Living Voices
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Living Voices
January 21--February 29 2008
Imagine taking a journey to a watershed moment in time. Consider your place in history. What it was like to live in another time? Through the magic of video and an interactive performer, Living Voices presents unique and stirring presentations that capture the minds and hearts of today's audiences.
Performance Choices Include:
Through The Eyes of a Friend
"Through The Eyes of a Friend" is told from the view point of a fictional "best friend" of Anne Frank. Sarah is a composite character inspired by the experiences and testimonies of many individuals who knew Anne Frank at certain points in her life as well as those young people who experienced the Holocaust throughout Europe.
Island of Hope
"Island of Hope" features Leah, a ten year old Russian Jewish girl growing up in a shtetl in the Pale of Settlement at the turn of the 20th century, who dreams of going to school like all of her brothers. When her oldest brother deserts the Czar's army, Leah's parents reveal a plan for the whole family to escape to America. But when Leah alone is detained at Ellis Island, she must confront her biggest obstacle yet: what if she is sent back?
Hear My Voice
In "Hear My Voice," Jessie is the daughter of a Political columnist from Tennessee, growing up in Washington, DC during the early 1900s with dreams of being as important to her father as her younger brother is. When her Great-Aunt Charlotte, a longtime suffragist, comes to Washington, she introduces Jessie to the movement. Jessie begins to learn about the history of the women who started the movement.
The cost is $75.00 per performance
and the deadline for registration is
Friday, November 30, 2007 or when all performances have been booked.
For questions please contact Sarah Serfass at (216) 752-3000 or sserfass@diversitycenterneo.org.
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
The Hershey Foundation & the Jewish Community Federation.
