Written by Leslie Epstein

Produced by Parkman Productions

Directed by Alexandra Aron

Costumes by Oana Botez

Lighting by Zach Blane

Sound by Jane Shaw

Props by Sarah Pencheff-Martin

Here Arts Center

“The new production, directed by Alexandra Aron and designed by a crackerjack team (especially set designer Lauren Helpern), has transformed the theater into the Astoria Café, a Jewish-owned nightclub in 1939…”

-- newyorktheater.me

“The evocative set by Lauren Helpern puts the audience in the middle of the café, the actors milling about, their emotions and frustrations up close and personal.”

-- TheaterScene.net

“King of the Jews’ engrossing immersive narrative device is that the show takes place in Lodz, Poland’s, bustling Jewish-owned Astoria Café. New York City’s HERE Arts Center’s mainstage auditorium has been configured into an expansive playing area set with cabaret-style tables and chairs where the audience sits, experiencing the play in often close contact with the cast. There is a raised stage for musicians and performers, a busy bar and an entrance door with adjacent front windows. Scenic designer Lauren Helpern’s voluminous and finely detailed environmental landscape perfectly realize this pointed presentational concept.”

-- theaterscene.org

Close up photos by Russ Rowland