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โA Shift of Opinionโ (80 min run time) is a play based entirely on historical characters and events. This production is an Actors Equity Approved Showcase presented by Theater For the New City & Crystal Field, Executive Director. Directed by Joe John Battista. Assistant Director: Mari Tompkins.
Jacob Schiff, a Jewish American banker and philanthropist, having heard of Jewish massacres in the Russian Empire, declares himself a personal enemy of the Russian Czar. Soon an opportunity for revenge presents itself.
The play features a parade of historical characters, from Teddy Roosevelt to Leo Tolstoy, and explores various historical parallels, including the subjects of antisemitism, immigration, and Russian expansionism.
WHY SEE IT? This historical figure, Jacob Schiff, is an unknown hero in American History. His efforts to stop the abuse thrust upon the Jewish population in Russia by the Russian Czar parallels what is happening today with Ukraine. It's a great story for history buffs, American Jews, and students of American and world history. Poignant, informative, shocking, and, funny at times will leave you talking and debating for days. Plus, meet some of history's most prominent figures of the time, such as Mark Twain, Teddy Roosevelt, William Randolph Hearst, O. Henry and more!
Tickets are only $20 and more information can be found here: https://theaterforthenewcity.net/shows/a-shift-of-opinion/ or by calling (212) 254-1109
๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐. Thursdays to Saturdays at 8PM, Sunday Matinees at 3PM. All seating will be general Admission.
The cast includes: John Barilla* (Mark Twain, Minister Plehve), Michael Donato* (Jacob Schiff), Roger Gonzalez (Teddy Roosevelt), Shuhei Kinoshita (Takahashi), Mike Meth* (William R. Hearst, Leo Tolstoy), Christian Neal (Bella Greene), Alex Notkin (Nathan, Cassini), Andrew Ryan Perry* (Jack London, Congressman Johnson), and Brian Sheppard* (O. Henry, Minister Witte).
*Actors appearing through the courtesy of Actors Equity Association
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Theater for the New City, 155 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003-2906, United States,New York, New York
