UNDER THE CROSSABINGDON THEATRE ARTS COMPLEX
312 W. 36th St.
New York, NY 10018
THIS PRODUCTION HAS CLOSED.
OFF-BROADWAY SHOW INFORMATION
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Tuesday 8:00pm, Wednesday 8:00pm, Thursday 8:00pm, Sunday 2:00pmOFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.newworldsproject.org/RUNNING TIME
1 hr. 15 min.GENRE
Off-Broadway PlayPERFORMANCE DATES
Opening: June 3, 2011Closing: June 25, 2011
MISCELLANEOUS
Click here for maps, directions, restaurant and hotel recommendations, and more at this venue.SYNOPSIS - ABOUT THE SHOW
Set in the 1920's, Under the Cross centers on the troubled
relationship between successful businessman Moshke Ferapontov and his
son, Yakov. Moshke was born and raised Jewish until his rebellious
behavior got him sent off to the Russian army, after which he converted
to Christianity, settled in a rural village & married a devout
Christian woman with whom he had Yakov. 25 years later, Moshke has found
a young Christian bride for his son and underlying tensions between the
two men erupt when Moshke begrudgingly opts to harbor a young Jewish
woman fleeing a pogrom. Unbeknownst to Moshke, the woman was raped by
his own vengeful son. During this first contact with a Jew in
twenty-five years, Moshke confides in her his secret longing to renounce
his Christian conversion and take his family to Palestine. But when he
realizes that his son was an active participant in the pogrom, he loses
his mind and makes the ultimate sacrifice.
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