{"id":9614,"date":"2014-01-27T14:51:40","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T19:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=9614"},"modified":"2014-01-27T14:51:40","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T19:51:40","slug":"theatre-department-to-showcase-a-shayne-maidel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2014\/01\/27\/theatre-department-to-showcase-a-shayne-maidel\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre department to showcase ‘A Shayne Maidel’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Theater department at Sinclair Community College is set to present \u201cA Shayna Maidel\u201d \u2014 a play by Barbara Lebow that focuses on two newly reunited sisters and the experiences that one of them had during the Holocaust.<\/p>\n

The play, directed by Kimberly Borst, will be Sinclair\u2019s second ever to premier in the new Black Box Theater on the fourth floor of Building 2. Sinclair will also host three Holocaust exhibits during the production, two of which are traveling exhibits that come from the Cincinnati-based Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very excited about this production, especially with all the cooperation from other departments on and off campus,\u201d Patti Celek, marketing specialist for the Theater and Dance department said.<\/p>\n

The first exhibit that will accompany the show is titled \u201cHer Story Must be Told: Women\u2019s Voices from the Holocaust,\u201d and will take place in the green room in Building 2, Room 334 during production dates. The exhibit will highlight the memories, photos and stories of 15 Jewish women from a dozen different countries who survived the Holocaust.<\/p>\n

Also in the green room will be a digital photo presentation developed by Sinclair Faculty Member Amanda Hayden which will display \u201cthen and now\u201d photographs, highlighting concentration camps and how their locations appear today.<\/p>\n

The third exhibit is titled \u201cBystander, Upstander\u201d and will be located in the hallway directly outside the green room.<\/p>\n

\u201cBystander Upstander asks what would you have done during the Holocaust \u2014 would you have stood by and watched, or would you have stood up against it,\u201d Borst said. \u201cThe reason it happened at all is because people stood by and let it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Borst and a portion of the cast visited one of the Holocaust exhibits held at the Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education in mid-December, where cast members had the opportunity to meet an actual survivor of the Holocaust.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so much worse than what you learn in school,\u201d Leah Mikesell, who will be playing one of the two sisters said. \u201cMeeting actual survivors and hearing their stories brought a whole new meaning to my character and to the script.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jennifer Smith, who will be playing the second sister, was also moved by the experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really sobering,\u201d she said. \u201cBeing immersed in so much info really added a deeper layer to my understanding of the Holocaust.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Borst, the Theater department tries to maintain a balance in their shows’ themes throughout the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do musicals, we do comedies, but this time we wanted something powerful,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s an important topic that we wanted to address; it\u2019s not a subject you ever get desensitized about. We loved the script and its message.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mikesell said she hopes the show along with the exhibits will make for an experience the audience long remembers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like for people to not just come see the play and go home and forget about it,\u201d she said. \u201cAtrocities are still happening all over the world today and we shouldn\u2019t forget that.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Jan. 30 at 12:30 p.m. the cast will present a scene from \u201cA Shayna Maidel\u201d (which means \u201ca pretty girl\u201d in Yiddish) followed by a panel discussion of the play and how research for the story has affected the actor\u2019s character development. The discussion is open to all Sinclair students and faculty.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tend to focus on what\u2019s different between people instead of what makes them the same. This story is about the similarities between the sisters and how it brings them together,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n

Performances will take place Feb. 7 through Feb. 15 Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., with a Sunday show at 2 p.m., and a Thursday performance on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. There will also be an early matinee aimed at high school and middle school students on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

Seating will be general admission with tickets priced at $10. Thursday tickets cost an additional $5, but will include pre-show appetizers and a cash bar beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets can be found online at www.sinclair.edu\/tickets.<\/p>\n

\u201cBring someone you\u2019re not afraid to cry in front of,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n

For further information, email Patti Celek at patti.celek@sinclair.edu<\/a>.\"AShaynaMaidel\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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