A comedy of us Jews (Cape Town)
English-language production of Jac Weinstein's A comedy of us Jews in Cape Town, 2017
| Genre | Theatre performance |
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A Performing the Jewish Archive event.
Directed by Aviva Pelham
Assistant Director: Irma Kesler
Musical Director and Musical Arrangements by Matthew Reid
Set and Costumes Design by Michael Mitchell
Choreography by Roxy Levy
Lighting Design by Kieran McGregor
Translation from Yiddish by Simo Muir. Script Adaptation by Lisa Peschel, Simo Muir & Cheryl Coons.
Stage manager: Kieran McGregor
Assistant stage manager: Kei-Ella Loewe
Cast
Josef Kleiderman, a clothes merchant: Nicholas Ellenbogen
Hannah, his wife: Michele Maxwell
Dovid, Kleiderman’s employee: Ronnie Chorn
A mannequin doll: Vanessa Brierley
Synagogue Sexton: Issy Kulber
Non-Jewish male customer: Matthew Reid
A porter: Petri Salonen
Female customer: Nicky Jansen
Musicians
Clarinet, saxophone: Matthew Reid
Violin: Petri Salonen
Keyboard, guitar, accordion: Nicky Jansen
Music by Saul Chaplin/Samuel Steinberg, Jean Lenoir, folk, Hans Krasa, Jac Weinstein, Carlos Saura
| Director | Aviva Pelham |
| Researcher | Simo Muir |
| Musical director | Matthew Reid |
