6/23/2023 0 Comments Foer everything is illuminated![]() ![]() He is searching for his grandfather’s shtetl of Trachimbrod and to find Augustine, the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis, according to family history. The central plot involves a young Jewish-American writer, with the convenient name of Jonathan Safran Foer (played by an outstanding Jeremy Kahn, Dry Powder, Wittenberg), who goes on a ‘roots’ trip to Ukraine. ![]() The excellent direction by Tom Ross and sensitive, skilled acting by the talented cast adds to the absolute pleasure of this production. In 2005, the book became a well-reviewed, small-scale movie by Liev Schreiber starring Elijah Wood, and now the Aurora Theatre Company is presenting a simply wonderful theatrical adaptation by British writer Simon Block. ![]() Often novels don’t translate well to the stage or screen, but Jonathan Safran Foer’s acclaimed 2002 debut, Everything is Illuminated, is a notable exception. Adam Burch (left), Jeremy Kahn (center) and Julian López-Morillas in Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything Is Illuminated, adapted by Simon Block, and directed by Tom Ross at the Aurora. ![]()
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