The Final Show of our 2018 Season
My Name is Asher Lev
Written by Aaron Posner
Adapted from the novel by Chaim Potok
Directed by Bernie Cardell
October 18–November 11, 2018
Thursdays, 7:00pm
Saturdays, 7:30pm
Sundays, 2:00pm
Sundays, November 4 & November 11, 7:00pm
Torn between his Hasidic upbringing and the need to fulfill his artistic promise, Asher Lev is caught between two worlds. Relationships with his parents, community, and mentor are all on the line as the prodigy realizes he must make a difficult choice between art and faith. This adaptation of Chaim Potok’s stirring novel presents a heartbreaking and triumphant vision of identity and what it means to be an artist.