Benedictus: An International Theater Event

Golden Threads Productions presents an ambitious international collaboration which brings together acclaimed artists from Iran, Israel and the United States: Motti Lerner, one of Israel’s most provocative contemporary playwrights, Torange Yeghiazarian, Artistic Director of Golden Thread, Iranian-American director Mahmood Karimi-Hakak of Siena College and American designer Danny Michaelson of Bennington College and dramaturg Roberta Levitow, founder of Theatre Without Borders. Propelled by world events and against a backdrop of an imminent US invasion of Iran, two estranged childhood friends, one Jewish and one Muslim, born in the same town in Iran, agree to a secret meeting in a Benedictine monastery in Rome, to negotiate a price for safety and freedom.

Saturday, September 29–Sunday, October 21, 2007
Thick House in SF, 1695 18th St., San Francisco
More info Golden Threads Productions: 415.626.4061 / www.goldenthread.org
More info Thick House: 415.401.8081 / www.thickhouse.org

Eretz Nehederet Live (in Hebrew)

Eretz Nehederet (“A Wonderful Country”), a satirical news broadcast, holds the title of official must-see Friday night entertainment on Israeli TV. The show, which premiered in late 2003, has become such a cultural phenomenon that lawmakers from the National Religious Party last year petitioned Israeli Channel 2 to air a repeat during the week for the benefit of Torah-observant Israelis who want to be in on the joke. Eretz Nehederet is considered the Israeli equivalent of the political satire of SNL. Among the stars of the show that will perform live on stage: Eyal Kitsis, Eli Finish, Mariano Edelman, Assi Cohen and Tal Fridman. More...

Sunday, October 21, 8:30 p.m.
Bayside Performing Arts Center, 2025 Kehoe Ave., San Mateo
$55, $65, $85 VIP ($20 donation to Yad BeYad Warm Home project)
Info and tickets: Vered Ravid: (408) 530-8243; Tziona Tassa: (650) 965-3799; Orly’s Bookstore: (408) 732-3238 (Visa/Master Card); Tel Aviv Kosher Market: (415) 661-7588

Supported by the Israel Center