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Cast

Joseph Wiseman

Joseph Wiseman

Rabbi

Richard Bauer

Richard Bauer

Zalmen

Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky

The Chairman

Sanford Seeger

Sanford Seeger

Srul

Leib Lensky

Leib Lensky

Shmuel

Michael Mertz

Michael Mertz

Motke

David Reinherdsen

David Reinherdsen

Chaim

Glenn Taylor

Glenn Taylor

Zender

Mark Hammer

Mark Hammer

The Doctor

Howard Witt

Howard Witt

The Inspector

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Nina

John Koch

John Koch

Misha

Gary Bayer

Gary Bayer

Alexei

Michael Haney

Michael Haney

Guard

Kenneth Kantor

Kenneth Kantor

Guard

John Jellison

John Jellison

The Cantor

Scott Schofield

Scott Schofield

The Commissar

Nancy Dutton

Nancy Dutton

The Secretary

Michael Gorrin

Michael Gorrin

Avrom

Leslie Cass

Leslie Cass

Feige

Crew

Nathan Edelman

Nathan Edelman

Adaptation

Seymour Barab

Seymour Barab

Musician

Zelda Fichandler

Zelda Fichandler

Consulting Producer

Peter Levin

Peter Levin

Director

Marion Wiesel

Marion Wiesel

Adaptation

Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel

Writer

Danny Franks

Danny Franks

Lighting Design

Alan Schneider

Alan Schneider

Director

Marjorie Slaiman

Marjorie Slaiman

Costume Design

Ken Campbell

Ken Campbell

Producer

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Zalmen, or The Madness of God

19750.0 / 10120 min

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.