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By Matthew Lopez

Directed by Gary Anderson

Now - October 2, 2011*

*There is no performance on September 29th.

It is the first night of Passover, 1865. Time for a Seder. Where? A half-destroyed house in Richmond, Va.The wine? Stolen. The matzo: a small square of
hardtack, the tough soldier's bread. Uncooked collard greens play the role of the bitter herbs. And the three unlikely participants? All Jewish: two newly
freed slaves and an injured Confederate soldier whose family home all three are uncomfortably inhabiting in the reordered aftermath of the
just-concluded Civil War. It is Simon, the elder of the two former slaves and a man of strong, unswerving faith who leads the ceremony. Little by little
we find out that Simon and the younger John learned to worship in the faith of their owners, the family of Caleb DeLeon. We also see the contours of
a new world grow firm before our eyes.

"Wow! Mesmerizing. 1 did not even take notes...1 knew that 1 was not going to forget what I saw and heard...
And if the standing ovation that began even before the actors lined up to take their bows is any indication,
I was not the only one who was 'wowed' by this remarkable show." -Ronelle Grier, The Jewish News

"Precisely the kind of risk-taking that, like the bitter lashes suggested by the title, definitely leaves a mark."
-John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

"A rare treat, indeed...A riveting, powerful, impressive drama in which every element is top notch.
The perfect team of actors that won't soon be forgotten." -Donald Calamia, Between the Lines & Encore Michigan

"A powerful, riveting, moving performance. A show worth seeing!"
-Sue Suchyta, Dearborn Times-Herald

LIVE! ON STAGE!

Co-Produced with: Plowshares Theatre Company

JEI performs in the Aaron DeRoy Theatre in the JCC on the corner of Maple & Drake Roads in West Bloomfield

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