HANNAH AND MARTIN by Kate Fodor
Directed by Ron Russell.
Featuring: Melissa Friedman, Laura Hicks, Rhett Henckel, Rebecca Schull, Robert Stattel, David Strathairn, James Wallert, and Liz Wisan.
November 17, 2010 – 7:00pm GENERAL TICKETS: $10Followed by a Dessert & Coffee Benefit Reception with Cast
Get your $100* Benefit Reception tickets HERE (*includes the price of the reading)
This special event is presented in partnership with the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust.
The Museum of Jewish Heritage is located at Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, www.mjhnyc.org (by Subway: 4/5 to Bowling Green; R to Rector Street or Whitehall Street; 1 to Rector Street or South Ferry.)
Dessert Reception guests will meet the artists, hear from Heidegger expert Richard Wolin, and have exclusive access to the Museums special exhibits.
Benefit proceeds will support Epic’s 10th Anniversary Season, which will serve upwards of 2,000 public school students through in-school and after-school programs, and will feature our FREE “Impact” production of Othello, and several new play development initiatives.
About HANNAH AND MARTIN
During Epic’s first three seasons they developed and produced Kate Fodor’s award-winning play exploring the controversial relationship between Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt and her mentor and lover, Martin Heidegger, the renowned philosopher who used his fame and brilliance to help further the goals of the Nazi party.
About RICHARD WOLIN
Mr. Wolin is a distinguished Professor of History at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of many books, including Heidegger’s Children and The Wind From the East: French Intellectuals, the Cultural Revolution and the Legacy of the 1960s (2010). He writes frequently for the Nation, Dissent, and the New Republic.
About the SPECIAL EXHIBITS
Project Mah Jongg: since the 1920s, the game of mah jongg has ignited the popular imagination with its beautiful tiles, mythical origins, and communal spirit. Learn the history and meanings of the beloved game that became a Jewish-American tradition.
Fire in My Heart – The Story of Hannah Senesh: This first-ever major exhibition tells how the Budapest-born poet, diarist, and author, Hannah Senesh, volunteered for a mission to rescue downed Allied fliers and Jews from Nazi-occupied Hungary.
The Morgenthaus – A Legacy of Service: The Morgenthaus have embraced the promise of America since their arrival in 1866. This exhibition tells the story of three generations, and explores the fascinating ways in which their service to others changed the course of world events.
Epic’s Post-Show Forum Discussions are supported in part by the New York Council for the Humanities. For more information on this and other Epic Theatre Ensemble events please check them out on Facebook and their website.
