THE WANDERERS by Anna Ziegler
Schedule
Sat Feb 08 2025 at 08:00 pm to 09:40 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Evelyn Rubenstein JCC | Bellaire, TX
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Originally commissioned by The Old Globe in San Francisco in 2018, THE WANDERERS is the winner of The Blanche and Irving Laurie Theatre Visions Fund, a recipient of a Laurents / Hatcher Foundation Theater Development Grant, and an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award in 2018, as well as the 2018 San Diego Critics Circle Craig Noel award for Outstanding New Play and Germany’s prestigious Barbara Kisseler Theater Prize in 2023. Directed by Jennifer Decker and featuring Christian Tannous, Sarah Sachi, Scott Searles, Nonie Hillard and Samantha Walker.
Plot Summary: Two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther and Schmuli are Orthodox Jews navigating strictly defined rules and roles, while Sophie and Abe are secular and free to make their own choices. But both couples are growing apart as they strive to balance their individual identities with the families they’ve created. As Esther tests the boundaries of her personal freedom, Abe falls into a correspondence with a movie star that will shake the foundations of his marriage and career. This funny, moving and thoughtful play asks if following one’s truth is worth it, no matter the cost. (from https://annabziegler.net/).
“The thoughtful, excellent The Wanderers, Anna Ziegler’s accomplished, tightly knit Chinese puzzle box of a play, is a treat for the eyes and the heart.” — The Jerusalem Post
“[Ziegler], an increasingly important writer, pulls off a high-wire act with her probing, admirably original world premiere play, The Wanderers.” — San Diego Union Tribune
“[Ziegler’s play is] thoughtful, compassionate, funny…The playwright deftly displays the barbed and tender sides of [the central characters’] relationship…But The Wanderers is about more than bittersweet relationships and coping with the past; it’s about the human tendency to be chronically dissatisfied. Confused and yearning, Esther wonders, “Who really understands whether or not they are happy?” — The Washington Post
WHAT: THE WANDERERS by Anna Ziegler
WHEN: February 8-23, 2025. (Thursdays and Saturday evenings/ Sunday Matinee)
WHERE: Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, Joe Frank Theatre, 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX 77096
COST: $18-$29, and they can be purchased through www.mildredsumbrella.com
CONTACT: Press: [email protected] / Ticket Info: [email protected]
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Where is it happening?
Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, 5601 S Braeswood Blvd,Houston, Texas, Bellaire, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
