בית אבי חי | The Keys to the City 05.02.2012

The Keys to the City
THE MIRACLE OF JERUSALEM: 1917

An original one-act opera produced under the personal direction of both the author and composer, The Keys to the City recounts the tumultuous final days of Ottoman Jerusalem during World War I, as Ottoman forces fled the Holy Land before the approaching British Army. Henya Dvora Berger, a Jewish resident of Jerusalem, conspires to rescue her husband, forcibly drafted into the losing Austro-Hungarian Army, by disguising him as an Arab. Meanwhile, the mayor of Jerusalem, receiving a note of surrender and keys to the city by the fleeing Turkish governor, tries to deliver both to the ranking British officer with an increasingly comical lack of success.
Written by Robert Binder and composed by Paul Salter
Directed by Robert Binder & Paul Salter
Pictures: Brian Negin

Actors: Avital Sykora / Robert Binder / Avi Bayer-Gamulka / Gilad Petranker / Lianne Ratzerdorfer / Joshie Trachtman / Yakov Brody / Toby Trachtman / Jeff Rosenschein / Michael Ben-Eliezer / Raymond Bensusan / Mikhal Shiff-Matter

Musical Accompaniment: Paul Salter, piano / Yechiel Lock, clarinet / Josh Trachtman, snare drum

Backstage:
Graphics and Projections, Greg Wolfe
Yuval Herman, Stage Manager
Joshua Kalman, Lighting Technician

Length: 1 hour and 15 minutes
the Play will also be staged on April 1st, 6 PM.
Encore! Educational Theatre Company

Stage One
Amateur English Theater Festival, Jerusalem, Passover, 2010
פסטיבל תיאטרון חובבים באנגלית

March 31– April 2, 2010

Jerusalem is home to many English-language theater groups, run by volunteers whose immigrant pasts allow for a unique commentary on local issues and identity. During Passover, Beit Avi Chai in collaboration with Merkaz Hamagshimim Hadassah will spotlight this thriving subculture through three days that showcase the finest English-language drama Jerusalem has to offer.

Artistic Director of the Festival: Rafi Poch
Special Festival price: a third (full rate) ticket for 50%. - to purchase the special ticket contact the ticket office at 02-6215900.

Please note: some of the plays/acts take place more than once.