Two Stories on Stage: Bernard Malamud’s The Jewbird and Grace Paley’s Goodbye and Good Luck
World Premiere April 27 - June 4, 2000
Directed by David Dower and Wendy Radford
a collaboration between ATJT and Word for Word
Bernard Malamud’s The Jewbird is a masterful dark comedy, by the pioneer of American Jewish fiction. The piece chronicles the unexpected appearance of an overbearing avian into a New York apartment, an event that forces painful questioning of human identity and values. Malamud’s surrealism is perfectly complemented on this double bill with the lyrical voice of Grace Paley in Goodbye and Good Luck. With generous vision, Paley inspires hope through the surprising tale of a spirited spinster’s unrequited love. This world premiere collaborative work will feature a cast made up of ensemble members from both A Traveling Jewish Theatre and Word for Word. World premiere!
For more information on Grace Paley, go to the New York State Writers’ Institute
For a review of Bernard Malamud’s collected stories, go to
The New York Times Book Review
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