Past Performances

National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene presents

New Voices of the Yiddish Stage:

A Grand Concert by the Hottest Young Talent

Performing New Songs and Interpretations of the Classics

Taylor Bergen-Chrisman

Annette Ezekiel

Rich “Ruvn” Kass

Alica Jo Rabins

Daniella Rabbani

Miryem-Khaye Seigel

Dmitri “Zisl-Yeysef” Slepovich

Matt Temkin

Musical Direction: Zalmen Mlotek

Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 1:30 PM
Queens College, Lefrak Concert Hall

Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 7:00 PM
Hunter College, Kaye Playhouse

Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 2:00 PM
Brooklyn College, Walt Whitman Theater.

Thursday, October 1, 2009, 3:30 PM
Lehman College, Lovinger Theater

2009

Di Folksbiene Troupe

Great Neck Adult Education Program

Sunday, October 25, 2009, 2:30 PM

Circle Lodge – Hopewell Junction, NY

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Shorefront Y, Brooklyn, NY

Sunday, August 9, 2009


North Shore Towers, Floral Park, NY

Thursday, July 23, 2009


Private performance, Brooklyn, NY

Thursday, June 18, 2009


Congregation Beth Ahavah, Philadelphia, PA

Sunday, June 14, 2009


National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene

Annual Gala

The Town Hall, New York, NY

Monday, June 8, 2009


Jewish Community Center of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY

Thursday, June 4, 2009


Hebrew Culture Club of the Fairways, Lakewood, NJ

Sunday, May 31, 2009


New York State Assembly, Albany, NY

Tuesday, May 19, 2009


ORT, New Jersey

Sunday, May 17, 2009


Thursday, April 24, 2009

Lecture by Miryem-Khaye Seigel:

Di oystres fun Nukhem Stutshkov: Yidish radioskriptn in der Nyu-yorker shtot-bibliotek

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, New York, NY


University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Sunday, April 19, 2009


The Gurwin Center, Commack, New York

Sunday, March 8, 2009


Limmud Philadelphia

The Gershman Y and University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, February 21, 2009

East Meadow Public Library – East Meadow, NY

January 25, 2009


Yiddish Chanukah Program with Pesach Fiszman

Sholem Aleykhem Kultur-Tsenter -New York, NY

Sunday, December 28, 2008


Schenectady JCC – Niskayuna , NY

November 16, 2008


Workmen’s Circle/ YM-YWHA of Union County – Union, NJ

November 2, 2008


Yiddish Artists and Friends Actors Club – New York, NY

September 17, 2008

Metro West JCC – West Orange, NJ

September 14, 2008

Greenbriar Yiddish Club – Monroe, NJ

September 7, 2008

National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene, Annual Gala

Town Hall, New York, NY

June 17, 2008

Book party for “Der tsvit fun teg” – new poetry collection by Beyle Schaechter Gottesman

ליטעראַרישער יום-טוב לכּבוד דעם נייעם בוך לידער

דער צוויט פון טעג פון ביילע שעכטער-גאטעסמאַן

May 21, 2008

Workmen’s Circle, New York, NY

Di Folksbiene Trupe: Mames Loshn-Kugl

May 18, 2008

Celebration of Yiddish Culture

YMHA – Wayne, NJ

Hershele Ostropolyer

Staged reading of the musical folk play by Josef Glikson

April 30, 2008 – Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY

April 30, 2008 – Hunter College, New York, NY

May 6, 2008 – Amalgamated Housing, Bronx, NY

May 15, 2008 – Lehman College, Bronx, NY

A vitsl un a kitsl

Purim revue presented by the National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene and the City University of New York (CUNY)
March 18, 2008
Hunter College, Kaye Playhouse – New York, NY
March 19, 2008
Lehman College, Lovinger Theater- Bronx NY
March 27, 2008
Brooklyn College, Whitman Theater-Brooklyn, NY

Book Party for Merle Bachman’s new book, “Recovering Yiddishland”

Congress for Jewish Culture – New York, NY
March 5, 2008

The Singer Siblings – I.J. Singer and Esther Kreitman

Eldridge Street Shul – New York, NY
March 9, 2008

Di Folksbiene Troupe: Makht a Tsimes!

