The Ministry of Special Cases
Jewish Theatre Collaborative 2015
Milagro Theatre, World Premiere, March 14-April 11, 2015
Director: Sacha Reich
Adapted By: Sacha Reich and Jamie M. Rea
Actors: Bobby Bermea*, Jason Glick, Brian Demar Jones, Michael C Jordan, Mark Loring, Crystal Muñoz, Jamie M Rea, Wendy Wilcox and Jim Vadala
Designers: Henk Pander, Chris Beatty, Gideon Freudmann, Elizabeth Huffman, Kate Mura and Carl Faber
Buenos Aires, Argentina 1976. Kaddish, who defaces graves for a living, and his insurance clerk wife, Lillian, strive against the forces of inflation and political insecurity to provide a normal life for their obstinate teenage son. When the 'Dirty War' infiltrates their home, Kaddish and Lillian are forced into a search that will challenge their faith, their sanity, and their very union.
*Member Actors' Equity Association Graphic Design by Hannah Westerman
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