My Name is Asher Lev: Jenny Bacon returns

Original cast member Jenny Bacon returns to the role of 'Rivkeh Lev' on 10 Jun 2013 in My Name is Asher Lev. During her absence Ilana Levine assumed the role from 26 Feb 09 Jun 2013.

Bacon re-joins cast members Ari Brand as 'Asher Lev' and Mark Nelson as 'Aryeh Lev.' All three actors originated their roles in the show's engagement at the Long Wharf Theatre earlier in 2012

Directed by the Long Wharf Theater's artistic director Gordon Edelstein, Aaron Posner's new play My Name is Asher Lev, based on the novel by Chaim Potok, opened at the Westside Theatre on 28 Nov 2012, following previews from 8 Nov 2012, and is playing an extended engagement through to 01 Sep 2013.

The show opened to mostly excellent reviews: Warm, worthwhile and well-acted (NY Daily News); Intense and heartfelt (Back Stage); A thoroughly satisfying production (Newsroom Jersey).

Set in post-war Brooklyn, My Name is Asher Lev tells the story of Asher Lev, a boy prodigy who must paint at any cost - against the will of family, community and tradition.

The creative team includes set design by Eugene Lee, lighting design by James F. Ingalls, costume design by Ilona Somogyi and original music/sound design by John Gromada.