assembled by Rebecca Joy Fletcher
directed by John Richard Thompson
Open Hart Productions

Originally Performed:
May 20- June 10, 2009
Center for Jewish History

SYNOPSIS:
Blazing lights flash bright, then dark, in the Cabarets of 1930’s Berlin, Paris, Warsaw and Tel Aviv.  Jewish artists on the move thrill audiences with their Weimar tangos, Paris Dada shimmies, tribal Yiddish romps, and lullabies of Tel Aviv.

Off-Broadway and international chanteuse, actress, and playwright Rebecca Joy Fletcher joins forces with Backstage Bistro award winning director John-Richard Thompson and Broadway veteran Bob Goldstone.  Together, they create a theatrical cabaret—a sparkling kaleidoscope—that pays irreverent homage to an era of illumination and darkness.

Company bio: Open Hart Productions is the brainchild of playwright, performer, cantor, and scholar Rebecca Joy Fletcher.  Founded in 2007, Open Hart is dedicated to researching and reviving the lost art of International Jewish cabaret.  Currently focusing on Warsaw's and pre-state Tel Aviv’s cabarets, Open Hart also presents lectures and workshops.  Fiscal Sponsorship: The Field.