Sunday, October 11, 2020
12:00 – 1:15pm PT

Shards

Written and Performed by Evan Kent
Directed by Karen Golden
Puppet Design and Costuming by Vicki Karlan

Jerusalem, Israel

“Shards” celebrates the strength it takes to break apart the things that are holding you back and then to travel as far as it takes to begin to put the pieces together anew to build a better life. In 2013, I moved from Los Angeles to Jerusalem. This one-person musical chronicles my story of immigration interwoven with the tale of my grandparents’ immigration from Russia to New York in 1908. It is the story of the continual search for home, homeland, and along the way discovering what you didn’t even know you had lost

About the Artist

In July 2013, Evan  moved from Los Angeles to Jerusalem where he currently lives with his husband Rabbi Donald Goor . Evan received his ordination as a cantor and his Master’s in Sacred Music from Hebrew Union College in New York and served Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles as its cantor for 25 years. Evan also received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a doctorate in music education from Boston University. Evan has starred in Israeli productions of “Guys and Dolls”, “Next to Normal,.” “Avenue Q”, “Singin’ in the Rain,” Sondheim’s “Assassins,” “Cabaret,” and “She Loves Me.” “Shards” has been presented throughout the United States. In 2020, “Shards” will be performed in San Antonio, San Diego, Nashville, Manhattan, Santa Rosa, and Chicago.

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As recommended by the performer
Age recommendation: 10+
Trigger Warnings: No
Run time: 55 minutes