Schiff, D.: Gimpel the Fool

Kenneth Kiesler

31 BRANI • 1 ORA E 38 MINUTI • MAY 29 2007

1

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Overture: We Are here to tell you the tale of Gimpel (Badkhen)

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

02:29

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Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Let us begin, at the ending (Badkhen, Elka, Gimpel), "Elka's Death-Bed Scene"

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

04:23

3

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: So Elka deceived me, and I just believed her (Gimpel, Badkhen, Townspeople), "Gimpel's Monologue"

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

04:03

4

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Once we saw how easy It was to fool Gimpel… (Badkhen, Townspeople, Gimpel)

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

09:38

5

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Gimpel was so confused… (Badkhen, Rabbi), "the Rabbi's Advice"

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

01:55

6

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: But even the Rabbi's ugly daughter… (Badkhen, Rabbi's Daughter, Rabbi, Gimpel)

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

01:08

7

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Matchmaking for Gimpel! (Badkhen) - Little March

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

01:17

8

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: So That's the one! (Elka, Gimpel, Badkhen, Rabbi)

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

05:01

9

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: The wedding ceremony took place… (Badkhen) - Little March [reprise]

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

01:09

10

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Mi adir al hakol… (Rabbi)

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

02:00

11

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: O echod mi yodeya? (Badkhen, Townspeople, Rabbi), "Badkhen's Song"

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

04:44

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Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Akhas asor, yom la khoidesh adar… (Rabbi, Badkhen), "the Wedding Contract"

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

01:01

13

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: All day long I watch the clouds (Yetta, Wolf-Leib), "the Wedding Song"

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

04:47

14

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Sameyakh tesamakh reyim hahuvim (Rabbi)

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

00:59

15

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: It was a black moment for Gimpel (Badkhen, Gimpel)

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

04:13

16

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Mazel Tov (all)

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

02:17

17

Gimpel the Fool, Act I: Elka, don't leave your new husband… (Gimpel, Elka, Badkhen)

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

01:48

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Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Four months after the wedding…, (Badkhen, Gimpel, Elka, Rabbi) - Lullaby

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

04:09

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Gimpel the Fool, Act II: But what was the connection between Elka and Eve? (Badkhen) - Pantomime

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

01:44

20

Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Out of love to my wife… (Gimpel), "Bread Song"

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

03:34

21

Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Night Music

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

02:26

22

Gimpel the Fool, Act II: O I forgot to tell you about my goat (Gimpel, Goat) - Where Is the lad? [Gimpel, Elka]

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

02:09

23

Gimpel the Fool, Act II: May all the dreams I've dreamed tonight… (Elka, Townspeople, Gimpel), "Elka's Gevalt"

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

01:31

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Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Gimpel had no choice… (Badkhen, Gimpel, Townspeople, Elka, Rabbi), "the Divorce"

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

03:03

25

Gimpel the Fool, Act II: I should have gotten angry (Gimpel, Badkhen), "Gimpel's Second Monologue"

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

01:29

26

Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Little March (reprise) - Gimpel, you're not fair to Elka [Townspeople, Gimpel, Rabbi]

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

02:54

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Gimpel the Fool, Act II: And If Maimonides says It's kosher! (Gimpel, Badkhen) - Pantomime - Now listen Gimpel… [Elka, Gimpel], "Elka's Death-Bed Scene" [continued]

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

02:59

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Gimpel the Fool, Act II: One night as he lay asleep in the bakery… (Badkhen, Evil One, Gimpel)

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

05:02

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Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Gimpel, what have you done now? (Elka's Ghost, Gimpel)

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

04:23

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Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Finale. Heeding Elka's words, Gimpel dug a hole in the ground… (Badkhen, Gimpel, Townspeople, Boy)

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

04:32

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Gimpel the Fool, Act II: Finale (continued): You always tell the same stories [Boy, Gimpel, Elka, Badkhen]

Richard Zeller, D' Anna Fortunato, Kevin Walsh, Thomas Glenn, Alissa Mercurio, Megan Besley, Vale Rideout, Tyler Oliphant, Bryan Hunt, Judith Schiff, Third Angle Ensemble & Kenneth Kiesler

06:09

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