A Heretic and Hero Speaks in Many Tongues - ‘Uriel Acosta: I Want That Man!’ Recalls a Jewish Freethinker
Ben BrantleyMarch 25, 2014: You can tell that the conversation had being going on for a long time before you arrived at this party. I mean, a really long time — weeks, months, maybe years. Yet the highly animated people in residence at the Chocolate Factory in Long Island City, Queens, show no signs of fatigue. And though you’re not quite sure what they’re talking about, it’s hard not to catch their excitement. That’s the experience of walking in on Uriel Acosta: I Want That Man!, the latest installment of Target Margin Theater’s exploration of Yiddish theater and a show that begins in mid-gabfest, with all the cast members talking at once. The first words that I was able to hear clearly: “You want it to be simple. It’s not that simple.” That is definitely an understatement.
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