![]() But Asher’s most transgressive act is painting the “blasphemous” Brooklyn Crucifixion in an attempt to capture his mother’s suffering. Painting female nudes is obviously problematic within the context of Hasidism. But the wonderful thing about it is he’s made the narration interactive, and we have a great actor, David Reale, who’s really able to engage the audience (as Asher).”Īlex Poch-Goldin plays the men in Asher’s life - his father, his uncle, his artistic mentor, the Rebbe, etc – while Ellen David plays the women, including Asher’s mother, an art gallery owner, and Rachelle, a model. “Aaron Posner says he was influenced by one-person shows, by radio plays, and you can sense that,” says Schipper. Posner, who once worked alongside Potok on an adaptation of The Chosen, has concentrated the novel’s broad canvas down to a cast of three. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. ![]() ![]() Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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