By Jeffrey Hatcher, based on the beloved book by Mitch Albom
A man in the thick of life, a man who is dying, and life's most important lessons.
Produced in conjunction with
Coming to Beit Mazia Theater, Jerusalem
March 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 2025
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CAST & CREW BIOS
YEHOSHUA LOOKS
Morrie
Yehoshua Looks has a background in acting and directing. Most recently, he appeared in Theatre in the Rough's Shakespeare Monologues, Merchant of Venice (Antonio), Julius Caesar (Mark Antony), and As You Like It (Oliver/Lord), as well as CBDB Productions’ My Name is Asher Lev (Jacob Kahn/Uncle Yitzhak), Theater Zion’s The Value of Names (Benny Silverman), and Rhinoceros Productions’ The Lady of Larkspur Lotion (Mr. Chekhov).
SIMON STOUT
Mitch
Simon Stout has a B.Sc. in theatre education and worked as the associate assistant director of Young Actor's Theater, in Canada, for 5 years. Simon has performed in over 25 productions, most recently as the eccentric Eloi in Rhinoceros Productions’ Auto-da-Fé. His favorite roles include Margaret Mead in Hair, Joe Summers in The Lottery, and Henri Fortin in Les Misérables. His directing credits include CBDB Productions’ My Name is Asher Lev, and productions of The Monkey’s Paw, and Variations on the Death of Trotsky in Toronto.
YAEL VALIER
Director
Yael has been involved in the Israeli English-speaking acting scene for eighteen years as a writer, actor, voice actor, and director. You can read her paper on the challenges of mixing theater with theology, published in the theological journal Perichoresis, here. For a more complete bio, see the About page.
JOHN KRUG
Production Designer
Rabbi Dr. John Krug was the Assistant Producer of the world’s longest-running musical, The Fantasticks, from 1974 until its closing in January 2002. Dr. Krug wrote his post-doctoral thesis on “The Use Of Drama And Theatrical Technique in Informal Jewish Education,” an often-cited work. For a more complete bio, see the About page.
MIRIAM METZINGER
Producer, Rhinoceros Productions
Miriam Metzinger Founded Rhinoceros Productions in 2022. She is a playwright, actress, and singer based in Jerusalem. She studied acting and playwrighting at HB Studio New York, and Classical Languages and Literature at Oxford University. Her first play, Lapse, was produced at Franklin College and Oxford University and was awarded a High Commendation rating at the Oxford Cuppers Theater Festival. Her second play, Low Ceiling, was produced at the Burton Taylor Theater in Oxford, U.K. and at Kenyon College. The Women of Lemonfield was given a staged reading at H.B. Studio New York. She also writes fiction; The Invisible Chassidishe Maidel was published in the Kenyon Review in 2014. Metzinger has also written a book of essays, Halfway Down the Stairs, and The Law in Indiana, a biographical novella. She was awarded the John Crowe Ransom Award for Poetry at Kenyon College. Metzinger's latest play, In a Stranger's Grave, produced by Theater and Theology, sold out every performance of its 2017-2018 run.
KAREN FELDMAN
Photographer
Karen Feldman is an artist well-known in the Jerusalem English-speaking theater community for her stunning theater makeup and her astonishing and creative photography. Her artistic eye is in demand by all the JET companies. Pore over some of Karen's quirky, surprising, deceptive, humorous, and impactful art photography here.