Juliene Berk

THE TORTOISE AND THE YARROW

Confucius narrates the ideological conflict between the SHANG and CHOU dynasties in ancient CHINA as he studies the origins of the I CHING. The powerful story comes to life on the stage. We see the historical characters interacting with the symbolic animals of the I CHING and each other. Incidental music and choreographed movement interweave with poetic text.

SELECTED WORKS:

PLAYS: YANKEL IN AMERICA
A play in two acts
Creative Non-Fiction
GLIMPSES OF SOUTHERN JEWISH ROOTS: short stories and vignettes about Jewish pioneers in the South. Live with them what it was like to come to America and find not other immigrants making their way in a big city, but small town "crackers" most of whom had never seen a Jew. Were they touching and heroic? Yes. Were they funny and resourceful? They HAD to be. Share their adventures, struggles, and triumphs in this rich and varied collection of true stories.
CALL HER BLESSED: Biography/Memoir 473 pages with over 160 original photographs and illustrations.
Biography/Memoir
PLAYS
HALF LIFE
A ONE ACT ONE CHARACTER PLAY ABOUT A MAN WIDOWED AFTER 59 YEARS OF A HAPPY MARRIAGE
MARIE THERESE
The three main characters from Hugo Von Hofmannsthal's libretto for Der Rosenkavalier meet after a ten-year hiatus.
THE TORTOISE AND THE YARROW
Spectacle play with incidental music

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