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MEL BROOKS – BEHIND THE SCENES
The Producers Problem: Propaganda, Provocation, Promotion?
Thursday/Friday January 26 / 27 1:00pm – 2:30pm | on Zoom
Free. To receive the link: contact Lisa Quay lisa@jccgv.bc.ca
Mel Brooks’ films are known for walking the tightrope between comedy and real-world commentary. We will explore how Brooks achieved this balance in his seismic hit The Producers, and controversies around his brazen Hitler-meets-hilarity approach.
Adam Roberts will analyze the original 1967 film and the 2001 Broadway stage adaptation, considering the critical reception of each work, as he peeks behind the zeitgeist of this unlikely fable.
Special Programs at the JCC With Guest Artist-in-Residence Adam Roberts
Guest Artist-in-Residence Adam Roberts is an award-winning musical director and teacher. He was the founding Artistic Director of the Austin (TX) Jewish Repertory Theatre and co-founding Artistic Director of TILT Performance Group. Roberts was Director of Musical Theatre with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and is a contributing writer for Backstage magazine.
Sponsored in part by the JSA – Phyliss and Irving Snider Foundation Empowerment Series.
MEL BROOKS – BEHIND THE SCENES
The Producers Problem: Propaganda, Provocation, Promotion?
Thursday/Friday January 26 / 27 1:00pm – 2:30pm | on Zoom
Free. To receive the link: contact Lisa Quay lisa@jccgv.bc.ca
Mel Brooks’ films are known for walking the tightrope between comedy and real-world commentary. We will explore how Brooks achieved this balance in his seismic hit The Producers, and controversies around his brazen Hitler-meets-hilarity approach.
Adam Roberts will analyze the original 1967 film and the 2001 Broadway stage adaptation, considering the critical reception of each work, as he peeks behind the zeitgeist of this unlikely fable.
Special Programs at the JCC With Guest Artist-in-Residence Adam Roberts
Guest Artist-in-Residence Adam Roberts is an award-winning musical director and teacher. He was the founding Artistic Director of the Austin (TX) Jewish Repertory Theatre and co-founding Artistic Director of TILT Performance Group. Roberts was Director of Musical Theatre with the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and is a contributing writer for Backstage magazine.
Sponsored in part by the JSA – Phyliss and Irving Snider Foundation Empowerment Series.
JSA – Phyliss and Irving Snider Foundation Empowerment Series:
Learning About our Jewish Museum and Archives
Wednesday, March 27th at 11:00 a.m. on Zoom
Join us to meet Elana Wenner, Director of Programming and Development at JMA, who will share with us the history of this amazing organization, their initiatives and ways we can support keeping our legacy and history alive and well!
To join the Zoom meeting: CLICK HERE
Cosponsored by Peretz Centre and Jewish Museum and Archives
Elana Wenner, JMABC Director of Programming and Development
Elana is the Director of Programming and Development at the Jewish Museum and Archives of BC. She was born and raised in Vancouver, to a family with deep Canadian Jewish roots that date back to the 1930s in Vancouver and the1880s in Canada. She holds a BA in Jewish Studies from McGill University and an MA in Jewish Studies from Concordia University, with an MA thesis on the history and development of Jewish life and culture in Western Canada. Elana lives in Vancouver near Pacific Spirit Park, with her two young children and one aging cat. She enjoys outdoor activities, reading historical fiction, and engaging those around her in Jewish communal life through innovative and experiential modes of education.
