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Golem
Stories, an award-winning interpretation
of the Jewish legend of the golem, is being revived
as
part of Spotlight On's Halloween Festival. Stage
Pages raved that director "[Glory Bowen] finds firm
comedy and brings out the best in the performers," while "Hi!
Drama" agreed that "it really is quite wonderful," and
OOBR commented that the author, "Edward Einhorn
should be commended for seeking the deeper meaning
behind the Golem legends."
Set
in 16th century Prague, the play not only examines
the legend of the golem (a man made from clay) but
also other Jewish legends of the supernatural. It is
both a ghost story and a love story, set in the domestic
atmosphere of the Rabbi's home, while the world around
is full of violence.
"Rather
than simply retell the legend of the Golem, Edward
Einhorn has skillfully woven the original into yet
a new cautionary tale," said Artzine. Golem Stories
features historical figures Rabbi Loew, an important
scholar of Jewish law and the Kabbalah, and King Rudolf
II, the highly unusual King of Bohemia best known for
his obsessions with alchemy. It focuses even more on
the women of Rabbi Loew's household-his wife and two
daughters. In the center of it all, of course, is the
golem, who is not the lumbering monster everyone, including
the Rabbi, expects him to be.
