Inside the Play: Oasis

Description

Join us to view the professionally filmed production of “Oasis,” a play written and performed by Amir Peter and directed by Hen David. Learn more about the production and the artists.

Then, enjoy a live Zoom conversation from Israel with the artists, moderated by Jeffrey Pence, co-founder, BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival.

По-русски! A Russian translation of the script is available. Please request a digital copy when you register.

Both virtual and in-person options available

In person event*:

Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Building
25701 Science Park Drive, Cleveland

Zoom link for virtual event will be provided shortly before the event begins.

Register Here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inside-the-play-oasis-registration-272267749167?aff=websiteevent

Amir Peter holds a BEd in Theatre and Theatre Directing from Kibbutzim College of Education. He won several awards and scholarships, including competitions for dramatic writing, directing, and performing original monologues. After his studies, he participated in a number of productions as an actor, and took part in various festivals, including Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theatre, Netanya Festival of Clowning, and Haifa International Children’s Theatre Festival. He won the Awards for Best Actor and Best Show for Oasis at the 2019 Teatronetto Festival.

Hen David graduated in 2018 and holds a BEd in Theatre and Theatre Directing from Kibbutzim College of Education. She received a grant for her performance in Har from the Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts in collaboration with the Leon Recanati Foundation.

About “Oasis”: The year is 1956. Paris, the city of lights, is still recovering from World War II. The war drums seem far away. Noël, a young painter, lives in Montmartre, paints on the banks of the River Seine, and falls in love. He served as a paratrooper, and, like many others his age, he’s been sent to fight Algerian rebels in the Sahara Desert. He isn’t a pacifist, nor a communist, but at war, far from his homeland, he will face moral dilemmas that will confront him with the question: to be or not to be. This is a story about someone who agreed to lose everything in order to save his conscience. Oasis received the Award for Best Show at Teatronetto Festival in 2019.

*Your health and safety is our top priority and we are closely monitoring the current situation with COVID-19. We have adopted the following protocols in consultation with our medical advisors. Masks will be required for all individuals joining us at the event. We ask that all eligible adults who choose to join us in person are vaccinated.