The magic barrel / by Bernard Malamud. Fate / by Isaac Bashevis Singer ; adapted by Arnold April.

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The magic barrel: A story about a young rabbinical student and his fateful encounter with an enigmatic matchmaker. A co-production with the National Jewish Theater. Fate: A talkative New Yorker corrals a writer at a cocktail party and forces him to listen to the story of her life. A co-production wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aprill, Arnold (Adapter, Director)
Corporate Authors: L.A. Theatre Works (Production company)
National Jewish Theatre (Production company)
Other Authors: Loewenberg, Susan Albert
Berman, Shelley (Performer)
Cromer, David (Performer)
Kotlisky, Marge (Performer)
Rothman, Malcolm (Performer)
Malamud, Bernard
Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991
Language:English
Published: [Venice, Calif.] : L.A. Theatre Works, [2020?]
Subjects:
Authors > Drama.
Jews > Drama.
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > Drama.
Audiobooks.
Drama.
Radio plays.
Genre:
Drama.
Audiobooks.
Radio plays.
Local Note:
MSU: Purchased in honor of Dr. Maurice A. Crane, Head, Robert J. Vincent Voice Library.
Physical Description:1 audio disc ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Magic barrel/Fate
Other Uniform Title:Chicago theatres on the air.
Format: CD Audio
Description
Summary:
The magic barrel: A story about a young rabbinical student and his fateful encounter with an enigmatic matchmaker. A co-production with the National Jewish Theater.
Fate: A talkative New Yorker corrals a writer at a cocktail party and forces him to listen to the story of her life. A co-production with the National Jewish Theater.
Note:Presented by L.A. Theatre Works for Chicago theatres on the air.
Compact disc.
Call Number:PS3563.A4 M32 2020 Audio CD
Credits:Director, Arnold Aprill ; producing director, Susan Albert Loewenberg.
Cast:
The magic barrel: Shelley Berman as Salzman ; David Cromer as Leo Finkle ; Marge Kotlisky as Mrs. Salzman ; Naama Potok as Lily Hirschorn ; Malcolm Rothman as The Narrator ; Jensen Wheeler as Stella.
Fate: Marge Kotlisky as Bessie Gold ; Malcolm Rothman as The Writer ; additional voices by David Cromer, Steven Trovillion and Jensen Wheeler.
Event Details:
Both plays recorded before a live audience at Chicago's Guest Quarters Suite Hotel in July 1992.
Source of Description:
Audiocassette version record.