July 27 - August 1 Yiddish Theatre Fantasy Camp
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Labor Day Weekend Yiddish Theatre
After three successful shows for the past 3 years bringing stars of the Yiddish and Broadway stages to the Hamptons, the Folksbiene continues to expand our mission to make Yiddish and Yiddish theatre more relevant, more accessible and influential by presenting:

New faces in the Worlds of Yiddish Theatre from America and Israel

Saturday, August 30, 2008
9:00PM
Berman Sanctuary
Followed by a reception in the Edelstein Hall
of the Kaylie Center
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Folksbiene Annual Dinner Cabaret
A glorious evening event filled with star-studded entertainment and lots of laughter!

Gimpl Tam
Based on the story by Isaac Bashevis Singer Written and Directed by Moshe Yassur.

In this story, Gimpl finds his faith in humanity tested endlessly by the cruelty of his fellow shtetl dwellers who find amusement in taking advantage of his gullible nature. But Gimpl reasons that he must believe in his fellow man, no matter how ridiculous the lie, in order to maintain his faith in goodness.

November 23-December 28, 2008

Kids And Yiddish
Kids, grandkids, adults: get ready to join us for the 10th year of this super family musical! This show is guaranteed to open up youngsters minds to the riches of Yiddish language and culture.

Written & Directed by Joanne H. Borts
Principal Songwriter: Menachem Mike Fox
Musical Supervision by Zalmen Mlotek

December 2008

Shpiel! Shpiel! Shpiel!
Three short plays filled with laughter and pathos by Murray Schisgal. (Oscar and Golden Globe nominated author of Tootsie).

The Pushcart Peddlers
On the gold-paved streets of the Lower East Side, a fresh off the boat greenhorn is taught the ropes by a landsman who arrived two days earlier. Life moves fast in America and so does this uproarious comedy.

The ManWho Couldn't Stop Crying
A marital crisis arises in the luxurious confines of an Upper West Side condo as a man finds everything in life, from the mundane to the most personal, to be so moving that he can't hold back his tears.

74 GeorgiaAvenue
When Marty visits the once-Jewish Brooklyn neighborhood of his youth, he is surprised to find out how much of his past remains with the present tenant of his old apartment.