MANHATTAN, New York, NY - Feb. 26, 28, 2015
JCC OF GREATER BOSTON, Boston, MA - Feb. 21, 22, 2015
BROWN UNIVERSITY, Providence, RI - Feb. 17, 2015
PICO UNION PROJECT, Los Angeles, CA - Feb. 6-7, 2015
TEMPLE EMANU EL, San Francisco, CA - January 24, 2015
PLAYMAKERS REPERTORY COMPANY, Chapel Hill, NC - January 7 - 11, 2015
CONGREGATION SHIR HADASH, Los Gatos, CA - Nov. 16, 2014
TRANSFIGURATION CHURCH, San Mateo, CA - Nov. 15, 2014
INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS, San Francisco, CA - March 12 - April 6 & Oct. 6 - 26, 2014
ADVISORY BOARD: Stephanie Rapp; Daniel Sokatch; David Katznelson; Sydney Mintz; Justine Shapiro;
Davidson Bidwell-Waite; Marcus Gardley; Adam Cummings; Joseph Haj.
Davidson Bidwell-Waite; Marcus Gardley; Adam Cummings; Joseph Haj.
This project has received support from TJT, Theatre J, Sundance Institute Theatre Program, Walter and Elise Haas Fund, Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund and the Zellerbach Family Foundation.