Join us on the exciting journey in this interactive family musical – Meet Aaron, a young boy dreaming about being a super-hero, who one day finds himself magically transported from his own room to the strange and whimsical town of Chelm.
Kraine Theater - 85 E 4th St, NYC
Saturday, November 14 @ 1pm
Sunday, November 15 @ 1pm
Saturday, November 21 @ 1pm
Sunday, November 29 @ 1pm
Meet Aaron, a young boy dreaming about being a super-hero, who one day finds himself magically transported from his own room to the strange and whimsical town of Chelm.
In the upside-down and backwards universe of this small shtetl Aaron together with the fools and the wise men of Chelm will go on a journey to find out what it really means to be a hero.
Directed by Gera Sandler
Written by Boris Zilberman
Music by Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch
Score arranged by Alex Ryaboy
Set & costume design by Luba Proger, Leonid Khanin (L2coLAB), Anna Kegeles & Katya Meykson
Translation by Mike Lion and Greg Dolin
Technical director Mikhail Kunin
Produced by Anya Zicer & Alla Igolnikova
The King of Chelm is based on the poetry and short stories of well‐known Soviet poet Ovsey Shike Driz.
For ages 4-12. The show is 1 hr long. After the performance the audience is invited to stay for a 30 min interactive workshop.
This project is made possible by the generous support of Natan Fund.
FoksbieneRU is a partnership initiative of the Genesis Philanthropy Group and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.
Lost & Found Project - a FolksbieneRU Division is an experimental theatrical project based on collective personal family stories from before and during Russian Jewish immigration to the US. FoksbieneRU is a partnership initiative of the Genesis Philanthropy Group and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.