Press Page

(8/29/07) The Washington Post: An Israeli's Warning

(7/10/07) Variety.com: "the play offers an earnest and illuminating probe of the settlers' mindset, something often overlooked in a world choked with stereotypes." Read the Full Review

(7/5/07) Washington City Paper: Community Nervous. Dialing Up the Drama: Pangs calls up questions about home and family. The personal and political are tightly wound together in Motti Lerner's play about West Bank settlers.

(7/4/07) Washington Jewish Week: Stunning 'Pangs of the Messiah' is Israel's tragedy

(7/3/07) DCTheatreScene.com: "The cast performs this play with all of the sensitivity needed for such a complex subject but takes the chances needed to make the piece exceptional" Read the Full Review

(7/02/07) “Arlington Weekly News TV”: Absolutely believable and intense portrayals. Read the Review.

(6/30/07) Potomac Stages: "a physical production that feels right, giving American audiences a chance to feel a bit of what daily life is like in an area of our world where tension and domestic life co-exist" Read the Full Review.

(6/30/07) The Washington Post: A Family Torn Apart by Imminent Peace Theater J's Shattering 'Pangs of the Messiah'

(6/29/07) allartsreview4u.com:  "Theater J is truly a beacon on the Washington theater scene in balancing cultural, ethnic and political arguments regarding peace and war and communal living. .  Ari Roth and his theatrical colleagues deserve a humanitarian award for their efforts. This is a highly recommended show for its emotional and intellectual look at any conflict situation." Read the Full Review

(6/9/07) Ynet: Motti Lerner Goes to Washington (In Hebrew)

(Summer 2007) Washington Theater Review: Hot Ticket: First Pick

MIDDLE EAST FESTIVAL PRESS RELEASE

Complete Press Release (Word Document)

Press Release Part One: Intro and Pangs of the Messiah

Pangs of the Messiah Fact Sheet

Press Release Part Two: Theater J at the Fringe Fest