Temple Avodah – Fair Lawn, NJ
March 2, 2008
Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Congregation Beth Ahava
Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2008
East Meadow Public Library – East Meadow, NY
February 17, 2008

Concert

Sholem Aleykhem Kultur-Tsenter – Bronx, NY
January 27, 2008

An evening of Yiddish radio dramas by Nahum Stutchkoff (staged reading)

New Yiddish Rep Theatre – New York. NY
January 20, 2007

2007

In mayn tatns beys-din shtib (In My Father’s Court)
by Isaac Bashevis Singer (Staged reading)

National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene, New York, NY –
November 11, 2007

Concert

MDK Cafe – Otwock, Poland – September 4, 2007

Seminarium języka i kultury jidysz

(Seminar of Yiddish Language and Culture)

Sródborów, Poland – August 18-September 1, 2007

Makht a Tsimes! (Folksbiene Troupe)

December 1, 2007 – Lawrence, NY
July 17, 2007- Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture – YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and New York University – New York, NY
July 12, 2007- Paper Bridge Festival, National Yiddish Book Center – Amherst, MA
July 1, 2007 – Greenbriar – Monroe, NJ
June 4, 2007 – Queensborough Public Library – Flushing, NY
June 3, 2007 – Yiddish of Greater Washington – Rockville, MD
May 20, 2007 – Vassar College – Poughkeepsie, NY
April 22, 2007 – Right at Home – East Brunswick, NJ

Purim in Khelm (National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene)

An original Yiddish musical comedy

by Motl Didner and Miryem-Khaye Seigel

City University of New York
February 27 and March 6, 7, 8, 2007

Mama’s Loshn-Kugl (Folksbiene Troupe)

February 18, 2007 – Hebrew Home for the Aged – Bronx, NY

Panel Discussion: “What Draws You to Yiddish?”

Yugntruf – Youth for Yiddish – New York, NY
January 22, 2007

2006


A velt mit veltlekh, two radio dramas by Nahum Stutchkoff

(Staged reading)

National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene – New York, NY

Yiddish Voice of Love Concert Honoring Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman

92nd St. Y – New York, NY

Mama’s Loshn-Kugl (Folksbiene Troupe)

Northeastern U.S. tour

Dovid Bergelson Program (Dramatic reading)

Eldridge Street Shul – New York, NY

Purim in Khelm (National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene)
An original Yiddish musical comedy
by Motl Didner and Miryem-Khaye Seigel

New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA

2005

Mama’s Loshn-Kugl (Folksbiene Troupe)

Northeastern U.S. tour

Concerts

Circle Lodge – Kerkhonsen, NY
Congress for Jewish Culture – New York, NY
International Association of Yiddish Clubs Conference – Minneapolis, MN
Heritage House – Minneapolis, MN
Mayim Rabim Congregation – Minneapolis, MN
Yidishe Artistn un Fraynd Aktyorn-Club – New York, NY
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research – New York, NY

Yiddish Poets Program

Eldridge Street Shul – New York, NY

“Kids and Yiddish: Unplucked!” (Musical)

National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene – New York, NY

2004

Concerts

Congress for Jewish Culture – New York, NY
Satalla – New York, NY
A Glezele Tey (Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre) – New York, NY

A shpil farn tayvl by Isaac Bashevis Singer (Staged reading)

National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene – New York, NY

2003

Concerts

Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills – Kew Gardens Hills, NY
Sholem Aleykhem Kultur-Tsenter – Bronx, NY
A Glezele Tey (Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre) – New York, NY

2002

We Fools
An original play about Khelm with puppeteer Shari Aronson, storyteller Carla Vogel, and singer Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel.

Sabes Jewish Community Center, Minneapolis, MN

1999 – 2003

Mazl: Yiddish Musical Ensemble (with James Vculek) – Minneapolis, MN