Author Beth Kaplan will speak about the life and legacy of her great-grandfather Jacob Gordin, once the greatest playwright of the Yiddish stage, with special focus on his stormy relationship with the magnificent actor Jacob Adler, father of Stella Adler. The evening will include a reading from Gordin’s and Adler’s first huge hit in 1892, The Jewish King Lear, featuring Michael Howard, Rachel Caplan (Conservatory ’12) and others.

Thursday, September 13 at 7pm

FREE and open to the public.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.