The Dybbuk Performance Policies and Procedures
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New York State Learning Standards
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Audience Role and Responsibility
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One-Minute Etiquette Reminder
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Why We Go to the Theatre
11
Understanding/Appreciating the Acting
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Understanding/Appreciating the Design Elements
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S. Ansky, Playwright
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Joachim Neugroschel, Adapter
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Setting, Synopsis, Characters
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Vocabulary
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Background: Marriage Traditions, Kabbalah, 27, 31 A Little Geographical Background/The Cossacks/The Pale of Settlement, 42 Parables from The Dybbuk, Notes from Director Barbara Damashek/ 48, 50 Words from Isaac Bashevis Singer/Song of Solomon Questions for After Reading the Play
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Post-Performance Questions
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For Further Discussion
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Writing Assignments
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Arts Activities
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Quotations from the Play
60
Sources Consulted
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Dramaturgical research for The Dybbuk prepared by Rachel Edwards Harvith, Dramaturg, and Pat Pederson, Education Associate; curriculum activities by Pat Pederson.
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