West Bloomfield Patch.com, 3/14
"Old conflict infuses new play with energy and relevance"
by Jan Cartwright
David Magidson, professor of theatre at Wayne State University, is directing a play titled "New Jerusalem, The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656." The play, by noted playwright David Ives, is a theological courtroom drama that recreates Baruch de Spinoza's "trial" and impassioned defense of his ideas before Jewish mentors and a Dutch Catholic leader. Magidson, director of the Jewish Ensemble Theatre (JET), has directed nearly 80 plays for many different theatre companies. JET of West Bloomfield will present the Midwest premiere of the play beginning March 16 at the Aaron Deroy Theatre in West Bloomfield.
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