There are so many reasons that this is a play everyone should see. The soliloquy by Antony Sher, who played the mysterious tzaddik "Akiba" was so powerful! I can't watch it without crying.
The only criticism I have is the way the last line was directed and played.
Andre Oumansky as Jacob has the very last line in the play... the crucial line that answers the accusation presented by the tzaddik Akiba and the verdict handed down (or up) by the court.
Emily: And was their prayer answered? Jacob: (referring to the Jewish people) They're still here...
"They're still here!" The Jewish people are still here! God IS true to His promise! Those lines should have been carefully set up, slowed down, well pronounced, and emphasized. Instead, they are hurriedly mumbled as the two get on the bus. Those two lines were the whole play.
Am Yisrael Chai!
The only criticism I have is the way the last line was directed and played.
Andre Oumansky as Jacob has the very last line in the play... the crucial line that answers the accusation presented by the tzaddik Akiba and the verdict handed down (or up) by the court.
Emily: And was their prayer answered? Jacob: (referring to the Jewish people) They're still here...
"They're still here!" The Jewish people are still here! God IS true to His promise! Those lines should have been carefully set up, slowed down, well pronounced, and emphasized. Instead, they are hurriedly mumbled as the two get on the bus. Those two lines were the whole play.
Am Yisrael Chai!