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    Zalmen, or The Madness of God

    120'

    1975-01-13

    9

    Drama

    Overview:

    This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely angry about the repression of Jews in the Soviet Union.

    WritingElie WieselDirectingPeter Levin

    Cast

    1

    Rabbi

    Joseph Wiseman

    1

    Zalmen

    Richard Bauer

    2

    The Chairman

    Robert Prosky

    1

    Srul

    Sanford Seeger

    1

    Shmuel

    Leib Lensky

    1

    Motke

    Michael Mertz

    1

    Chaim

    David Reinherdsen

    1

    Zender

    Glenn Taylor

    1

    The Doctor

    Mark Hammer

    1

    The Inspector

    Howard Witt

    4

    Nina

    Dianne Wiest

    1

    Misha

    John Koch

    1

    Alexei

    Gary Bayer

    1

    Guard

    Michael Haney

    1

    Guard

    Kenneth Kantor

    1

    The Cantor

    John Jellison

    1

    The Commissar

    Scott Schofield

    1

    The Secretary

    Nancy Dutton

    1

    Avrom

    Michael Gorrin

    1

    Feige

    Leslie Cass

    Details:

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    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. THIRTEEN
      2. Broadway Theatre Archive
    • Vote Count: 1
    • Popularity: 0.5161
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Zalmen, or The Madness of God

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