PlayMakers Repertory Company will present the regional premiere of “Wrestling Jerusalem,” written and performed by Aaron Davidman, Jan. 7-11.
PlayMakers is the professional theater in residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
PlayMakers brings Davidman’s acclaimed one-man show to the Triangle as part of its PRC2 series. PRC² features innovative, topical presentations coupled with engaging and insightful post-show discussions with the creative artists and expert panelists following each performance.
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. nightly and 2 p.m. on Jan. 11 in the Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre in the Center for Dramatic Art on Country Club Road. Ticket prices start at $15 and may be purchased at www.playmakersrep.org or by calling (919) 962-PLAY (7529). Tickets are also still available as part of PlayMakers subscription packages.
“Wrestling Jerusalem” grapples with identity, history and social justice, exploring the competing narratives at the center of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict that has lasted generations. The San Francisco Chronicle calls it a “remarkable solo performance” [of] “yearning beauty … deep sadness and wistful hope.”

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