Part of EJC's Staged Reading Series! Join Eastside Jewish Commons and Cygnet Productions for a one-night-only staged reading of Sarah Mantell's Everything that Never Happened!

Whether or not you know Shakespeare or Shylock, this provocative work plays between the gaps in the classic tale of Merchant of Venice to expose the realities of Jewish history. Sarah Mantell’s time-bending story, rich with humor and heartbreak, bridges the 16th century with today and beyond. What do we lose or gain by leaving our own culture? And what sacrifices does love demand of fathers and daughters, lovers and friends?

Directed by Louanne Moldovan

Featuring: David Meyers, Miriam Schwartz, Matt Sunderland, Rocco Weyer

Live music by Courtney von Drehle

Talkback to follow Reading

All Ages Sliding Scale $10-$20

No one Turned Away for lack of Funds, please contact us if money is an obstacle: cary@ejcpdx.org

What is a Staged Reading?

A staged reading is a form of theater where actors read from scripts while performing on stage with minimal or no sets, costumes, or props. It is a rehearsed, intermediate step between a table read and a full production, often featuring basic movement (blocking) and acting.

Louanne Moldovan is the Artistic Director of Cygnet Productions, launched in 1992 in David Morrison Books – the perfect venue for theatrical works adapted from literature. With the mission to produce socially-conscious, politically-relevant entertainment, Cygnet’s work is acclaimed for its distinctive, absorbing, spicy adaptations from books, letters, short stories and epic poems. This material draws Portland’s most luminous acting talents, and has earned Cygnet the sobriquet of Portland’s “literary cabaret.”

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