The Immigrant, a "Deeply Satisfying" New Play
San Jose Repertory Theatre, Across from the Paseo de San Antonio light rail station (101 Paseo de San Antonio San Jose, CA 95113)
- Full Price:
- $33.00
- Our Price:
- $16.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for The Immigrant have expired.
The last date listed for The Immigrant was Sunday February 26, 2006 / 7:00pm.
Currently at San Jose Repertory Theatre:
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From San Jose Rep
- Full Price:
- $49.00
- Our Price:
- $24.50
Christopher Marlowe's timeless 17th-century tragedy follows the legend of the scholar Dr. Faustus, who delves into the dark arts and makes a legendary deal with the devil in order to gain access to ultimate knowledge and power. This world premiere adaptation of Marlowe's cautionary tale by San Jose Rep's award-winning Associate Artistic Director Kirsten Brandt uses state-of-the art stagecraft and cutting edge light and sound gadgetry to spirit audiences into a darkly foreboding and mischievous world. Through encounters with angels, dragons, the seven deadly sins and classical figures ranging from Helen of Troy to Alexander the Great, Faustus must ultimately determine whether or not he has made a wise bargain. Learn More
More Information About The Immigrant
Quotes & Highlights
- "A deeply satisfying new musical, with much on its mind." --New York Times
- "A lovely and loving evening of theater. Harelik's story is tender and touching." --Hollywood Reporter
- "A funny new play by a new U S A playwright. The scenes evoke the rural era with the firm-handed clarity of a Jewish Horton Foote...they glow." --USA Today
Description
<p>A touching and uplifting true story that follows a young Jewish man who, fleeing the oppression of Czarist Russia in 1909, winds up pushing his banana cart into the tiny Baptist town of Hamilton, Texas. Given shelter by a childless older couple, he sends for his wife, raises a family, and makes the tiny Texas town his home. </p> <p>This unlikely story of “blooming where you’re planted” is based on the life of Harelik’s grandfather, a champion of the movement to relocate immigrating Eastern European Jews away from the Eastern seaboard cities toward the labor-hungry, open West—a program that brought nearly 10,000 people to America through Galveston, Texas. The Immigrant is a tale of parents and children, newcomers and natives, Christians and Jews, and the realization that the dreams that bind us together are often the same.</p>