tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542596610865219081.post1467692508835557990..comments2020-04-24T06:55:50.195-07:00Comments on Theater of Ideas: What is Jewish Theater? - an ongoing seriesTheater of Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124743041051665112noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542596610865219081.post-54921916256813229152008-09-24T11:28:00.000-07:002008-09-24T11:28:00.000-07:00Yes, I agree with you. Religion doesn't necessaril...Yes, I agree with you. Religion doesn't necessarily have to play any part. I am hoping to have a stridently atheist Jewish work in the mix. Also, one thing about Judaism is that it always invites questioning, while Christianity, to many, is about faith overcoming ones questions. But then we have works like <I>Doubt</I>, which, if I were doing Christian theater, is where I would begin.Theater of Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124743041051665112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542596610865219081.post-26419444373037984902008-09-24T10:01:00.000-07:002008-09-24T10:01:00.000-07:00Yes, aspects of religion do overshadow everything ...Yes, aspects of religion do overshadow everything but are not necessarily the main element. One of the reasons that I believe Jewish theater can be more universal than say, theaters that attempt to do Christian works, is that in that case, religion is always the overarching element while in Jewish theater, that is not necessarily the case. For example, a play about the Warsaw Ghetto can be seen in many more aspects than just a religious one.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400404092637954736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542596610865219081.post-19776264497119537022008-09-24T09:43:00.000-07:002008-09-24T09:43:00.000-07:00Yes, the question of religion versus culture is al...Yes, the question of religion versus culture is always a big one. My personal view is that, for me, Jewish theater is about Jewish culture, but of course the religion informs the culture. So the religion is in a way an aspect of culture. So the lines get blurry.Theater of Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124743041051665112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6542596610865219081.post-12123856500213948372008-09-24T09:37:00.000-07:002008-09-24T09:37:00.000-07:00I used to be Artistic Director of Chicago Jewish T...I used to be Artistic Director of Chicago Jewish Theatre (now defunct, alas) but I always thought of Jewish theater as works that reflect and illuminate Jewish heritage, culture and history and not necessarily religion. ElayneUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400404092637954736noreply@blogger.com