This “serious comedy” is set in the Jewish ghetto of Vilna, Poland, in 1931, where a group of amateur actors are rehearsing a new play about Alfred Dreyfus, the French-Jewish military officer exiled for treason in 1895. They are unaware of their own precarious situation as they delve into the characters involved in the former historical event. Wonderful quirky characters. “cry a little, laugh a lot?..” New York TimesGarson Kanin (1912-1999) wrote screenplays, novels, memoirs, short stories, essays and plays. The original version of Dreyfus in Rehearsal in 1974 featured Avery Schreiber, Sam Levene, Ruth Gordon (Kanin’s wife) and a young Tovah Feldshuh. Kanin’s most famous play, Born Yesterday, is currently being revived on Broadway.

John Paul Theatre
1202 West Thomas Phoenix AZ 85013

Cost: Admission: $8-$40
Start Date: 01-26-2012
End Date: 02-05-2012

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