Exagoge is the first recorded Jewish play, thought to have been written in Alexandria, Egypt. It tells the Biblical Exodus narrative in the style of a Greek tragedy. Only 269 lines of the work exist. theatre dybbuk, which recently premiered hell prepared at PRS, used the existing lines of the play and added to them, infusing the piece with the experiences of refugees, immigrants, and the disenfranchised in our American society. Join theatre dybbuk's Artistic Director, Aaron Henne, as he takes us on a journey through the play, the act of theatrical adaptation, and the historical context for the original work, addressing issues connected to diaspora and assimilation.
About the speaker:
Aaron Henne is the artistic director of theatre dybbuk, a company whose work focuses on Jewish folklore and history and whose projects include cave...a dance for lilith, exagoge, lost tribes, and hell prepared. In addition to his work as theatre dybbuk's Artistic Director, Henne’s plays include King Cat Calico Finally Flies Free! (published by Original Works Publishing) and Sliding Into Hades (LA Weekly Awards for Playwriting and Production of the Year). Mr. Henne’s investigation of Kafka’s novel The Castle, called A Man’s Home, as well as his play Mesmeric Revelation (SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Original Script), a clash of science and mysticism, were both developed and produced by Central Works in Berkeley, CA. He teaches storytelling throughout the country and has designed and facilitated workshops for Lucasfilm, Pixar, and Dreamworks. He was an American Jewish University Dream Lab Fellow and the Diane Luboff Scholar at the Cutter Colloquium at HUC-JIR. Aaron has also served as a professional mentor at Otis College of Art and Design, as faculty for the Wexner Heritage Program, and as a consultant for a wide variety of organizations.
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