About the production
A gifted young Hasidic Jewish painter in Brooklyn struggles to reconcile the art he must make with the faith and family that shaped him.
“...directed with a crisp, clear and strikingly unsentimental fluidity by Kimberly Senior...”
— Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones
“Senior's direction perfectly tunes the pace and timing of this stirring story and the three actors carry out their roles with emotional depth.”
— Gapers Block, Nancy Bishop
“And from the very first line spoken by its title character, this magnificent TimeLine production, superbly directed by Kimberly Senior and performed by three extraordinary actors generates an intensely elevated pulse. “Asher Lev” alters the way you see and feel. No small feat.”
— Chicago Sun-Times, Hedy Weiss
“Besides canny casting, Kimberly Senior's affecting, forthright production benefits from the director's clear eye and sense of balance. Every little thing about this show is credible, from the fervent father-son battles to the quietly devastating penultimate scene.”
— Daily Herald, Barbara Vitello
“Kimberly Senior has done a magnificent job of bringing Posner’s adaptation to life in Chicago.” “Senior divides her vision nicely between the other men and women who share Asher’s story.” “Senior paces the play very nicely and stages her production within the audience’s realm.”
— Chicago Theatre Review, Colin Douglas
“Director Kimberly Senior does as much for the script, giving expository narrative and illustrative flashbacks a first-person, present-tense immediacy.”
— Stage and Cinema, Lawrence Bommer
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Credits
Written by Aaron Posner, based on the novel by Chaim Potok
Directed by Kimberly Senior
Featuring Alex Weisman (Asher Lev), Lawrence Grimm (The Men), Danica Monroe (The Women)
Set Brian Sidney Bembridge
Lights Brian Sidney Bembridge
Sound Andrew Hansen
Costumes Elizabeth Flauto
Music Original score by Andrew Hansen, played live by Adam DeGroot (clarinet), Merrick Jones (cello) and Elena Spiegel (violin)
Photos by Lara Goetsch
